This Youtube video by author Daniel Pink perfectly explains how to find your life’s purpose.
Notes:
- What made me weird as a kid?
- What interest or quirks did you have in childhood that set you apart from your peers?
- When do I lose track of time?
- If time melts away when you are doing something, it is a sign that the activity is intrinsically rewarding. You are doing it for the pure joy or challenge, not just for an external reward.
- What do people thank me for?
- What do people appreciate about you?
- Ask your friends:
- What do you think I’m particularly good at?
- How do you think I’ll leave my mark on the world?
- What’s my sentence?
- If you summarize your life’s purpose in a single sentence, what would it be?
- When it is all said and done, what do you want people to say about you?
- Nelson Mandela’s sentence: “He ended apartheid and united a divided nation.”
- Winston Churchill’s sentence: “He inspired Britain to withstand its darkest hour and led the fight against tyranny.”
- What would I do if I didn’t have to make money?
- What would you do for free?
- What will I regret when I’m 90?
- Regrets of inaction haunts us more than regrets of action.