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.

Rosalyn Miracle

Finding my purpose was a challenging and stressful journey. Even when I finally received a revelation about what that purpose was, I found myself in denial, unsure if I was truly ready to embrace it. However, even as far back as the age of 14, I always knew that part of my purpose was to help others. I felt a deep calling to show those in need that they are not alone—that there is someone who cares, someone who can offer emotional support, and someone who will listen to them without judgment. Read more>>

Christy Hall

Caring for my elderly father was a transformative experience that ultimately led me to discover my purpose in becoming a mobile phlebotomy business owner. As I navigated the challenges of managing his healthcare needs, I saw firsthand how difficult it could be for older adults to get to medical appointments, especially for routine blood work. The stress of scheduling, traveling, and waiting at labs made a tough situation even harder. Read more>>

 Kat Spangler

Truth be told, my purpose found me. Everything I’ve done in my career – helping women lose weight, heal their gut, reverse their autoimmune disease, get to the root of their most stubborn health conditions when the western medical system failed them – it was all because I didn’t want anyone to go through what I went through. Read more>>

Yesel Gutierrez

In a world where bilingualism is becoming an increasingly valuable skill, we saw an opportunity to make a lasting impact on our community. My sister and I are both experienced teachers who were in different stages of our careers, but shared a common belief: that early childhood is the best time to introduce children to a second language. Our shared dream was to open a Spanish immersion preschool where children could not only learn a new language but also develop a deeper connection to the rich culture behind it. Read more>>

River Nice

I do feel like my calling, at least currently, is to help trans & queer people navigate personal finance while naming, and hopefully resisting, capitalism and white supremacy. The first step toward this work was helping a member of my chosen family (we were a couple, now we’re close friends, you know how it goes) make a plan to survive the debt she was in. Most of the debt came from her gender transition, and from using credit cards for survival. By the time we were together, she had been trying to get out of debt for a while, but didn’t have nearly enough information or resources to feel in control. I helped her make a realistic budget and debt plan, and do some credit score repair. She’s the one who told me that this is the type of work I should be doing, and I’m very grateful to her for that! Read more>>

Rhonda Johnson

I recently spoke on a career panel for eighth graders, where a recurring theme was finding your passion and purpose to make a real living and make the best of your life. We often advise young people to discover what they’re good at and passionate about, but I believe purpose lies at the intersection of passion and skill. Read more>>

Shayla Cobbs

I truly believe my purpose found me! I’ve always had a passion for the beauty industry even as a little girl. I loved being pretty and making others pretty as well. When I was in high school I would always write about being a cosmetologist. I would arch eyebrows in the girls restroom in the mornings after drill team practice. I always loved makeup and skin care. No one had to introduce those things to me. Read more>>

Jie Jian

For me, finding purpose wasn’t a single moment of realization but a gradual process of discovery. Growing up, I was always drawn to the way language looked as much as how it functioned. I remember obsessing over the way my grandmother’s calligraphy moved across the page, how the ink bled into paper fibers, and how each character held both form and meaning. I didn’t have the words for it then, but I was fascinated by the way text existed visually. Read more>>

Valeria Mccarroll

The question of purpose is a fascinating one – the driving “why” behind what we do. There have been moments in my life, particularly in my teens and late twenties, where I struggled with a lack of a sense of purpose. This is perhaps on one level a reflection of the privilege I grew up with. My basic needs physiological needs for food, water, and shelter were consistently met without worry. My family valued and promoted access to education. I was aware from a young age of the discrepancy that lay between what I had and what many other people did not. This gave rise to within me a desire to be of service to the suffering in the world, a profound sense of guilt around my own privilege, and a nagging sense of uncertainty as to how I could best be of help. These factors, in conjunction with a classic “dark night of the soul” in my early twenties, led me to pursue a graduate degree in counseling psychology. Nearly simultaneously, I also trained as a yoga teacher – and from that conjunction in my learning unearthed a great love of and respect for the wisdom of the body. Read more>>

Mher Khachatryan

Finding your purpose is like creating art—you take risks, embrace uncertainty, and allow yourself to feel deeply. Just like drawing, where you trust your instincts and let your hand move freely, discovering your purpose requires courage, exploration, and a willingness to embrace failures as part of the process. Read more>>

Cris Cazarine

I didn’t find my purpose—God found me, and in Him, I found my purpose.

I didn’t grow up in faith. In fact, I was once an atheist, convinced that God didn’t exist and that faith was nothing more than wishful thinking. But deep down, I was searching—searching for meaning, for truth, for something more than what the world had to offer. Read more>>

David Watkins

Thanks to my mom, my band director, and ultimately, a crush I had on someone in high school. I played trumpet all throughout grade school. When high school came around, I wanted to switch to playing football. Marching Band camp was coming around and I really wasn’t very interested. My mom forced me to go and see if I’d change my mind first, and I ultimately did. My band director even told me that I’d go far if I stayed in band. At the same time, I met my high school crush that year as well. I’m just happy that I decided to stay. I began composing music, joined extracurricular music groups and many other things. This is how I learned that music was my calling. Read more>>

Kristen Liskey

I didn’t feel like I had a purpose until I had children and it wasn’t until my youngest (born 2018) was diagnosed with Rett Syndrome in 2020 that we learned that our journey would be much different than we anticipated. Our lives are filled with so many therapy appointments and doctor appointments, that I was using a year’s worth of PTO in three months. Entrepreneurship was a way for us to make a living doing what we love while caring for and preparing for a life with a child with special needs. I have a floral shop and bakery in Ingram, TX. We do our best to support our community and fellow special needs families. My grandmother owned a flower shop in a neighboring town as I was growing up and it’s something I’ve always wanted to do. The opportunity for the bakery happened to become available so we combined the two! Read more>>

James Barnes

I had to really take time to get to know myself . We live in a world where acceptance from others often overtakes the acceptance we should have for ourselves. All of our flaws and our best traits are 2 sides of the same coin. Self love is how I found my purpose Read more>>

Jason Tull

In 1999 I was given a pair of clippers from my father for Christmas . I was going to a barbershop in neighborhood my dad was not so thrilled about and I was always getting my haircut so the clippers were a way to cut my hair from home and also tighten my friends up as well. Read more>>

Erin Cincotta

From the time I was a kid, I knew I wanted to help people. It was in my nature. I watched my mom, a nurse, dedicate her life to caring for others, and my sisters were on their way to becoming teachers. Even my dad, though not in direct patient care, worked for a company that supplied medical devices to people who needed pacemakers. Helping people seemed like a given in my family, but I had no idea what my own path would be. Read more>>