If you are wondering how to find yourself and your purpose in life, here are some tips to get you started on your journey of self-discovery.
Self-discovery is an exciting journey, but it’s also a long one. If you want to experience a profound exploration of self-transformation as you do so, you will need to prepare yourself for thorough introspection to develop a deep sense of self-awareness.
Personal growth can result in a much more fulfilling life as you uncover your authentic self. Here, we explore the keys to uncovering your true self.
So, why is it difficult to find your life’s purpose? It is because you aren’t focusing on yourself.
Finding life’s purpose is all about discovering your true self, exploring your interests, and drawing inspiration from other positively-minded people.
What happens if you don’t find your purpose in life?
The consequences of not finding your purpose include chronic, lingering dissatisfaction, an absence of inner peace, and a sense of not being fully in sync with your inner self. That’s because your true inner self knows that your life purpose is out of sync with your outer life.
How To Find Yourself And Your Purpose In Life
Curiosity
You can’t embark on a journey of self-discovery without first embracing curiosity.
More importantly, curiosity about you and your life. Be prepared to ask and answer questions about what you’re passionate about, and what brings you joy, and open yourself to the idea of exploring all of the different parts of your desires, interests, and personality.
Curiosity will be the spark that ignites this journey!
Mindfulness
Mindfulness has a lot of benefits for a lot of different pursuits because it helps you root yourself in the present, and without judgment.
Mindfulness allows you to observe emotions and thoughts without attaching emotion or judgment, which helps you deepen your self-awareness. What better space to practice self-reflection?
Values
Your values and beliefs are a big part of who you are and they should be guiding your decisions, but only if it’s serving you well.
A lot of people get caught up chasing other people’s values. So, it’s worth sitting down to consider what you value most – whether it’s honesty and integrity, family and friends, or material wealth.
If you know, you know, and you can use that knowledge to further your true self. Another thing many people don’t realize is that your values and beliefs change – so, what you valued and believed five years ago may be different from how you feel today. That’s okay! You just need to have regular check-ins with yourself.
Passions
Mindless activities are fine, they can form a positive part of your self-care practice. But, you should also engage in activities that you’re truly passionate about, activities that fill you with a sense of fulfillment.
It could be a cause, a hobby, or a creative pursuit. Explore your passions because they give you valuable insights into who you truly are. Time flies when you’re having fun… so, what are you doing when time flies?
Confront Fear
You will never discover yourself if you aren’t prepared to face your fears and challenge your limiting beliefs.
Identify fear and examine those beliefs that aren’t serving you well. This will help you break free from the chains trapping you.
Journal
A journal is an excellent self-reflection tool. It’s a safe space for you to track your thoughts and feelings, and note your experiences.
You can look back on it to see your growth, look for patterns of behavior, and gain deeper insight into your true self. This private space permits you to express yourself fully without fear of judgment.
Strengths and Weaknesses
You can’t know your true self without first identifying your strengths and weaknesses. As difficult as it might be, this should be an objective process. It’s key to self-discovery.
If you’re struggling with this stage of the process, you can seek feedback from people you trust, people who you believe will be honest and forthright with you about the things you’re great at and the things that you’re maybe not so great at.
Final Thoughts
Self-discovery may be a long journey, but it’s worth the effort. So, spark your curiosity, practice mindfulness, prepare for reflection, explore your passions, and confront your fears if you want to uncover your true self.
When you open the door on this journey, you’re unlocking a deep understanding of your true self, and delving into a more authentic life.
It isn’t a destination, but this continuous exploration will be a fulfilling journey for you.
Hey, there Michel,
I was scrolling through your blog today and came across that deep piece you wrote about finding your purpose in this crazy life. Man, that struck a chord with me. I had to write you and kick around some of those ideas you were tossing out there.
First off, you were dead on about getting in touch with your core values being key to figuring out what matters to you. It’s like those values are your north star, guiding you through all the noise and BS. I’ve been trying to be more mindful about checking in with myself on that front. Do you have any slick tricks for doing some real soul-searching on your values? That shit ain’t always easy to get a bead on.
Speaking of soul searching, I feel you on reflecting on the rough patches to mine them for insights about yourself. The struggles and setbacks have a way of revealing what we’re made of, don’t they? These days I’ve been keeping a journal to dive into those experiences. Just putting pen to paper has been therapeutic for me. Have you ever tried journaling as a way to unpack that stuff?
That part about connecting with others who get you rang true too. Having that tribe to inspire and uplift you can be game-changing on the purpose journey. I’d love to hear more about how you’ve built your crew and what that’s meant for you.
Your point about staying curious and open to new shit that lights you up…that’s gospel, man. I’m always trying funky new hobbies and side hustles to see what sticks. Do you know any dope ways to stoke that spark of curiosity even more?
Last but not least, I appreciated you putting some emphasis on self-compassion and acceptance. It’s easy to get caught up in self-judgment and lose sight of what matters. How do you stay grounded in that self-love and make peace with your flaws and all?
Anyway, just some food for thought sparked by your wise words. Hit me back whenever you get a chance, man. Always down to keep chopping it up.
Peace,
Eric
Thank you for stopping by Eric. I am glad you found so much value in this article about finding your purpose in life.
I just read through the article on finding your purpose in life, and it resonated with me deeply as I navigate my own journey of self-discovery. The emphasis on curiosity and mindfulness as tools for exploring one’s inner self is enlightening. I’ve been trying to integrate these practices into my daily routine, especially the mindfulness exercises.
I find it sometimes challenging to stay disciplined. But I suppose the difficulty is the reason for the resulting merit and virtue .
I think the hardest part about staying disciplined is finding the time to schedule it into your day. Just 15 minutes a day set aside for oneself like this can be so life enriching.
Hello Michel,
I appreciate your time and effort in putting together this enriching article.
Your article is not only spiritual; it is psychological as well.
As humans, discovering our purpose in life is of great importance.
Just as you have rightly written in your article, we are lost without a purpose in life and unfulfilled if we are unable to achieve that purpose.
Most of the problems affecting us as humans are the inability to accurately identify and follow our callings.
I strongly believe that each and every one of us living today and the children unborn are created to fulfill a greater purpose; we are not just here by mere accident.
All the things you highlighted in this great article (curiosity—question time as to why I was created and for what purpose, mindfulness—rooting yourself in the present without question and self-awareness, values—your belief as a human and knowing and upholding what is right from wrong, passions—our driving force, self-care and happiness locator, fear confronting—breaking the chain of our limitation and going overboard to challenge those feelings, strength and weakness—identifying our inner plus and minus, calibrating, honing, and adjusting with time through experience and feedbacks from trusted relative and loved ones, etc.) interplay together to a large extent and determine the kind of person we are and how far we want to, can, and would go in life.
Your article is a great analysis and x-ray of all that makes us human in totality, differentiating us from the animals we eat, see in zoos and safaris, and other bigger and lesser creations with lives in the water, air, and on the land on earth.
However, would you be so kind as to write in your next article about human fulfilment and what comes after we think we might have achieved that success and purpose in life?
Thank you for sharing this great, enriching, and impactful article.
– Makinde
Thank your for your inspiring comment Makinde and also for the idea for a future article.