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What gives your life a sense of purpose or meaning?

"To feel that what we do is right for ourselves and good for the world at exactly the same time is one of the great triumphs of human existence."
David Whyte

Your purpose is your motivation to discover and use your natural talents, the sense that your gifts will in some way better the world. It is the "why?" behind the choices you make and the work you do. If you have an understanding of your purpose and choose to follow it, then you will be satisfied in many kinds of work. As Carolyn Myss says, it does not matter "whether I choose the right or left door...what matters is what motivated me to choose."

Begin to discover your purpose by identifying your VALUES.

Explore more about WHAT MATTERS TO YOU.

Finished with this step? Go to the next section and explore your natural talents and strengths

 

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