Understanding and developing your life's purpose.
OK, so understanding and developing your life's purpose is PRETTY BIG! Some of us, who belong to a values-based organisation, might have already explored this concept — most of us probably haven't. Many of us find delving into understanding our life's purpose quite confronting — that's natural, as our purpose in life underpins how we live our lives, so it can be a bit challenging to think about these ideas and how they impact our daily lives. However, while this topic is PRETTY BIG, you can take small bites at it.
For a start, recognise that anyone with a plan has a purpose.
This plan (or purpose) helps you to get ahead, achieve and maximise your performance. In the Marcus Minds Project, we recognise that our life's purpose underpins our self-awareness and how we put that into practice.
Areas to focus on that can assist finding meaning and purpose.
Above is a set of key focus areas that can be used to drive purpose and meaning in life. Each focus area provides an introduction to help understand its importance and value, then presents a list of highly engaging resources in various audio and visual forms you can listen to, read and watch at leisure. The provision of these resources is where the Marcus Minds Project can be of enormous value to those seeking advice on how to find purpose, as all the sifting has been done when it comes to providing content that can be engaged with and can support the challenge of finding purpose in life.
How to find
purpose in life
For decades, psychologists have studied how long-term, meaningful goals develop over the span of our lives. The goals that foster a sense of purpose are ones that can potentially change the lives of other people, like launching an organization, researching disease, or teaching kids to read.
Indeed, a sense of purpose appears to have evolved in humans so that we can accomplish big things together—which may be why it’s associated with better physical and mental health. Purpose is adaptive, in an evolutionary sense. It helps both individuals and the species to survive.
Introducing Ben Crowe
Ben Crowe is the mind coach for Ash Barty, Dustin Martin and many great athletes. Check the resources section to access some great Podcasts and his App.
Resources
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Ash Barty's mindset coach Ben Crowe on Wimbledon - and some secrets of her success
ABC News In-depth
Meet Ash Barty's mindset coach —
Ben Crowe
ABC Conversations
The Academy of Imperfection -
Ben Crowe
The Imprefects
Mojo Mindset App —
Ben Crowe
Mojo Crowe
“Having meaningful goals, no matter how trivial, is what motivates you.”
Tim McGavin. Marcus Minds Project Sponsor.
Man's Search for Meaning
One of the most fascinating books ever written is 'Mans Search for Meaning' by Victor Frankel. Victor was a Jewish psychologist who was interned in a Nazi concentration camp and realised he was living an experiment whilst there. After his liberation and return to Vienna he wrote a book on his experiment on who survived and who didn’t. He learnt that those with meaning, no matter how small lived while those without a meaning died.
It does not matter what your purpose or meaning is, how big or small but finding a purpose or meaning in life will help you greatly.
Resources
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Marcus Aurelius – How To Find Your Purpose (Stoicism)
Philosophies for Life
The Importance
of Purpose
People who feel they live meaningful lives have:
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Stronger personal relationships
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Fewer physical health problems
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Improved mental health
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Overall healthier lifestyles
Conversely, when we lack a sense of purpose, we can feel stuck, or stagnant – which can lead us to feel depressed or anxious, unmotivated and generally dissatisfied with our situation.
Resources
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GET IT DONE - Joe Rogan
Motiversity
Motivation
Most people want to change at least one thing in their life. But it can be challenging to find the motivation just to make a start.
It helps to understand what motivation means to you so you can find your own ways to get motivated.
Motivation is the drive to achieve your goals or needs. It is influenced by:
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How much you want the goal
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What you will gain
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Your personal expectations
Roll on to the other 'tractor wheels'
Congratulations on working through the Purpose focus area of the Marcus Minds Project 'Tractor Wheel'. Remember, these resources are not going anywhere. Feel free to return to them time and time again, especially should a moment in life present that needs more clarity or extra guidance.
Here are four more areas that can support a healthier, wealthier, happier and wiser rural lifestyle.
Click any of the 'tractor wheels' above to learn how to better manage the ins and outs of rural life, work and living based on each topic. These insights can assist to get people rolling in a better direction, avoid getting bogged and steer towards greater wellbeing and emotional intelligence.
