How to find your life purpose and direction in 2023

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January.

This is a time where people look back at the year that came before and look at their lives and say:

"I really want more for myself."

"I don't want to repeat the same things over and over."

"I want something different but I'm not really sure what."

"I'm not really sure what I want to do. I know I'm here to do something. I know I'm here to make a difference. I know I'm here to have a bigger reason, to make a bigger change, to really feel good about what I'm doing… but I don't know what. I don't know how to uncover that."

As a certified consulting hypnotist and a transformational coach, I actually believe that you arrived here more than likely kind of knowing the answer to this.  Society often sows in seeds of self-doubt, causing you to forget, or to cover up, or to deny yourself and to deny your inner voice.

To best uncover what you are here to do, I want to ask you some questions. And I’d like you to block off at least an hour if not half a day when you're not doing anything that important. Pick a Saturday or Sunday or a day off where it's raining outside, and get a journal, have some nice comfortable instrumental music on, grab your favorite beverage - your herbal tea, your coffee, your cappuccino, your decaf, your hot chocolate, your lemon water - whatever works for you and just get nice and comfortable.

THE QUESTIONS
 
PASSIONS
 
1. What did you want to be when you were about 7 years old? What did you most like doing when you were 7 years old? (The answers to this question often point us to an intersection of our most natural strengths and oldest, deep-rooted passions. If you still feel yourself light up around these things, you’ve hit onto something that could be very fulfilling.) 

2. What do you MOST DISLIKE about your current job? (This shows us what we don’t want to deal with in our ideal career.)


3. What do you MOST LIKE about your current job? Why do you like it?
 

STRENGTHS
1. What are your strongest strengths in your current work? What do you know you are good at, and what have coworkers, supervisors  and customers complimented you on? 

2. What were your strongest strengths in your past work, relationships and school? What have past employers, teachers, childhood authority figures, parents and friends complimented you on?


LIFESTYLE VALUES

1. In a perfect world, what career would you love to have, regardless of obstacles such as age or availability. (For example, if you say, “I’d love to be an astronaut, BUT I can’t…” then your answer is astronaut.)


2. Why do you want this? What about that career(s) draws you? Name as much as possible. (For example, you may be drawn to an astronaut career because it’s exciting. Why is it so exciting to you? You may say because you get to see things and experience things most people don’t, and there’s danger involved, which makes you feel alive. Or maybe because you love the extreme science of rockets and outer space. Now you’re hitting on something. Keep digging deeper and name as many things as possible in as much detail as possible.)


3. Now take a look at the reasons you are attracted to that dream job in the previous question.  Are there other careers that can give you what you are seeking? (For example, if you love the idea of seeing things few people see and having a more adventurous and dangerous profession, what other career paths could also give you that? If you are excited by science and outer space, what other careers could give you access to that? Etc.)


4. How do you want to spend a lot of your time? (i.e. Do you like being solitary? Do you like being more social and being a part of a team? Do you want to manage people and be a decision maker for a company and take more risks? Do you like to have tasks given to you so you know what to do and just do that? Etc.)


WORLD LEGACY 
 
1.. In your opinion, what are the biggest problems facing the world today?

2. In  your opinion, what are some possible solutions for these problems?

3. Is there anything that you can do NOW or in the short term future to help?

4. What do you want people to say about you after you’re gone? Who/what groups would you like to honor you?


Your purpose lies at the intersection of your passions, your strengths, the type of lifestyle you most value and what change you most want to see in the world. You could even find your purpose and direction in just ONE of these categories, or just two or three. 

Once you have you answers, start with what really excites you and move towards it. Don't worry about being perfect. I believe that life is meant to be experimental and constantly in flux. Your direction many change many times over the course of your life. 

The most important thing - and the most interesting and fun thing - is to pick a direction and MOVE towards it to see what adventures and places and people that path brings you, like an explorer.

These questions are a great place to really get down to your inner fire, i.e. what moves you, motivates you, magnetizes you, lights you up and what you really, really want to do. From the truthful answers that arise can come a path and a map to a very fulfilling, satisfying and exciting life that is made just for you.



​ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Kesha Dent is a certified hypnotist, certified RTT hypnotherapist, transformational coach and author of "Life Change Now: A 3-Step Guide to Manifesting What You Want Through the Magic of Being Who You Are". She helps professional adults to achieve life success, overcome anxiety, reignite their confidence and break out of their limitations to create a life of purpose, productivity and passion. You can find her at www.newworldcoaching.org  .