MADETOLEAD
things to take into account. Consider who you are at the essence of
your being? What you always do nearly instinctually? What people
usually peg you for doing, saying, acting or being like? These are
all things that can help guide you there, but you must remain
introspective to fully tap into what that purpose is.
Once you discover this purpose, you’ll find that there is an
action attached to it. That is your mission. We all have our own
unique mission(s) that can be executed once you marry your
purpose with your passion.
THE UNION OF PASSION & PURPOSE
What we create is not our purpose, but why we create it is . Which
is why I left out passion from the conversation of purpose. Here, I
want to consider passion, as the tangible things that you like to do,
or any talents you may have. Alone they are just expression, but the
why behind them is what truly makes them art.
The union between passion and purpose, is how you turn your
mission into a career. To utilize myself as an example, my current
mission is to help Black women both actualize and build better
relationships with themselves. I’ve been a writer my entire life, and
have been blessed with the gift of gab. Given that, I utilized this as
the opportunity to marry my talents with my mission, by creating
a blog, podcast and video series that are focused on the self-
actualization of Black women.
There will always be a way for you to marry your passion with your
purpose, hence alignment. It’s also worth mentioning, that this path
is rarely travelled because it is tough. It’s extremely risky to leave
life as you know it and wander into the “unknown.” However, what
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