Purpose and Career; HowTo Link The Two Part 2

Discovering your life purpose There are many ways that you can discover your purpose, the simplest being by finding the connections that exist between your competencies and your passion. Purpose is something you’re good at and that really excites you Bob Buford, author of Half Time: Changing Your Game Plan from Success to Significance, argues that one’s purpose is something that one is good at (competence) and enjoys doing (passion). “The goal is to find something that fits within the boundaries of these two questions – something you’re good at and that really excites you,” writes Buford. The two questions that Buford refers to are: (1) What have you achieved? (Competence) (2) What do you deeply care about? (Passion) The connections between your answers to these two questions point you to your purpose

Purpose and Career; How To Link The Two Part 1

You Wish. Despite the odds, however, finding a career that is aligned to your life purpose is 100% possible. But then, it depends on how you make your career choice. The environment and opportunities surrounding often derail you from looking for a career that is aligned to your purpose by turning your heart to money, possessions and prominence – things that are unrelated to your life purpose. If you want to find a career that is aligned to your life purpose, it is not enough for you to simply long for more meaningful work. You need to discover your life purpose, clearly define the career that is aligned to your life purpose and then persistently seek it. Nicholas Weiler, in his book, Your Soul at Work says, “Fulfilling careers seldom happen by chance. People who find personally meaningful vocations do so because they assume responsibility for their journeys.” The journey to finding a career that is aligned to your purpose is one such fulfilling career and to attain it you need to assume responsibility for your journey. You begin the journey by searching for your life purpose.