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What is Your Purpose?

5.21.14Does this question bug you?  What is your purpose?  It does me.  Hell, I don’t know, maybe make money?  That is my reaction—on a good day.  On a bad day—bug off!

So first of all, although we do have our own interpretation of the word “purpose”, let’s look at it from the view of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary which states:

Purpose, noun:

: the reason why something is done or used : the aim or intention of something

: the feeling of being determined to do or achieve something

: the aim or goal of a person : what a person is trying to do, become, etc.

There is quite a lot of breathing room for “purpose” when looked at strictly from the dictionary’s point of view.  Here one is given a way to utilize “purpose” in both life and in business.  What it points to is not some lofty goal but simply our intention in doing something with determination.  It also points to the possibility that we may achieve it without the pressure of having to achieve it.  It is a far more reachable outcome.  We can try to achieve or become it as the dictionary says.

Perhaps, in looking at purpose as not a result but as an action, it can be achieved or at least worked on.  Being asked the question “What is your purpose?” can then be answered in a way that makes sense.  And if we are puzzled by someone’s actions, we could ask them the question, “What’s your purpose?”  It may open up some interesting conversations that clarify the puzzling actions of other people.

The next time you are confronted by another person’s actions, ask them the question about purpose, and listen to what they say without judgment.  You may find some common ground you didn’t think you had.

My purpose for writing this blog is to make you think and to make a difference today in your life.

In the comments below, please tell me about your purpose or purposes.  I am looking forward to hearing from you.