Not knowing why you are going wherever it is that you are going sounds silly, but so often folks live life without thinking about their purpose. We believe that thinking about your purpose and trying to identify what it might be is one of the most impactful things you can do to level up your life, career, and general level of happiness and fulfillment. Having a sense of what your why is will help you become a better decision maker which inevitably will improve your life. Below, you’ll find some interesting discussions, stories and perspectives around find your purpose.
Shonte Mitchell
Finding my purpose wasn’t one big moment-it was a process of growth, struggles, and learning to listen to what kept calling me to move forward. For a long time, I was focused on simply surviving and taking care of my responsibilities. I’ve worked in healthcare, supported families, built businesses and navigated the ups and downs that come with life, marriage, disappointment and motherhood. Read More>>
Dr. Amelia Cole
Purpose didn’t arrive in my life as a clear plan—it emerged through healing, faith, and experience. My husband Danny and I often say that the work we do today grew out of some of the hardest seasons of our own lives. Early in our marriage, we walked through challenges that many couples quietly face but rarely talk about openly. Read More>>
Hannah Sucsy
For years, I suppressed my creativity. My art was looked down on as a childish hobby or a waste of time. After several intensely painful events in my mid-thirties, I started to doodle. Read More>>
Sasha Williams, J.P
Finding my purpose was not a single moment of discovery but a journey that started very early in my life in my community – Glengoffe, St. Catherine. Growing up in a close-knit community, I was surrounded by people who valued faith, service and resilience. The church played a very important role in shaping who I would become. Read More>>
Clare Ramirez
That’s a big question, and one I’ve asked myself many times. When I first started thinking about it, I wondered if my purpose was something specific. Was it boxing? Wellness? Animals? Food? Or was I still searching for the right path? Over time I’ve come to realize that my purpose isn’t tied to one career or identity. Read More>>
Terrell Fure’
When I realized you don’t find your purpose, your purpose finds you. You just have to be in tune with yourself and pay attention. Something that comes naturally to you that you love is what you’re supposed to be doing. If you’re doing what you love you won’t work a day in your life. Read More>>
Michelle Ballard
I found my purpose by personally being impacted by a lot of medical conditions that are genetic in nature and of no fault of my own. I knew something was wrong, but no physician could determine what the problem was nor how to fix it other than diet, exercise and another medication. Read More>>
Craig Lounsbrough
Purpose suggests that our existence is not random. Rather, there is an intentionality to our existence as well as everything that exists within us and around us. The inherent need that humanity possesses for a sense of meaning evidences a purpose. Some would argue otherwise, but it is my sense that purpose is both real, imperative, and critical. Read More>>
Charia Mam
My purpose has been shaped through both adversity and opportunity. There have been moments in my life and career where I questioned myself, felt defeated, and wondered if the path I was walking was truly meant for me. But through those challenges, I’ve learned that purpose is often born from the very moments that test us the most. Read More>>
Svetlana Toropoviene
I believe that purpose is something that reveals itself gradually through life experiences. For me, it has always been connected with creativity, communication, and the desire to inspire people. My main profession is teaching, where I share knowledge and help students discover their potential. Music became a natural extension of that purpose. Since childhood, I felt a strong emotional connection with music. Read More>>
Brian Lane
My purpose in the bigger story of everything has always been to help others. Every since I could remember, I’ve always found joy in helping or sharing with other people. That has been translated in all forms such as tutoring, volunteering, or just as simple as working for someone else. Read More>>
Andrilisa Read-Iglesias Lopes
Many were the times in my life where I looked ahead at the years that stood before me without having any idea of what my calling was supposed to be. Read More>>
Joann Branner
In my early 50s, I said that when I retire, I would go back to school to become an aesthetician and get my license and open up my own business. Read More>>
Daniel Jenkins
I always was an artist. From a very early age my father would encourage me to draw, especially once he saw I had some talent. My father always loved art and was happy to help me on my artistic journey. He would buy me pencils, crayons, sketchbooks and everything else needed to do more art. Even easels and How-To-Draw books when I was a kid. Read More>>
Tami Jo Urban
I am not sure if I found my purpose or my purpose found me. As far back as I can remember I was creating art. All I ever wanted to do was draw, color, paint, etc. I never even considered doing anything else. It just felt like this is why I’m here. Read More>>
Linda Nemec
I found my purpose through both struggle and compassion. As a single mom raising my son Chance, who has special needs, I learned early on what it means to fight for someone who can’t always speak for themselves. That experience shaped the way I see the world. Over time, I kept crossing paths with horses that had been neglected, abused, or simply forgotten. Read More>>
Lexie, Brooke Heil, Wilson
We found our purpose through witnessing just how meaningful a wedding day truly is — not only for the couple, but for everyone who loves them. When we first started, we realized there was such a huge part of the wedding experience that often went undocumented. Read More>>
Cresencio Medina
I found my purpose through storytelling, but it took me years to understand that it was more than just something I loved—it was something I was meant to do. Growing up, stories and movies made a huge impact on me. They gave me wonder, hope, escape, and inspiration. Read More>>
Chris Kefer
