50 questions to help you find your purpose in life

United States
September 24, 2009 6:37pm CST
Let’s get straight into it! If you want to live a happy life, then you MUST spend some time deciding what you want to do with your life, and then make the effort to live that life with passion. It’s up to you! No-one else is going to do it for you. So, take some time out from your busy day-to-day routine, and consider the following questions. 1. What is my life’s purpose? 2. If I had to take a best guess at my life’s purpose, what would it be? 3. Who am I? 4. What is the most important thing in my life? 5. What do I love to do, more than anything else? 6. If I had only six months left to live, what would I like to achieve? 7. What would I like to leave the world, as my legacy? 8. What would I do with my life, if I knew I could not fail? 9. If money, or time, or current responsibilities were not an issue, what would I like to do with my life, more than anything else in the world? 10. What activities have I discovered that give me the most pleasure? 11. What do I still want to learn? 12. When I was a child, what did I dream of doing with my life? 13. What has been the greatest challenge that I have overcome so far in my life? Could I help other people to overcome that same challenge? 14. What challenge would I love to overcome, and then help others achieve the same? 15. Who are the people I most admire? 16. Why do I admire these people? 17. How would I define their life’s purpose? 18. What qualities do these people possess that I’d also like to be known for? 19. What is the biggest dream I have ever had for my life? 20. What subjects did I enjoy most in school? 21. What sport have I most enjoyed? 22. What art or craft have I most enjoyed? 23. What social activity have I most enjoyed? 24. What hobbies have I pursued? 25. What hobbies do I wish I had pursued? 26. What would I like to do, if only other people didn’t think it was silly? 27. Where in the world would I most like to live? 28. Who would I like to live there with? 29. Where in the world would I like to work? 30. Who would I most like to work with? 31. What would my perfect day be like? 32. Is there a spiritual side to me, waiting to be unleashed? 33. What would I like to do, RIGHT NOW, which would bring me the most happiness or pleasure? 34. What special gift do I have that I could give to the world? 35. What makes me cry with joy, or brings tears to my eyes? 36. What would I like to do this weekend, just for fun? 37. If I could be granted the power to change the world, what would I do? 38. If I were given three wishes, what would they be? 39. What is something that scares me a bit, but would be really exciting if I did it? 40. What does my heart say I am to do with my life? 41. What qualities do I possess that I am really proud of? 42. What have I done in my life that I am really proud of? 43. If I had time available to contribute to a charity, or some cause, what would it be? 44. What am I usually doing when I suddenly realise that time has flown by, and all my focus has been on that one task? 45. What do I want to do on my next vacation? 46. Who in history would I most love to be, and why? 47. What do I most regret not doing, so far in my life? 48. At the end of my life, what would I most regret not having done? 49. What is my life’s purpose? 50. If I had to take a best guess at my life’s purpose, and just get started with something that excites me, what would it be? Ponder these questions for a while. Pick out one that you can really relate to, and ask yourself the question over and over and over, until you have an answer. The answers are within. If you ask, you will receive your answer. You can live a life of purpose. You can live a life of passion and success! Ask, until you get your answer. And then take massive action. It’s worth it, I promise.
4 responses
@shajerrl (309)
• China
25 Sep 09
Very great topics, thanks very much. it seems that every questions is not easy for me to find the correct answer, i think it worth me to spend a lot my time to ponder this questions. sometimes I always wonder what I should do and what I will do in the next? I believe I can find answer if I can answer this question carefully. I agree with that if you want to live a happy and meaningful life, you MUST spend some time to answer this questions, hope more guys can benefit from this topic, and thanks again.
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• United States
25 Sep 09
Great post! I personally feel that my life purpose changes on a regular basis. With each decision I make and each new adventure I go on. If you were to ask me five years ago my purpose would be very different from my idea of it today. Those are very thought provoking questions and I wish I could answer all of them. Some are up in the air and my be forever. I can relate right now to number 34. What special gift do I have to give to the world? I have an amazing ability to listen to people and help them solve inner personal conflicts and change behavior to fit a new lifestyle. I do it each day with my work and find it much easier to deal with friends/family when they are faced with challenges.
• United States
25 Sep 09
Geesh! I can't answer some of these unless I really sit back and think about them all for days. Those are some pretty deep questions and I wish you were a psychiatrist to analyze my answers, haha. That would be a challenge! You must be a pretty level headed person to come up with all that, I find it amazing. I guess you could say I'm still trying to find myself, and I'm lost, lol!
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@leahsmom (337)
• United States
25 Sep 09
Wow it's amazing that I spend all my time wondering what the purpose for my life is and you just help me find a to figure it out thanks
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