Another way to think of your life’s purpose is to frame it as a personal mission statement.  You may want to convert your set purpose into a personal mission statement, which tends to take a more active, actionable format. Meditation or mindful yoga can be useful for setting your intention for your day, your week, your year, and your life.  Clearing your mind and allowing yourself to picture your life the way you’d like for it to be can help you make steps towards living that life of your dreams. Even if your purpose has a social element to it, trying to please people around you on a daily basis is likely to hinder, not help, your overall purpose.  Be sure that the actions you’re taking in your life are your choice, not the choices of other people around you. Often, people do not know what is likely to make them truly happy, so even if your goal is to bring happiness to yourself and others, meeting the immediate demands of others won’t help you live your purpose. In your purpose journal, write a list of actions that you can take that will lead you directly towards your life’s purpose.  You may not be able to take each action immediately, but realizing the steps that you should take to reach your purposeful life can help you move in the right direction.  For example, if your current career is not fulfilling and doesn’t mesh with your life’s purpose, you may write “find a new career” on the list.  However, you may not want to immediately quit your current job before finding a new one due to the practicalities of paying bills and keeping your family housed and fed. Divide your list into short-term, medium-term, and long-term changes. Once you have determined the actions you will need to take to fulfill your life’s purpose, take those steps. Begin with the short-term changes and work towards long-term changes.  Sometimes taking action instead of thinking too hard can bring you greater clarity and happiness.. Be sure to go back and read your purpose journal and related lists periodically to make changes, add to it, or remind yourself of your purpose.  After some time has passed, you may find yourself drifting back into the comfortable familiarity of your daily life.  While there is nothing wrong with this, you will likely feel more fulfilled generally if you are working toward your now-established life’s purpose. It would certainly be difficult to avoid doing any activity that doesn’t directly work towards your life’s purpose.  If you want to bring happiness to yourself and others, but you don’t like doing laundry, you will likely still need to do laundry occasionally.  However, you can avoid doing activities that work against your life’s purpose. For example, if your purpose is to bring happiness to yourself and others, you should avoid saying things that are hurtful to others.  You should avoid things that make you truly unhappy, like spending time with individuals that cause you to feel bad about yourself.
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