PPI #176: Can’t Find Your Purpose In Life, Watch This!

Today I'm going to share with you some practical tips that you can use to help find your purpose.

Hi, my name is Eric Partaker and I've been recognized as one of the top entrepreneurs in the country. And I'm also the author of two best selling books including the the Three Alarms. So one of the first ways in which you can find your purpose is to actually focus on your pain. Where have you had pain in life? Where have you experienced hardship? Now I'll give you an example with myself. So the first half of my career I was the ultimate procrastinator. I wasn't very decisive, I wasn't as strong of a leader as I could have been. I was very inconsistent when it came to my health and when it came to, you know, showing up as, as confidently and as responsibly as I could at home. And all of this was a source of pain for me. In the end, it didn't create a good existence for me or for the people around me. But it's been so important and formative for where I am now today because I can look back at those pain points, I can look back at those things that weren't going so well and I have now transformed those areas of my life into something much more positive. And I also now I'm very inspired and motivated to help other people do the exact same thing, to improve themselves professionally, to improve themselves personally, to transform from being a procrastinator to a producer. But all of this was only possible because of having been kind of in those trenches, painful trenches of despair at some times, of frustration at some time disappointment. And that pain became actually the source of my purpose. So think right now, think. Where in your life have you experienced pain? Where in your life have you experienced insecurities? How could you use that perhaps as your source of purpose? How could you use that perhaps as a thing that you'll focus on to help others overcome in the same way that you have overcome, number two. We got to recognize our strengths and talents. So we all have strengths, we all have talents. And you may be sitting there thinking, well, you know, actually, I'm not sure I have strength. Of course you do. Of course you have talents as well. Just think back, think back to some of the things maybe that you love doing as a child, or some of the things that you seem to do without much thought or effort. And others will often comment, wow, you're really good at that particular thing. And whatever that may be, that right there is a source of input to help you identify your purpose. Your purpose in work, your purpose in life. You know, one of the things that I've picked up over the years is a strength for speaking, a strength for interacting with others from either a stage point of view or, you know, in front of a small group of people on camera, you know, in the production of a video. And because I recognize this as a strength, I. I continued to invest in it. I continued to say yes to opportunities that allowed me to exercise these talents. And as I became better and better and better and more comfortable with speaking, more and more opportunities opened up and it started to tie into my purpose very strongly, you know, which is. My purpose in life is to help people break free from the 98%. To help people.

Sorry, no. My purpose in life is to help people reach their full potential. To help people become all that they're capable of being. To help people close the gap between their current self and their best self, to close that gap and realize their fullest capabilities in all walks of life, professionally and personally. And by tapping into that strength or that comfort, speaking with others, it's allowed me to fulfill that purpose more deeply. So where do you find your strengths? Where are your talents? And how could you focus on those strengths or talents and weave them together in a purpose that would serve not just you, but also those around you? Another fun way to help determine your purpose is to imagine your best self, your most confident self, you and your dream life. And to ask yourself, well, what do you see? What's going on? What are you doing? How are you spending your time? If money were no object at all, and it wasn't even required, what would you be using your time towards? What would you be doing? What would your dream life look like? Whatever comes to mind there. These are great little clues. These are things that are perhaps in and of themselves your purpose, or things that could help inform what your purpose is in life. And this is another fun one, too. Look to the people that you admire. We all have role models. Sometimes they're famous people. Sometimes they're just our family members or friends or people that we've interacted with for just brief moments in our lives or for extended periods. But who are the people that you admire? What is it that they're doing? What is it that you actually admire about them? Those, once again, are clues for your purpose. Because whatever you admire in others could be a clue for what you would like to see and admire in yourself. So take a moment and reflect. Who are the people that you admire? Why do you admire them? And where in there could be candidates or clues for your purpose. Next up is listening. We need to listen to those around us, listen to feedback, listen to what what others say about our strengths, our weaknesses. Listen to what others say about the things that they witness, that we get energy from and get excited about. We can actually solicit, you know.

And we can actually ask people for their feedback as well. Like, what do you think I would be good at? You know, what do you recognize in me that you think is unique and different? What do you think that I could uniquely contribute to the world? But if we listen for feedback and if we ask for that feedback, you'll be surprised how many little clues once again you get for what your purpose could be. And last but not least, if you could not fail, if failure was impossible and you had the freedom to do anything at all that you wanted without risk of failure in any form, what would you choose to do? What comes to mind and whatever emerges is once again a great candidate for your potential purpose in life. And I'd love to hear from you. So don't forget to leave a comment and a rating as well. And if you'd like to get a copy of my new book, the Three Alarms, please head over to my website at ericpartaker.com that's E R I C eric partaker.com where you could pick up a free digital copy of my new best selling book, the Three Alarms.