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.
Hetal Desai
It is a human nature to take things for granted, especially things you have easily available. And I am no different from being that way. Growing up in India I was surrounded by this incredible culture that I never learned to appreciate until I moved across the country leaving 23 years of my life behind which included family, friends, home, comfort, and most importantly the culture that is a huge part of my identity. Read more>>
Emily Sakowski
I think my purpose in life was always in the background, in the back of my mind. It didn’t come through, however, until much later in my life. Read more>>
Donna Frost
I come from a musical family, so it came naturally for me. I loved to sing from the minute I could talk. I learned how to play piano at 9, guitar at 11 and began writing songs in my teens. I have spent most of my life in this business. I love the joy music brings to others. I love feeling the connection with the audience when I perform. I have been blessed with so many amazing experiences in my career. Read more>>
Justin DeMattico
First and foremost, my purpose stems from my relationship with God and my Christian upbringing. I truly believe that when you live each and every day for Christ, dedicating your work to Him, your path will be straight. Purpose comes from passion, what is your passion? Use that passion to drive you toward your purpose. Perhaps you’re good at cooking, or giving advice, or business ideas, or guiding others; the question then becomes “what can I do with this to make a living for myself?” Read more>>
Sutheshna Mani
Oof this is a long-winded one. I do a more in-depth explanation on my blog on my medium blog in a piece called “Why the F*** Am I An Actor?” Read more>>
Todd McKinley
As the owner of Southern Roots Spice, I found my purpose through a combination of passion, personal experiences, and a deep desire to share my love for spices and herbs with others. My journey to discovering my purpose started with a lifelong fascination and joy for creating unique spice blends and enhancing flavors in cooking. Read more>>
Pxncho
Some people find their purpose early on in life, some people find it later into their life. I think the key is to not try and copy another persons path. A lot of times our mistakes can lead us towards finding our purpose. When I began making music, I thought my purpose was to write songs and sing. I realized later on that my true talent was in producing music and taking a step back instead of being in the spotlight. Read more>>
Michael Boyd II
I found my purpose when I released the idea of what I thought purpose should be and unsubscribed to the desire and need of approval from others to validate what purpose is and looked like for me. Read more>>
Dr. Shavona Whitehead
I am a preachers kid who grew up in church. I was saved and called to ministry at an early age. As I grew and matured, I struggled in the area of self esteem, insecurities and challenges in relationships. I suffered in these areas privately for years. People could see me but they never really saw me. Read more>>
Jessie Edenfield
Finding my purpose was a long road. My entire life I suffered from the gift of intense empathy, and I do mean suffered. The constant urge to help everyone around me was overwhelming and I constantly sacrificed my own needs for the sake of others. As I grew spiritually and established energetic boundaries, I knew I needed a way to channel this desire to help others while holding these boundaries for my own protection. Read more>>
Heather Victorino
Well, my mom always says that I’ve been singing since before I could even talk, so I believe I have always known that my purpose is music and connecting with people through my music. I’ve felt from a very young age that I wanted to be a singer-songwriter and share my gifts with the world. I feel as though God planted that seed and I’m thankful that my mom saw my musical talents and nurtured those. I started taking voice lessons, piano lessons, and songwriting at the age of 6. I’ve honestly just always known music is my purpose and the reason I was created. Read more>>
Mary Beth Schrudder
My purpose was born out of overcoming a lifetime of struggles including addiction to alcohol and toxic relationships. Some Spiritually Transformative Experiences helped set me on a better path. Once I learned how to heal and completely turn my life around for the better, I felt called to help others do the same. These days I work as a Holistic and Transformational Life Coach, guiding people to transform relationships and heal addictions. Read more>>
James Stidham
Well, Ive always been a very optimistic person, trying to find the joy & happiness in everything I do. So, in my photography I try to find the happiness in life, the smile, the laughter in people & the scenes I’m shooting. Read more>>
Jon Yerby
Purpose – is a tricky thing to figure out sometimes. The question of why we do – what we do – and who we do it for – It reminds me of the question we are sometimes asked, “Who are you?” To answer this question we might begin by stating our name, occupation, interests, etc, but none of those things really describe who we really are. Read more>>