I found my purpose through teaching music and seeing how much growth and confidence students gain through learning. Helping others discover their potential and experience the joy of music became deeply meaningful to me. Becoming a father strengthened that perspective and reminded me how patience, encouragement, and curiosity can be in shaping young lives. Read More>>
Dr. Korrin Taylor
Let’s backtrack to when I was nine years old. One afternoon my mom told me a childhood friend’s mom had called. Their rec basketball team needed one more player just to meet the minimum number to form a team. At that point, I had never played organized sports. My basketball experience consisted of shooting in the driveway. Read More>>
Bronwen Skye
My purpose is rooted in a very personal silence. Growing up, I didn’t always feel seen or protected, and I think I spent the first half of my life searching for that safety in the external world. Read More>>
Brandi Young
I paid attention to the signs. At the intersection of what I loved, what I was good at, and where fate led me was where I found my purpose in life. Read More>>
Courtney Boylan
I found my purpose when I became a mom and started Le Lolo. For most of my life, I wondered what my purpose was. What I was meant to do, who I would become, and what I would accomplish. Then I became a mother. Read More>>
SB Rogue
Writing is my purest form of therapy. I was subjected to years of horrific trauma as a child, from infancy until I was almost eight. I was subjected to daily beatings, force fed disgusting slop, and supervised by a parent who was too drunk or high to do anything about it. This created significant mental issues for me at a young age. Read More>>
Tyler Bueno
Let me start by saying this. It all stems down to God. Everytime I have been lost or stuck, God is the one who pulled me through. A great moment was last year. My wife and I moved from Missouri to Georgia on nothing but hope and faith. We felt a call to come down here but did not know what was in store. Read More>>
April Love
I feel like finding one’s purpose is an ongoing feat likely changing as a person evolves. For me, I reflected on my differences, the traits that make me different, the same traits that are often ridiculed have become my strength and source of inspiration. Read More>>
Melissa Allegories
I am a societal creation — inheriting ideas, behaviors, and even physical traits through a vast network of communication — and living in an interconnected era, interpreting information, whether proven fact or fiction, intuitively and through the senses. I am a product of our civilization. Read More>>
Alicia Jackson
Ever since the first day of my grown-up job, when I walked into the consulting engineers office, and I sat down at my desk, I knew that it wasn’t for me. I also knew that there had to be something that was for me. Read More>>
Carlito Hale
I once believed that the jersey I wore defined my purpose. I had the drive, the athleticism, and a diehard dream of the NFL. But there is a difference between a goal and a calling. I spent years giving everything to football, only to realize that the game was a season, not the whole story. Read More>>
Chad Frantsen
I think I found my purpose through curiosity. Ever since I was young, I’ve been fascinated by the strange and unexplained: things like cryptids, paranormal stories, and the mysteries people experience but can’t easily explain. Over time, I realized that exploring those stories and sharing them with others is what really excites me. That’s what led me to start Notorious Fortean. Read More>>
Patricia Efunsade
My purpose began with a piece of paper in a church sanctuary. When I was a child, my father was a preacher, and he had a way of teaching lessons that people never forgot. Read More>>
Catrina Reese
How I Discovered My Purpose Finding your purpose is something many people spend years thinking about. Some people expect it to arrive as a sudden moment of clarity where everything instantly makes sense. In my experience, purpose doesn’t usually show up that way. It unfolds over time. Read More>>
Marcel Chenier
Finding purpose can be challenging but it doesn’t have to be. My approach was identifying the most fundamentally positive ways we enjoy life. Our lives are informed by nature. We are linked to the natural world and, like apples from a tree, are products of it. First, I looked for basic characteristics derived from nature that are positive and enduring. Read More>>
Doug Lawrence
Without it I would feel empty and would feel like I was wandering aimlessly. I wanted to make a difference in the world and I saw some of that when I was working with others as their mentor. Read More>>
Emily Strongin
I truly believe that death doula work found me rather than me finding it. At the time, I was working at an animal shelter where my role focused on helping the public (especially children) develop empathy and compassion for animals and the world around them. Much of my work centered on social and emotional development and it was incredibly fulfilling. Read More>>
Tierra London
I found purpose when I wasn’t looking for it. I was 23 years old when I found purpose, and one of the things that I’m absolutely grateful for is God knowing my heart even when I didn’t have the words to express my desire to understand. I’ve always been surrounded by women. I come from a line of strong black women. Read More>>
Lisa Pachence
My purpose didn’t come from a carefully crafted plan—it found me. Earlier in my career, I was working as a recruiter at Northwestern Mutual and was eventually promoted to Recruitment Director in one of the Manhattan offices. It was my first leadership role, and I suddenly found myself managing a department made up largely of people who were twice my age. Read More>>
Cameryn Hunter
I think that the idea of a ‘purpose’ is far more daunting in theory than in practice. To me, my purpose is just my perspective — And my perspective is that I should make decisions that inspire joy in myself and others. Read More>>
Jaime Rose Farreh
I got my first camera when I was 8 years old. It was a purple Vivitar 110 that I got for my birthday. That camera went with me everywhere. That first day I ran around the neighborhood taking pictures of everyone. Read More>>
Casey Clay
When I started River Oaks Salon, of course I knew I wanted to build a successful business and make money. But I also knew deep down that for me to feel long-term fulfillment, it had to be about something more than just financial success. Read More>>
