Being is your identity and it defines who you are. Doing dictates what you’ve been called and put on this earth to do. So here is the definition of (Life) Purpose:

When you find a role in life where you do what you love to do, and you use what you’re great at doing to become a solution to problems that you are called to fix. That’s when you will find your (life) purpose. It’s that one sweet spot where these four things intersect: Passions, Talents, Needs and Calling.

Passions:

Passions are the fuel for your life. When you are doing something you are passionate about, it will wake you up early in the morning with new vigor. When it comes to (Life) Purpose, your Passions answer the question “What” – What should I be doing in my life that will satisfy me?

Talents:

Talents are those things you do easily that others wish they could do too because you make it look so easy to do it. Everyone cannot do what is easy for you to do. Your talents are given specifically to you and it is up to you to use them to make a difference in this world! Talents answer this question “How” – How can I make the greatest amount of change in this world using the talents that are given to me?

Needs

Needs are the third component in finding your life purpose. Why needs? Passions and Talents are important, but you have them both because you have been designed for a role in your life where you will do what you love to do and use what you’re great at doing to solve problems! Needs answer the question “Where” – Where will I make the greatest contribution in life?

Calling

Finally, you have a “Calling”. Sometimes we can spend our whole life devoted to the wrong thing. You are called to do something great in your life. These great things can be negative, (e.g. a serial killer) or they can be positive (e.g. helping the poor or in my case, helping at-risk youth to find their calling in life). It’s up to you to decide what that calling is and to “just do it!”

Calling is the last component (and the most important) because you must pay attention to what your calling is in order to focus on it and to devote your life to that cause. Why? Because your calling comes from above. When you are working with the will of your spiritual guidance, it will all work out in the end!

So that’s how you define (Life) purpose and how to go about finding it? Purpose isn’t just about you having a satisfying life. Purpose is actually about you serving or contributing to the betterment of the world.

To solve the world’s problems, how do you actually do this? You only use your talents to become a solution to the problems. Your talents come easy to you. You use what comes easy to you to fix problems and since you’re great at what you do, you’ll fix the problems that are set forth in your life purpose goals.

“Life is a banquet. And the tragedy is that most people are starving to death.”  ~ Anthony de Mello