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Think about the
reasons why whatever
you love to do makes your
heart skip a beat, or beat
a little faster.
but to get the
precise an-
swers on what
we need in
the present
moment, we
need to help the
Universe reach out.
One efficient tech-
nique is to connect with
the heart.
2
LISTEN TO YOUR
HEART AND
FIGURE OUT YOUR
WHAT
What puts a sparkle in your eye?
What makes you want to spring out
of bed and take action? What produc-
es rushes of adrenaline — the good
kind — in your body, mind and soul?
In other words, what makes your
heart sing?
Whatever it is that sets your heart
beating happily is probably an im-
portant part of figuring out what
your purpose is. Even if you are not
yet able to complete your purpose
puzzle, at least now you have one
piece of the jigsaw.
3
ASK YOURSELF,
WHY?
Do your meditation activity and take
a deep breath. Then grab your cap-
puccino, a piece of paper and a few
colored pencils. Write down what
your mind and your heart answer to
this question: Why do I do what I do?
To come up with your answer,
think about the reasons why what-
ever you love to do makes your heart
skip a beat, or beat a little faster. A
possible answer could be joy in help-
ing other people, or maybe it’s to do
with your great interest in science,
art or a special subject area that has
meaning for you. There’s no right or
wrong answer, as long as you are true
to yourself.
4
DISCOVER
WHERE YOU
ARE GOING NEXT
By now you should have an idea of
what your purpose is (or at least what
part of your purpose is) and why
you believe it’s important to you. Or,
perhaps you have realized that you
are not yet on
the right path,
which is okay,
too. Regardless
of if you a re on
the right track or
not, the next step
is thinking about
where you are go-
ing next.
To find your “where,” ask your-
self this question: What would make
me breathe deeper, feel lighter or move
in life a little bit happier?
This sounds like a simple ques-
tion, but it may be tricky when we
are skilled in self-manipulation or
when we are inexperienced with
self-awareness.
If I feel out of alignment, there is a
very clear warning sign that I usually
observe early in the morning. I know
something is wrong when I no lon-
ger jump out of bed wild and with an
adrenaline rush, convinced what is
ahead of me that day is going to be
awesome. (Tip: It’s a good strategy
to identify what your personal alarm
bell is, so you know when you might
need to recalibrate.)
During those times when I need
to drag myself out of bed, it’s hard
to know where I am going next. So,
I ask myself a bolder question, and
you can try this, too, if you are find-
ing it hard to identify your “where.”
Try asking yourself: If I was in my last
moments of life, what are the things I
absolutely would want to have done?
What would give me deep regret of not
having dared, not having chosen, not
having given?
The answer to these bold ques-
tions can give you an indication of
the natural direction for you to take
when you make your next step in life.
5
AVOID
COMFORT ZONE
ROADBLOCKS
When making plans for our person-
al progress, it is tempting to de-
lay changes by falling back into our
comfort zones, which tend to be full
of excuses. You might want to place
blame on your current country of res-
idence, regulations, your family, or
your job — our imagination and cre-
ativity have a way of being unlimited
when it comes to making excuses!
The problem is that magic lies
outside our comfort zone and so do
Health & Wellness
the keys to health and wealth. When
we live for many years without dar-
ing to align ourselves with our pur-
pose, we get sick and we are unable
to advance our incomes — and we
know it. So be careful of the comfort
zone roadblocks, as you plot the next
moves on your map of life.
To live your purpose and leave
your legacy, ask yourself the
following three questions.
The answers to them we
hold within, probably not in
a definite form, but they are
within us indefinitely.
1. What is my purpose?
2. Why do I do what I do?
3. Where am I going next?
When you know what your purpose
is, why you are doing what you do in
life, and where you are going next,
you will have all the information you
need to claim your purpose. The only
thing left to do, then, is to make that
first step and take hold of a purpose
which is fully yours and uniquely
your own.
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