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You’ve Already Found Your Life’s Purpose
Even if you don’t know it
Whenever I hear advice about finding your purpose, I imagine an epic Marvel movie monologue about saving the world. And it stresses me out.
Of course, having a sense of purpose is important — to be truly successful, you need to know your why. But when you set out to “find” your purpose, that almighty, thunder-whopping reason for your existence, it’s easy to buckle under the pressure and never take the first step in any direction.
Here’s a message for everyone feeling like they’re still searching: You already know more about your purpose than you realize. And that’s because your purpose is simply the meaning that you decide to attach to each day.
Unless you’re Spider-Man, it’s time to reframe your idea of purpose. Here are five ways to do that.
Stop thinking “big”
When it comes to deciding your purpose, start somewhere, anywhere. See what feels meaningful to you. Looking after your kids can be a purpose. Writing for the heck of it can be a purpose. Making good art can be a purpose. Running five miles a week can be a purpose.
