In this time of change, when we have so many urgent issues to address, investing the time to get clear on our long term purpose and values might seem like a distraction.
But knowing your purpose and values will not only help you achieve your long term goals, and bring you eight very practical short term benefits, it will also show you what success looks like for you.
This happens because of the particular way that Inner Leadership defines your purpose and values.
First, the way that we uncover your values is by asking you to remember times when you felt most alive, in flow, “doing what you are here to do.” And the way that we then define your purpose is by saying that your life’s purpose is to use your best qualities, in the ways you most love, to create whatever an ideal world looks like to you.
This means that, by definition, the more you live in line with your purpose and values, the more you will feel alive, in flow, doing what you are here to do, and the more you will be using your best qualities, in the ways you most love, to create your ideal world.
In other words, the more fully you live in line with your purpose and values, defined this way, the more fully you will be creating what matters most to you and becoming who you truly are.
How many hours per day do you currently feel alive, in flow, doing what you are here to do? In your relationships and in your work, are you using your best qualities in the ways you most love, to create your ideal world? Is it time to get clear on your purpose and values?
Adapted from The Churning, Inner Leadership: a framework and a set of tools for building inspiration in a time of change.
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