Purpose in Life - Part 2

Previously we talked about everyone having a purpose in life.
Everyone is here for a reason.
Everyone is here to solve a certain problem or serve a certain purpose.

So where does that lead us? Knowing that we all have a unique purpose in life.

Do we just sit around?
Do we just wait for a ‘sign’ ?
Do we just wait for our purpose to be realised by itself?

Of course not! You need to be Proactive! What good is a screw driver if it is sitting in a box never to be used!

But how do you proceed if you are not sure of your purpose or have no idea what it is?

The solution is to look at the activities that you usually enjoy. Just think, what do you like doing? Is it talking to people, is it singing, is it writing or DIY jobs, etc? Continue doing the things that you enjoy doing, eventually you will know what your true purpose is, if you remain in action.

All in all, it is imperative that we focus and try to find our life purpose.
If you yourself do not know what your purpose is… then no one else will know either.
No one can benefit from it.

We should dedicate our life to discovering our purpose and fulfilling it.
It is only by doing so that we can attain ‘self-actualisation’, which is the realisation of one’s potential and the highest state in Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs.

Be free to soar where you will, achieve your potential and your dreams!

Purpose in Life - Part 1

When I was a child, I used to keep birds and fish as pets.

I especially like playing with my fishes a lot. You may wonder, just how one plays with a fish?

Well, that’s simple. You see, I used to keep a small fish bowl with several small fishes inside (such as Angelfish, guppy and fighting fish). Whenever I fancy, I’ll stick my little palm into the bowl, grab a fish, take it out of the bowl and place it on the floor beside me.

Being a curious child, I noticed that when the fish is out of water, it could not move/walk /fly and it doesn’t seem to fare very well.

However, when I put the fish back into the water again… Viola! A miracle happened…and they were able to move freely again!

Now as I recall, I think we are like the fishes.

We may not all be rocket scientists or Mozart, but there must be something that we can do better than anyone else.
That something is our unique purpose!

All of us belong somewhere. In other words, there should be something that you can do better than anyone else. There should be a problem that you were created to solve, a problem that you will love solving.

Just like the fish, there is a place where you can swim freely.
Just like the bird, there is a place where you can soar to your heights freely.

When you are where you are supposed to be… NO one can compete with you!

Cross Roads ...

Which Road Should I Take?

“Would you tell me which way I ought to go from here?” asked Alice.

“That depends a good deal on where you want to get,” said the Cat.

“I really don’t care where” replied Alice.

“Then it doesn’t much matter which way you go,” said the Cat.


- Quote from the Alice in Wonderland Movie

Creativity

Creativity ...

I would rather be

Insightful but naive than

matured but cliche!


How many times have we come up with an idea, be it for work, at home or just during everyday life?
How many times have we shrugged it off, saying to ourselves " Nah, don't be silly, nobody has done that before!"

Nobody has done it before!
So does that mean the idea will never work?
Or is it because, we are afraid of being ridiculed for doing something differently?

When Thomas Edison and other Scientists experimented with electrical light bulbs, it was a whole new ball game to the traditional candle light. But see how the humble light bulb has become an everyday necessity.

When Sigmund Freud came out with his psychoanalytic theories of personality, it was dismissed as unscientific and baseless. However, who would have know that the basis of his theories have spawned much research and theories in psychology.

The list can go on... but the point is obvious.

Perhaps we are too afraid of failure, ridicule or rejection.
Perhaps we just give ourselves too many excuses "nah, I'm not bright enough", "I'm not strong enough", etc, etc, etc


So we stick to 'tried and tested' ways of doing things and Living our lives!


Isn't it time, we challenge our old ways of thinking and start seeing the possibilities in change?

Excuses excuses...

As humans we are not only imperfect.

We also tend to make excuses.
Big excuses, small excuses, day in, day out

We all make excuses....


I can’t because …
...I’m too tired.
... I don’t have the time.
... I don’t have the money,
.... I don't have the equipment,
.... I don't have the space.
.... I am not talented enough
..... I am not smart enough

... I am not pretty enough

.. etc etc etc...


Excuses are like maggots.
They may be tiny but if there are a lot of them.
They will eventually eat us up!

So how do we stop excusing ourselves?



Let me recommend two ways:



i) Try to see the positive and the fun side of things!

Excuses are usually made because we don’t feel like doing something

Especially when we do not like to do something or feel negative about doing something,
for example,
wake up early in the morning for exercise, taking additional classes to learn more, etc
In such cases, try to adopt a positive attitude and look at the fun side of things.
Think about the fresh air, refreshing feeling of the morning air, or the interesting people you may meet in
class, etc

You’ll find yourself making fewer excuses.



2) Be accountable.

Excuses are our evil little ways of wriggling out of owning up to something or doing something. If we don’t have the time, money, etc., then it’s not our fault, right? Wrong. Start taking responsibility and soon you will see the solutions. In this light, it also helps if you have a workout partner, a project partner, or just someone to account to... get it?


See your goal and be motivated by it! Visualize your goals and just get started.

Let's all start having fun and stop making Excuses today !