Discovering your purpose can feel like a daunting task. Few people grow up knowing exactly what they want to do in life from an early age. For most of us, it takes a combination of chance, experimentation and trial and error to find out what ignites our spark.

 

This exercise is designed to help you reflect on your core values, strengths and passions to create a clear purpose statement that can guide your decisions and actions in work and life. These are the steps of the exercise:

  1. Values & Strenghts: We first look at examples of values and strenghts, and what the difference between both consists of
  2. Reflect on your Core Values with the help of 3 questions
  3. Identify your Strengths with the help of 3 questions
  4. Explore your Passions with the help of 3 questions
  5. Write your Purpose Statement
  6. Finally, some questions and tips help you take action to pursue your purpose in life

 

Let’s get started – Download the Purpose Discovery Exercise here.