How To Find Your Why

The purpose of these activities is to discover what you’re passionate about and to cultivate those interests. If you don’t feel that you can answer “why” you do them, it may be because you haven’t yet discovered your authentic voice and purpose.

Discover what you can do to make the lives of those around you better.

Having a sense of purpose is essential. However, it should be accompanied by the desire to help others. People who feel grateful for their lives are more likely to volunteer their services to other organisations or individuals. This may be due to the gratitude that springs from knowing one’s actions have helped others.

Studies have shown that people who give back, volunteer, and donate to charities are happier. They feel better about themselves and their lives and are more productive at work. Plus, they tend to be better decision-makers in the workplace. These selfless acts can also help create a sense of purpose and a deeper understanding of fulfillment.

A team of researchers from Princeton University recently published a study that examined how happiness and purpose are related. The study found that people who express their feelings of joy with others also tend to have a strong sense of purpose, which is very important for your happiness and fulfillment.

Think back to the activity that made you forget about how much time had passed.

Time flies when you’re having fun. Things somehow seem to pass by more quickly when you’ve got something enjoyable on your mind. These moments are what psychologists call “the flow.” Some people’s time flies simply because they’re doing things that make them happy and fulfilled.

Fulfilling your purpose means doing something that energises and inspires you rather than something that negatively drains and exhausts you.

Remember what you liked to do as a child. 

What kind of things did you like doing? You may have some fond memories of things that you enjoyed doing as a child. As you reflect on your story, you may be able to pick up on trends, repeating patterns, and clues to your purpose through the activities you liked to do. It’s not always possible for us to remember every detail of our lives, but we have to take an educated guess by analysing how certain similar activities were to others.

Sometimes we need to remind ourselves why we loved something special when we were children. It’s not uncommon for adults to lose touch with the things that they used to love as a child. It’s also not unusual for our relationships and passions to go through a great deal of change. You can bring back specific childhood memories by finding a way to make them present in your life again.

Think about the things that you would be willing to do even if you looked stupid. 

Before you can do something well, it helps to make mistakes early on. These mistakes reveal a deep passion for something. This passion will allow you to continue working even after you’ve made bad decisions. You’ll never stop making mistakes—but if you’re passionate about something, you’ll learn from them and get better anyway.

It’s easy to feel embarrassed when you’re on the path to accomplishing something meaningful or important. Feeling foolish is part of the process; the more scared you are, the more effort you’re putting into it. If you’re avoiding making a significant life choice because you’re afraid of the embarrassment, do it anyway. No one will ever embarrass you for doing what you genuinely want to do.