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Finding Purpose.

I’ve been thinking a lot about purpose as it applies to the our work and why we do what we do. Why do we feel drawn to a search for meaning in our work and in our lives? I believe it’s because we were created to create. So we look for how we can best do that, not by actually making stuff, but by looking for the right stuff to make. Doesn’t that seem backwards?

Maybe finding purpose, meaning, “why” is not about looking for it. Maybe it’s about paying attention.
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What makes your soul shrink?

What makes your heart homesick?

What projects have you worked on that really made you feel alive?

Pay attention to those moments of clarity and connection with your work because those are the things that are going to start to pull back the curtain.

It’s important to have a general understanding of why you do what you do so that in the moments of struggle and confusion (because they will come), you have something to lean back on. A reason to get out of bed and do the mundane work that may not seem to be part of your dream… but it is. The daily tasks we may dread take on new meaning when seen through the lens of purpose and why. Also, you’ll always know if a job, project, style, or anything else is a good fit for you or not. Just ask, “Does this fit in with the story I’m trying to tell?” If not, just say no.

It’s the 50,000 ft view of our lives. It gives us clarity through a gut check that helps us to remember why we started this journey in first place. It won’t happen overnight. It won’t happen just by answering a few questions. It’s about listening, paying attention, and doing stuff, over time. It’s ok to feel lost. It’s ok to be lost. The struggle is part of the story.  But when we are paying attention, we’ll see the common theme in our life and work. Once we do, we have chase that with everything we have.

 

Happy Wednesday!

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