If you are “just settling,” or you feel unhappy with the direction your work or life is going, you don’t have to stay stuck. A more passionate life IS within reach. We want to help you peel back layers of self-discovery and clarity so you define what your passion is and how you want to live it – no matter your circumstances and even if you can’t quit your job right now.
Your actions can exert a positive influence far into the future.
The choices that you make between now and the day that you depart this world have the power to leave a lasting legacy.
Your legacy might impact your family, your community, or even the world. Choosing to build a legacy will bring purpose to your life.
You can upgrade your motivations beyond meeting daily needs and direct your attention toward fixing a problem, helping others, or supporting your descendants.
Sometimes you need an escape from the hectic work week and the non-stop flow of chores and duties.
Finding an escape doesn’t always mean disconnecting, but rather, finding a passion that helps you connect more to yourself and what you enjoy.
Passion projects are just that.
They allow you to explore your creativity by spending free time and energy devoted to what you love, whether it's a charitable cause or a creative outlet.
Do you have a personal mission statement?
If not, you should.
Early in my career, I was inspired to create one when I worked in public relations for the JCPenney Company.
James Cash Penney, the founder of the once giant retailer, based his business philosophy on one simple personal mission statement: “Do unto others as you would have others do unto you” — the Golden Rule.
In fact, his first store was called The Golden Rule.
This mission statement permeated every aspect of how Mr. Penney ran his business.
He asked for a “fair remuneration and not all the profits the traffic will bear,” and was the first to call employees “associates,” and he treated them like family.
During the stock market crash in the 1920's, Mr. Penney lost his personal fortune and took a loan against his life insurance in order to pay the associates' salaries.
If it seems that life has no purpose, and you're experiencing an existential crisis, the world can seem pretty bleak.
Feeling that life has no meaning can make you question everything about who you are or why you even exist.
Maybe you're not quite so philosophical, but you seem to lack a guiding principle for your life. You find yourself thinking, “My life has no purpose, and I don't know why I'm doing what I'm doing.”
Perhaps your job has grown stale, or you don't know if you're in the right career at all.
Are you spending time with the right people?
Living up to your potential?
Going in the right direction?
These questions feel impossible to answer when you have no idea what drives you and have no purpose guiding your next move.
If you’re like most people, you might get confused about the meanings of passion and purpose.
You might get them mixed up, misaligned, or even use them interchangeably.
Both are powerful forces of nature that dictate the course of your life.
While they are related in some ways, they are quite different.
Knowing those differences will help make it easier to follow your passions and guide you toward your true life purpose.
Here we’ll define each, discuss their differences, and answer some frequently asked questions.
(Sidebar: You may want to check out this post on How To Write A Personal Mission Statement)