Take out a few sheets of loose paper and a pen.
Find a place where you will not be interrupted.
Turn off your cell phone.
Turn off your lap top, your television, your iPod, all of it.
Write the answers to each question (see below) down.
Write the first thing that pops into your head.
Write without editing. Use point form.
It’s important to write out your answers rather than just thinking about them.
Write quickly.
Give yourself less than 30 seconds a question. Preferably less than 15 seconds.
Be honest. No one will read it. It’s important to write without editing.
Enjoy the moment and smile as you write.
- What makes you smile? (Activities, people, events, hobbies, projects, etc.)
- What activities make you lose track of time?
- What are your deepest values?
- What were some challenges, difficulties and hardships you have overcome or are in the process of overcoming? How did you do it?
- If you could get a message across to a large group of people. Who would those people be? What would your message be?
Once you have written the answers, put your pen down and take a break. Do not engage in anything that you turned off as you must have some clarity in order to process. Have a beverage or a snack. Take a walk. When you return, look at the questions and allow yourself to be "aware" of your answers as well as how they might apply to what direction you want to take with your life. Spend some time just enjoying the silence. Congratulations. You have just taken the first step in discovering your purpose.
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