Why Am I here? Finding your Purpose Part 2

So yesterday I gave you the 5 nesting bowls to think about.  Today I want you to ask yourself some questions.

1. When was I over the moon happy?  What were the circumstances?
2. How do you see yourself?
3. What do you value?
4. What are you passionate about?
5. What do you see as your strengths?

Next ask 5 or 6 people that know you well to answer questions 2-5 about you. Honesty is key in this exercise, be honest with yourself, but also remember this is not a fault finding trip.  What may seem a weakness to you maybe a strength to God and others!

Don’t live the way this world lives.
Let your way of thinking be completely changed.
Then you will be able to test what God wants for you.
And you will agree that what he wants is right.
His plan is good and pleasing and perfect. Romans 12:2

When you receive the answers from your friends and family, circle or highlight common words within the pages. Breathe in the love that they are sending to you, feel the lift in your spirit and know that you are made for a purpose.  God has made you into His perfect image to use for His good and others have seen and felt this emit from you.

From all the messages you have received and the words you came up with yourself, you should be able to come up with a vision statement, your Big picture passion of what you would like to see in this world.
Bring that down to what you think God has called you to do in the big picture, where does your personal passion/calling  fit into the vision statement.  This will become your,  "I exist to" or your purpose statement.

Then the mission statement, what tools you will use to accomplish the purpose. And finally the goal statement, the smaller steps to accomplish your mission.


If you are feeling stuck in your life, I may be able to help!  I am now accepting new clients; contact  Field Trips in Life Coaching through this blog page! 

Why Am I Here? Finding Your Purpose

Have ever asked yourself any of the following questions? Why am I here?  What is it that God wants me to do?  What is my purpose in life?
If you have been around the business world, you may have heard them speak of their "Mission Statement".  Have you ever thought that it might be useful to have one of your own?  It is an amazing self-discovery journey that can set you on a path of purpose, wade through some of the questions floating in your head about why you are here on this earth.  While some will tell you to create goals for your life and I agree, we all need to know for what purpose and vision we are setting these goals, in other words, "What am I trying to accomplish?".  You may be confused on how to work this all out, I was, well here is the simplest explanation I have heard.  The visualization makes it so much easier for me comprehend.

Let's imagine a set of nesting bowls nesting one inside the other, this is what they will represent:

Mission is the way to leverage your purpose
in order to accomplish your vision

1. God- The largest outside bowl is God holding everything together.

2. Vision - What you see, the legacy you would like to leave, the big picture.

3. Purpose- What you are passionate about or what you feel is the Calling God has given you.

4. Mission- The ways you will choose to fore fill the purpose

5. Goals- The small steps that you will take to fore fill the mission.

The heart of man plans his way, but the Lord establishes his steps. Proverbs 16:9

Tomorrow we will talk about questions to ask yourself, so come on back!

If you are feeling stuck in your life, I may be able to help!  I am now accepting new clients; contact  Field Trips in Life Coaching through this blog page!