The past is the past and the future is yet to be discovered.

Learn from the past, live in the present and plan for the future.

True power comes from how you’re living your life right now. To see the future you must take control of where you are in the present.

To discover your unique strengths, you need an understanding of what makes you unique. Your strengths are built from the many different experiences in your life. You’re a sum total of your past, present and hopes for the future.

Uniqueness is defined as being without equal. No one else in the whole world has the same experiences, inner motivators, dreams, goals, or abilities. You owe it to yourself, and the other important people in your life, to find and use your special gifts.

Finding your uniqueness flows from deep inside. Your life’s purpose is the gift that only you can give the world. You have to know your unique qualities in order to live out your life’s purpose. When you know your life’s purpose, life has meaning.

Beginning your research

Finding your life’s purpose will help you to become more in tune with your inner self. You will be exploring your likes and dislikes, your strengths and weaknesses and your deepest thoughts. To get where you want to go in the future, you have to know where you are right now.

What really makes you tick? Let’s start exploring.

When you were little, before the world began telling you what you couldn’t do, what did you want to be when you grew up?

Let the child in you dream and plan the future. Believe the impossible is possible. Believe your dreams will come true. Believe, without a doubt, that you are worthy and deserving of success, happiness and unlimited prosperity. Allow the child in you to come alive once more with wonder, anticipation and excitement.

Are you aware of how you subconsciously feel about living out your destiny and finding your life’s purpose? Down deep inside is a belief system reacting positively or negatively to the idea of finding your life’s purpose. Take a few minutes of quiet time and answer these questions.

1.What was I most often praised for in my life?

2.Was I encouraged to take risks and try new things?

3.What have I stopped myself from doing because I didn’t feel I would succeed?

4.What did I most often dream about becoming when I was a child?

To find your life’s purpose you must believe you truly deserve happiness and success.

Living your dreams isn’t selfish or self-centered – it’s exciting, rewarding and fulfilling!

Eliminating limitations

Are you placing impossible limitations on yourself?

This is the time to explore ALL possibilities. Self-empowerment skills allow you to achieve your full potential through self-awareness.

Let’s analyze a few of the limits you may be placing on yourself.

1.What do you feel is going right in your life right now?

Make a list of the ten best things going right for you.

2.Do you believe in your abilities?

Make a list of your ten most outstanding abilities.

3.If you could change only one thing in your life at this minute, what would it be?

4.When you think about the future, what excites you the most? What, if anything, makes you sad?

5.Who is the person you admire most in this world? Why? Are you like this person in any way?

When you love what you’re doing in life, you can’t wait to begin the day. You get out of bed feeling enthused and energized.

Persistence is powerful. Desire to find and live your life’s purpose is a powerful inner motivator.

Be bold. Take risks. Start with one bite-sized piece at a time and accomplish more than you ever imagined possible.

Use your energy to create success!

Everyone has a life’s purpose

You have a life’s purpose!

Some people find their mission every early in life, others have to wait until they’re more mature. You have a special talent and calling only you can fulfill. You’ll begin feeling you have more direction and control of life as you listen to your hearts desire.

The first question you must ask: How can my life’s purpose benefit not only myself, but others as well?

This is probably the most important question you can ask yourself.

Any mission is valid as long as it expresses your uniqueness and special gifts. A life’s purpose is a representation of all your unique qualities.

You’ve probably had many clues throughout your life about your life’s purpose. If you haven’t found a mission yet, you can.

You may have been more aware of your mission during childhood than as an adult. Often, well meaning parents, teachers or other role models push and pull you onto a certain career path.

A life’s purpose doesn’t necessarily have to be a career. It can be a hobby too. What’s special about a life’s purpose is that it makes you happy and satisfied.

When you’re living a true mission, you share special gifts with the world. And, when you give yourself to the world, it comes back to you ten-fold.

“I always wanted to be somebody,

I should have been more specific."

Lily Tomlin

Copyright 2005 Sharon Michaels

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