Kira Brown
I have to give credit to the pandemic. I had a lot of extra time on my hands. I had started a social media break just before everything shut down and now suddenly that’s all there was to do. There was one month in particular when black content creators were highlighted for being the source of entertainment but were not appropriately acknowledged. Read more>>
Fitzgerald Mofor
I was put on this earth to serve my community and be a zealous advocate for marginalized, disenfranchised, downtrodden and underserved communities. I found my purpose when I coached football in a small rural town on the outskirts of Mobile, Alabama. In this community, economic viability and social mobility is non existent. Unfortunately, rural parts of America have become an after thought and are no longer prioritized once neoliberalism and global capitalism matriculated into the political mainstream once pieces of legislation like NAFTA were instituted. Read more>>
Shavonne James
I know it might sound kind of corny, but I feel like my life’s purpose is to experience and share peace, happiness, and love – starting with a loving relationship with myself. To me, this means that I strive for love to be reflected in my communication, thoughts, time, energy, boundaries, compassion, etc. Holding space for all of me is an act of love that brings me peace and happiness. Read more>>
Melissa Campbell
Everyday I look at my kids and know I want to show them you can do what you love and make a living at any age. Right before COVID, my mom passed away suddenly and nothing seems normal again. Read more>>
Reece Haney
What is my purpose? That is a very complex question. In life? In business? In general? Read more>>
Dr Nicole Roberts Jones
The life experience that truly shaped me and started me on my path toward purpose happened when I was working in the career I had dreamed of since I was 7 years old. My most vivid childhood dream was working in the entertainment industry. For me, working in that industry represented a way out of the chaotic environment of my neighborhood and into a world that – in my mind – represented massive success. Read more>>
Colangelo ‘Tip’ Tolbert II
I truly discovered my purpose was music when I was in high school. When I first experienced musicianship, I was a sixth grader eager to get my hands on anything. I’ve always been a highly analytical and creative student. I’d like to seek out how things work and grasp my own understanding. Read more>>
April Yanko
I have always felt very connected to my past self. I know many people remember their grade school years with embarrassment and frustration at what they used to like and say and be, but I have so much respect for tiny me and what she went through to become the me that types this now. Maybe that just illustrates that I have unresolved issues (haha) but I think it also illustrates that I’ve known what my purpose was even at that point in my life. Read more>>
Nicole Shannon
The journey to finding my purpose has been unexpected and eclectic. Initially, I enrolled in college, majoring in psychology–driven by a desire to help, encourage, and inspire people to live their lives to the fullest. However, midway through the first semester, I realized something was wrong. I found myself missing my art studio and feeling lost. And I couldn’t shake the feeling that maybe I wasn’t cut out to be a therapist, that perhaps I was too sensitive. Read more>>
Adri McGee
For years, I had this inner nudge that told me I NEEDED to find my purpose. More than anything, I wanted to be of service. Not just to my community, but to the world and I was determined to find it. Read more>>
Vanessa Daniels
My world came crashing down and disintegrated into tiny particles of dust when my husband and best friend Mark died suddenly in 2019. I lost my identity and purpose, as I suddenly had to learn to transition from “2” to “1”. But when I partnered with God, He reaffirmed my identity as the daughter of the King of all kings, reminded me of the power and authority He gave me, and showed me how to rebuild my life from the ashes into triumphant, beautiful seeds of strength, joy, hope, and beautiful purpose. Read more>>
Jennifer Miesel
I knew my purpose when I first started working on clients and providing services. I loved making people feel beautiful and more confident. That same passion still exists 16 years later! Read more>>
Vaqueros Grill
I don’t know whether to call it purpose, objective or dream. It is simply something that must be done, it was built and it began to be done. There was always the idea of doing something different, without knowing how, when and where. Read more>>
H. L. Walsh
This was something I never struggled with until I did. Growing up, through college, and into the workforce, I always had a good sense of purpose. Once my wife and I go married, we decided to go traveling. She took a job as a travel nurse and I planned to do contract work to use my time wisely. Read more>>
Martin White
I found my purpose from the environment I grew up in. I come from a small city in Eastern North Carolina that was once a pillar of the state. But as years has passed and times have changed the dynamics of the city has changed dramatically. However working in Corporate America I noticed quickly a huge divide and scarcity of financial literacy in my community. Read more>>
