Purpose

There is more to work than merely completing tasks and meeting KPIs. In our fast-paced, achievement-driven society, it’s easy to lose sight of what truly matters: fulfilling our unique purpose.

In early childhood, we experience what are called “collision moments,” which are moments in time that push against our perception of safety and the belief that “all is right in the world.” Usually, this moment removes what we most stand for, above all else, and replaces it with what we most want to avoid.

There’s no denying your purpose and its magnetic pull over your identity. And yet, once you’ve excavated such a powerful purpose for your life and work, what do you do with it?

Individuals have been compared to the stars, to snowflakes, to grains of sand. Our individuality is prided on our unique way of being in the world; and yet, what truly showcases the human spirit are stories. Stories about how we all fall in love; all experience death and loss, failures and triumphs—which also highlight our unique choices along the journey.

We define ourselves in many ways—by our professions, by our relationships, by our belief systems, and beyond. And then, once a decade, the way we see ourselves is broken into pieces.

Your purpose in this world is a version of your story. Discover your purpose, and then discover the journey you took toward finding it.

Most of us struggle with the huge ask of articulating our life’s purpose in a single sentence.