Finding Your Purpose in the Service of Others
So how do I find my purpose? Begin by asking yourself, What do I care about? Who do I enjoy serving? What gets me out of bed in the morning? What makes my heart beat? Then search for a way to live these things out. Look for a job that taps into those skills. Look for opportunities to volunteer that incorporate your strengths. Find ways at home and
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It seems like fulfillment is our North Star when it should be our neighbors.
As Viktor Frankl wrote in Man’s Search for Meaning, purpose is often born from responsibility to someone or something beyond ourselves. It is not just introspective; it is connective. He writes, “The more one forgets hinself, by giving himself to a cause to serve or another person to love, the more human he is.”