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7/31/2019 Living a Purposeful Life (JUTH)
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What is purpose?
Purpose is the veryreason you exist.
Purpose can be said
to be the utmostgoal of our life,
which directs our
life. Purpose can be
said to be the reason
why we are here on
earth.
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As a great Indian philosopher wrote ;
"When you are inspired by some great purpose,
some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break
their bonds, your mind transcends limitations, your
consciousness expands in every direction and youfind yourself in a new, great and wonderful world.
Dormant forces, faculties and talents become alive
and you discover yourself to be a greater person by
far than you ever dreamed yourself to be."
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Finding your purpose.
Millions of peoplehave asked thequestion. Why am I
here? Is purpose God given
or not?
Recall the concept ofself & SWOTanalysis.
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The concept of the self
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The concept of the self.
Cultural Self
Ethnic/racial identity
Spiritual/Religious
identity
Geographical identity
Socio-Economic identity
Cultural Aspiration.
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Social Self
Relationships with
female friends
Relationships with malefriends
School/social group
membership Popularity in &out of
school
Social Aspiration
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Familial Self
Roles as daughter,sister, son, brother.
Sense of belongingin family.
Familial expectations
and aspirations Balance of future
career and family.
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Sexual self
Sexual orientation
Sexual values
Sexual feelings Sexual aspirations
Sexual experiences
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Academic Self
Student
Achievements
School/social groupmembership
Educational
Aspirations Career Aspirations.
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Community Self
Group/club
membership
Volunteer experience
and aspirations
Activist experience&aspirations
Employment
experience &Aspiration.
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Creative self
Creative talents orinterests
Involvement in
hobbies oractivities
Creative
aspirations Creative talents as
careers.
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Physical Self
Appearance
Involvement in
Athletics/Games
Sense of Comfort in
body
Disability status
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How to discover your strength/Talents.
Strength
What are you really good at?
What skills do other people recognise in you?
What do you get recognized or rewarded for?
What about yourself? What are you proud of or
satisfied with?
What experiences ,resources or connections doyou have access to that others dont.
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Dont just limit yourself
to work skills, think of all
the experiences youve
had and the
opportunities youve hadto grow and develop.
These include your
education, aptitudes,personality factors&
interests.
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Exercise; List your
talents and selectthe one you can
make money with.
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Weaknesses
What do you try to do that you just cant seem to
master?
What do you do only because you have to only tosatisfy job requirements?
Are there one or two of your personality traitsthat hold you back?
What do other people most often identify as aweakness for you?
Where are you vulnerable? Where do you lack experience, resources or
connections where other people have them?
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Unlike in strength, dont feel compelled to list
all your weaknesses. List only those that can
have an impact on your career and overallsatisfaction.
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Opportunities: Here you turn
your attention on the outsideand identify elements that you
can build on or take advantage of
that will improve your chances of
success.
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In what ways can you maximize you strength?
What opportunities are available to those who dothese things well?
What will you love to do that you are good at?
How will you maximize your weakness? If your
weakness no longer hold you back, what could
you do?
Where do you see the most potential growth for
yourself? What trends are having impact on what you are
doing now or what you may want to do?
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Practice! Practice!! Practice!!!
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Discover your brilliance
Expand your territory
Expand your experience
Expand your relationships
Expand your mind.
The power of no.
Your weaknesses
Your bad habits
Distractions
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Other ways of finding your
purpose;
I. Give yourself a specific period of time to think about
what your life purpose
II. Contemplate your death.
III. What are your most important values?
IV. What are you good at?
V. What do you enjoy?
VI. What influence and effect would you like to have on
the world?VII. Who do you admire?
VIII. If you want to be remembered, how crazy are you
willing to be?
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Terry fox The marathon
of hope April 12 1980-june 28 1981,18yrs with
osteosarcoma, covering
3339 miles in 143days . Raised 24mill
to date over 150mill has
been raised from 50countries
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Three key points
Align your purpose with your natural ability
Be determined
Maintain a humble attitude.
Life is short, focus from this day towards making
a difference.
Our purpose must be in motion and add valueto ourselves, others and the world.
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