living a purposeful life (juth)

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What is purpose?

Purpose is the veryreason you exist.

Purpose can be said

to be the utmostgoal of our life,

which directs our

life. Purpose can be

said to be the reason

why we are here on

earth.


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As a great Indian philosopher wrote ;

"When you are inspired by some great purpose,

some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break

their bonds, your mind transcends limitations, your

consciousness expands in every direction and youfind yourself in a new, great and wonderful world.

Dormant forces, faculties and talents become alive

and you discover yourself to be a greater person by

far than you ever dreamed yourself to be."


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Finding your purpose.

Millions of peoplehave asked thequestion. Why am I

here? Is purpose God given

or not?

Recall the concept ofself & SWOTanalysis.


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The concept of the self


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The concept of the self.

Cultural Self

Ethnic/racial identity

Spiritual/Religious

identity

Geographical identity

Socio-Economic identity

Cultural Aspiration.


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Social Self

Relationships with

female friends

Relationships with malefriends

School/social group

membership Popularity in &out of

school

Social Aspiration


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Familial Self

Roles as daughter,sister, son, brother.

Sense of belongingin family.

Familial expectations

and aspirations Balance of future

career and family.


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Sexual self

Sexual orientation

Sexual values

Sexual feelings Sexual aspirations

Sexual experiences


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Academic Self

Student

Achievements

School/social groupmembership

Educational

Aspirations Career Aspirations.


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Community Self

Group/club

membership

Volunteer experience

and aspirations

Activist experience&aspirations

Employment

experience &Aspiration.


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Creative self

Creative talents orinterests

Involvement in

hobbies oractivities

Creative

aspirations Creative talents as

careers.


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Physical Self

Appearance

Involvement in

Athletics/Games

Sense of Comfort in

body

Disability status


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How to discover your strength/Talents.

Strength

What are you really good at?

What skills do other people recognise in you?

What do you get recognized or rewarded for?

What about yourself? What are you proud of or

satisfied with?

What experiences ,resources or connections doyou have access to that others dont.


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Dont just limit yourself

to work skills, think of all

the experiences youve

had and the

opportunities youve hadto grow and develop.

These include your

education, aptitudes,personality factors&

interests.


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Exercise; List your

talents and selectthe one you can

make money with.


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Weaknesses

What do you try to do that you just cant seem to

master?

What do you do only because you have to only tosatisfy job requirements?

Are there one or two of your personality traitsthat hold you back?

What do other people most often identify as aweakness for you?

Where are you vulnerable? Where do you lack experience, resources or

connections where other people have them?


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Unlike in strength, dont feel compelled to list

all your weaknesses. List only those that can

have an impact on your career and overallsatisfaction.


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Opportunities: Here you turn

your attention on the outsideand identify elements that you

can build on or take advantage of

that will improve your chances of

success.


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In what ways can you maximize you strength?

What opportunities are available to those who dothese things well?

What will you love to do that you are good at?

How will you maximize your weakness? If your

weakness no longer hold you back, what could

you do?

Where do you see the most potential growth for

yourself? What trends are having impact on what you are

doing now or what you may want to do?


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Practice! Practice!! Practice!!!


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Discover your brilliance

Expand your territory

Expand your experience

Expand your relationships

Expand your mind.

The power of no.

Your weaknesses

Your bad habits

Distractions


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Other ways of finding your

purpose;

I. Give yourself a specific period of time to think about

what your life purpose

II. Contemplate your death.

III. What are your most important values?

IV. What are you good at?

V. What do you enjoy?

VI. What influence and effect would you like to have on

the world?VII. Who do you admire?

VIII. If you want to be remembered, how crazy are you

willing to be?


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Terry fox The marathon

of hope April 12 1980-june 28 1981,18yrs with

osteosarcoma, covering

3339 miles in 143days . Raised 24mill

to date over 150mill has

been raised from 50countries


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Three key points

Align your purpose with your natural ability

Be determined

Maintain a humble attitude.

Life is short, focus from this day towards making

a difference.

Our purpose must be in motion and add valueto ourselves, others and the world.


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