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by Gary Gradley


Life's Challenge: The challenge in life for most of us is that we are not 'on track' to achieve our full potential and our Life Purpose. We have fallen into the habit of living within our comfort zone, have lost sight of what is meaningful to us, and are often overwhelmed with just surviving in this hectic world. Few people have discovered their true Passion and Purpose, and many are feeling very unfulfilled, overwhelmed, and 'stuck'. It is like swimming upstream against the flow, which takes a lot of energy without really going anywhere. We often get tired, discouraged, and quit.

A Profound Solution: The solution to "being alive" is to rediscover our true Passion and Purpose in life.

People who have discovered and are living 'Their Purpose' experience deep meaning, fulfillment, love of life, and a knowingness that their life is on the right track. They are more confident, feeling unstoppable, energized, and inspired by a motivating goal. They experience synchronicity, harmony, ease of achievement, and financial abundance. They perform at their best and make a positive difference in others' lives and in the world.

It is like swimming downstream with the flow, which takes very little energy and much less struggle, perhaps no struggle at all. So we really need to know what our true Life Purpose is.

When we are clear about our Life Purpose, then our life flows almost perfectly. You have also had this life experience when you felt "On Purpose." We just need to rediscover it once again.

Your Life Purpose: The truth is that EVERYONE has a specific Life Purpose! Each and everyone one of us, YOU are here for a reason! Your life matters. The world needs men and women like you, to be "On-Purpose," fulfilling your important destiny, contributing your unique gifts in making a positive impact in this world.

Your Purpose is like a treasure buried in your backyard. You don't create the treasure; you simply need to uncover it. You don't create your Purpose; you simply discover it.

You begin to discover it by recognizing what you love to do the most, what you are most passionate about and are good at doing. Your passions are an excellent signpost to your true Life Purpose.

I define being 'On-Purpose' as: Living your greatest passion; living out those deep emotions of desire, joy, love, and conviction. Being and doing that which you love to do the most. It is living the perfect direction and course for your life that self-actualizes your Destiny. It is doing what you have been specifically designed to do and sharing your talents to serve and contribute to the world.

"Purpose is the most powerful motivator in the world." - Ghandi

"Everyone has their own specific mission in life to carry out, a concrete assignment which demands fulfillment. You cannot be replaced, nor can your life be repeated. The world needs you! Thus, everyone's task is as unique as their specific opportunity to implement it." - Victor Frankel, "Man's Search for Meaning"

The world needs you to live and fulfill your purpose to make a positive difference.

Our years of experience have enabled us to distil down to a proven process of 'How to Rediscover and Act upon your True Life Purpose' which I am excited to share with you here:


The 7 Steps to Rediscover and Act upon your True Life Purpose --

Step 1: Clarify your Passion, Talents, and Values

Take inventory of what you love/passions. What you are designed to do. What you are best at. Assess your gifts/strengths/uniqueness. Clarify your values -- what is most important to you.


Step 2: Crystallize your WHY -- Your Purpose and Vision

Tap into your inner wisdom, your intuition, your Soul through meditation and closed eye visualization to capture your true Life Purpose. Crystallize this insight by writing your Purpose Statements. A good formula is to use a verb, noun, your skills, and expected positive impact. For example mine is "To Inspire 1000s to Rediscover & act upon their True Life Purpose, by using a proven process, so that they are On-Purpose inspiring 100s of others."


Step 3: Explore Possibilities and Alignment of the How

Brainstorm options -- what feels right? What is in alignment with True Life Purpose?


Step 4: Goals, Strategies, and Ownership

Select the option(s) or role that is most aligned with your Purpose. Set goals, strategies, and ownership.


Step 5: Operationalize into Daily Behaviors

Create priorities and a daily routine to 'walk your talk daily'. Make it a habit!


Step 6: Motivation, Risk Taking, and Commitment to Act

Raise your level of emotional commitment to act in the face of fear and ego's resistance.


Step 7: Ongoing Support and Action

Get an Accountability Success Partner to support you in staying on track.


The resistance from ego: In order for us to achieve Step 2, we need to be aware of and work with and around the ego. The ego's job is to protect us, and it will do everything possible to keep us in our comfort zone and not allow the message of truth about our Life Purpose to be revealed form our Soul/subconscious mind. Our Purpose is to be found within our Soul.

So the egoic mind puts up blocks and barriers to prevent us from easily making a change and knowing and acting upon our Life Purpose. Here are the 5 most common blocks:


5 Common Blocks to Clarity & Action:


1) Busyness: We don't spend or invest the time reflecting on our life. We may feel overwhelmed. We NEED to make the time and take more time out to reflect upon and plan our life.


2) What will other people think? Is often a big challenge in that we let other people's strong opinions (wife, kids, friends) influence what we think and what we 'should do'. We NEED to replace 'You Should' with what you value and want in your life.


3) I'm not _____ enough: Feeling not good enough, smart enough, rich enough, etc. We NEED to recognize that this is an erroneous belief. We need to look for and find the evidence in our life that shows that you are enough.


4) Fear: This is usually the biggest one, with ego operating full out on this one. Fear of failure, rejection, success, etc. We NEED to focus on the good of the goal making it stronger to outweigh the fear.


5) Not hearing your intuition: Some of us have a shallow relationship with our inner wisdom. We haven't valued our intuition or don't ask for its input. We NEED to ask it -- listen to it, follow it. When we do, we know that it is always the best decision for us.


About the Author:

Gary Gradley, Life Purpose & Performance Coach -- http://www.onpurposepeopleperform.com