Rachel Griffin
My husband helped me find my purpose. If it weren’t for him encouraging me to continue writing and begin publishing my work, I wouldn’t have realized this is part of my journey. Apart of the mission I was assigned when The Creator made me. I hadn’t realized I was gifted a powerful voice until we met as well. Combining my purpose and power with his help has been beneficial as well. No only for self, but for those around us. Read more>>
Clarisse Jereza
Finding my purpose takes a lot if self work. It is looking within what brings you joy, what makes you alive and really being able to know what is your why. And that why has to be greater than anything else. And for me that is serving people and making them thrive. Read more>>
Dareil Aakhir
Great question, discovering my purpose was something I tapped into early. I knew from the moment I saw Puff (Sean “Diddy” Combs) dancing in the “Flava In Ya Ear” Remix video what my purpose was. I knew I wanted to create, I wanted to be different. I was twelve years old, reading album credits, asking my aunt who people in the music business were and what they did. Read more>>
Kayla Brugger
I found my purpose at a young age when I was working in corporate America sitting at a desk in so much pain and thinking to myself, “I can’t live like this for the rest of my life.” I started to find ways to relieve my back pain and get to the root cause of the issue through Pilates. I would experience incredible relief and uncovered so much more about the body and the importance of core strength. I knew I had to share this gift of Pilates with others that might be experiencing chronic pain too! Read more>>
Mollie Krengel
In hindsight, I have always listened to the guidance of my intuition. Once only a whisper, the more I followed my heart, the louder my inner voice became. My purpose was discovered by connecting less with my ego and more with my soul. It has been a slow unfolding, yet super intentional with many, many lessons along the way. Read more>>
LuvlessLess Club
Honestly; finding purpose was one of the hardest things I had to do in my life and also with my self-love clothing brand. Purpose is the thing that keeps you going while everything is falling apart. For example my purpose is to spend everyday of my life trying to create generational wealth for my family in the future. This purpose than helped me birth LuvlessLosers Club. Which has a purpose of it’s own. The purpose of LuvlessLosers Club is to be an affordable self-love streetwear clothing brand; that allows everyone who wears it to embrace their own uniqueness ! Read more>>
Molly Russell
Being an entrepreneur is tough. It can be possibilities are endless. At first, I really got hung up on that. I could do this, or I could do this or what if I tried this? My purpose came by getting my hands dirty and not being afraid to make mistakes. It either worked and I did more of it, or it didn’t and I pivoted. But gradually, I started to narrow down a focus of what I loved and what people needed. Read more>>
Alexandra Sapp
I have always tried to follow my gut even since I was young. As a teenager, I loved documenting everything through the camera. I couldn’t really imagine myself doing anything else with my life other than creating images through photos or video so I sought out a way to figure out how I could make a living off doing what I was passionate about. It definitely is a long journey and takes a lot self motivation to keep believing in yourself, but to be able to collaborate with other artists and brands makes me grateful. Read more>>
Paley & Erik Carmona
The most important factor to us finding our purpose is the support we have from our customers, friends, and above all family. We wouldn’t be here without the major support we have gotten. Read more>>
Kristin Lacy + Vivi Lemus
Our purpose is to bring people to gather and connect – find what brings us together instead of what sets us apart. When we gather around delicious food and drink and bring awareness to the producers whose work provides us with such amazing goods, we find that thread that touches us all as human beings. Read more>>
Diamond Peoples
As a child, my heart has always been in the place of helping others. I did not know what that looked like exactly for me career wise, but I always knew that it was something I wanted to do. I became interested in health and wellness and pursued two college Degrees in Public Health, while being interested in wanting to work in the community. I worked for many non-profit organizations, hospitals, and the health department. Read more>>
Jordan Ridner
I found my purpose when I let go of who I thought I was supposed to be, and where I thought I was supposed to be in my career. My purpose wasn’t solidified through my own ideals. I found my purpose through reflecting on the beginning stages of my career and the present time in my career, thinking on when I felt the most success. With each memory that came to mind from the past and present, both had the common thread of loving others well. Read more>>
