Why is life purpose important?
“Having a purpose is the difference between making a living and making a life.”
— Tom Thiss
First of all let’s address, ‘What is life purpose?’
Suddenly there is a lot of noise about discovering life purpose, all over again. But, this is not a new concept or fad. This was the original way of life.
But today, owing to the monotony & rush in life, every human is living with, in order to attain unending materialistic pleasures, he has started living life in auto mode. Life just happens every single day, by chance and not by choice. Most of us don’t even know what we want and what we are running behind.
Purpose is not something you are born with, or a sudden boon that you will receive, with lightning and thunder in the sky one day as a result of God being pleased by you ;)
Purpose is something which is realized, not by sitting under a sky full of stars and gazing endlessly.
Life purpose is found by trying new things and taking continuous action. The key is to listen to life’s true calling, by trying different things and evaluating the degree of fulfillment it gives you.
“There’s no greater gift than to honor your life’s calling. It’s why you were born. And how you become most truly alive.”
– Oprah Winfrey
Life purpose is that, which is shaped by two things essentially- Your ‘Beliefs’ and ‘Values’.
Life purpose is that, which reflects in things that give you joy, meaning, fulfilment, health, stability & longevity.
A life that is purpose driven, shifts the spotlight on the qualities and virtues you respect.
A life that is purpose driven, provides a greater sense of alignment between your inner world and your outer world.
A life that higher sense of purpose, has a lower risk of death, studies reveal!!!
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9 Reasons why purpose is important in life
- Adds Meaning to your life:
Having a purpose in life, adds meaning to your life. Your existence becomes more meaningful and you start living each day with clarity and awareness as to why you are doing what you are doing. Life purpose also acts as an aid in answering the universal questions ‘who am I?’ and ‘what am I here for?’ and makes your life worth living.
“The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.” — Pablo Picasso
2. Gives a clear direction to your life:
When you have a life purpose, it helps you identify your goals. And, goals are great at giving you a direction in life. When the direction is clear, it is easier to make plans and list daily action steps to reach the goal. And when you perform each of these actions, it gives you the joy of living your life purpose every single day. People with purpose live in the flow of higher consciousness and feel connected to life and one with the universe.
“Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.” — John F. Kennedy
3. Helps you prioritize and make right choices:
A purpose in life helps you make right choices at every step of your life. It helps you prioritize your activities and aids by filling you up with pride every time you say no to something that doesn’t align with your higher purpose, rather than feel guilty about it. A purpose helps you with the drive to keep moving even when challenges are thrown at you. It helps you stay resilient and bounce back every time you receive a setback in life.
4. It makes you instrumental in contributing towards a ‘better world’:
Having a life purpose helps you contribute to a better world and allows you to create a real difference and a considerable impact on the world with what you are uniquely gifted with. This will help you focus on what matters to you the most and give you a sense of greater fulfilment and accomplishment.
5. Gives you a sense of fulfilment:
When you live your purpose, gratification and fulfilment become important rewards you will receive. This will become a viscous cycle and every time you live your purpose you will be rewarded with gratification and fulfilment, which will motivate you to live it more and more. This will bring about a fun element in your life and keep you going.
6. Realizing your potential:
A life purpose helps you identify and realize your true potential in the form of the gifts and talents you are blessed with and put them to optimum use. This also enables us to divert our efforts and hard work from something that are not your natural talents and you do not enjoy doing, to things you are naturally good at inclined to, and talents that you are gifted with. Optimizing your true potential will show up positively in each area of your life, in contrast to the feelings of frustration, annoyance and disheartenment that would show up otherwise.
7. Upgrades you to be your best version:
Living a life of purpose makes you shine with confidence, glow with joy and makes you the best version of yourself. It makes you more focused and disciplined and help you develop right attitude and habits. All this will contribute to your personal growth and development and upgrades you to your own better version every single day on this journey of living your purpose.
“The best contribution one can make to humanity is to improve oneself” — Frank Herbert
8. Bestows you with overall wellbeing:
One who starts living a life of purpose, experiences an overall wellbeing and happiness. It gives you more control over your life and removes stress from most areas of your life. From physical health, to mental health, to emotional health, to relationships, to spiritual growth. Living a life of purpose, certainly is ‘the one remedy’ to improve all areas of your life. In fact, a close study conducted by Randy Cohen, Alan Rozanski and Chirag Bavishi and published in 2015 reveals that the risk of death of old people, is lower for ones with high sense of purpose in life. This proves that having a purpose in life, aids to better overall wellbeing, happiness and longevity.
9. Alignment of your inner world with your outer world:
A life purpose deeply helps align your inner self with your outer self. Your inner values guide you to make the right choices in life and design your goals and remain on the right path. Values act as the base for every act, you thereby perform. When you start recognizing your inner self and start aligning your outer life with it, your life will be filled with authenticity and integrity and you will be able to make connections based on your core values and hence expand your circle of like-minded people.
