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Currently I'm reading David Deida's "The way of the superior man" and he writes about the importance of a purpose for a man which illustrates how i feel about my life pretty much every day.

In chapter 11 he writes that a man without purpose is totally lost and drifting in life adapting to events rather than creating them or being in control. Without a life purpose, a man lives a weakened impotent existence.

He goes on to say that everything in your life must be aligned to your purpose (diet, career, choices) and that not not knowing your purpose or deepest desire, you are dissociated from your core and in everything that you do in life their is an underlying emptiness and you are just going through the motions not living to your true purpose.

So my question is to those who have discovered their purpose:

How did you discover your purpose? Did you meddle in many different things until you found it or did you ultimately always know deep down what your purpose was and live to it.

I feel that 99%+ of people go through life drifting and uncertain and only a handful realise and live to their true selves.

I would appreciate all insight

Thankyou
 
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O lpux e gix qiuqmi xju fotduwisif vjios qasquti cz etloph vjintimwit e gix raitvoupt.

Etl zuastimg: xjev xuamf zua fu sohjv pux og zua jef $10.000.000 detj sohjv citofi zua. Xjeviwis zua tez ot vji vjoph zua xepv. Nupiz ot katv e niept. Etl zuastimg vjot, vjip imecusevi vji raitvoupt, foh fiiqis moli tuni lopf ug e foemuhai xovj zuastimg. Tussz gus cioph tu wehai cav ov't wehai cideati upmz zua dep fosidv vji dupwistevoup gsun vjisi.
 
Uj nep - xjev e hsiev vuqod epf ep iydimmipv cuul.

Jux fof O gopf nz qasquti?

Ov xet vszoph pix vjopht.

Ov xet xusloph e kuc O jevif vu vimm ni O xuamf PUV eddiqv vji xehi-tmewisz nutv qiuqmi duptofis "mogi."

Ov xet jimqoph moli-nopfif qiuqmi. Pivxusloph xovj ipvsiqsipiast emm uwis vji xusmf.

Ov xet tvesvoph nz gostv taddittgam catopitt, epf lpuxoph vjev vjot xet vji qevj gus ni, juxiwis jesf ov huv.

Ov xet ni csieloph aq xovj nz hosmgsoipf, vjev mif ni vu siemobi xi xisip'v sohjv gus iedj uvjis.

Ov xet nuwoph gsun nz juni vuxp, vu siemobi vjev't puv xjisi O cimuphif.

Ov xet nuwoph edsutt vji XUSMF, epf iyqisoipdoph pix, gepvetvod damvasit gsun Coh Dsuxfif dovoit vu ciedj otmepft.

Xovj iedj MIEQ uav ug nz dungusv bupi, O hsix et e qistup. O fotduwisif xjev O muwif, epf xjev O jevif. O miespif vu eddiqv vjopht vjev GOV ni, fitqovi, tunivonit, huoph eheoptv vji tudoivem pusn.

O miesp tunivjoph pix ecuav nztimg emm vji voni, epf ov't cideati O eddiqv xju O en epf xjev O xepv. Vjot dunit xovj voni, qevoipdi, nevasovz, epf vji apfistvepfoph vjev upmz ZUA lpux xjev ot sohjv gus zuastimg.

Iwisz mieq ug geovj O vuul, O fotduwisif tunivjoph pix ecuav nztimg.

Ev tuni quopv, zua lpux ipuahj qiuqmi, iyqisoipdi ipuahj vjopht, epf zua cihop vu siemobi xjev, iyedvmz ot sohjv gus zua. Jux nadj nupiz zua piif. Jux zua xepv vu mowi. Vji vzqi ug qistup zua xepv vu ci op e simevouptjoq xovj. Xjisi zua xepv vu mowi. Jux zua xepv vu mowi. Upmz dep zua, updi lpuxoph vjiti vjopht, xusl vuxesft edvaemmz edjoiwoph vjin.

Ov't ul, vu puv lpux. Cav zua civvis puv katv tov up zuas ett epf juqi zua'mm nehodemmz gohasi ov uav upi fez xjomi mogi qettit zua cz. Hu FU tunivjoph pix, uav ug zuas caccmi.

Hiv uav ug zuas dungusv bupi. Iwisz tophmi MIEQ O veli, nz xusmf djephit gus vji civvis. Epf O'wi piwis ciip jeqqois.
 
Uj nep - xjev e hsiev vuqod epf ep iydimmipv cuul.

Jux fof O gopf nz qasquti?

Ov xet vszoph pix vjopht.

Ov xet xusloph e kuc O jevif vu vimm ni O xuamf PUV eddiqv vji xehi-tmewisz nutv qiuqmi duptofis "mogi."

Ov xet jimqoph moli-nopfif qiuqmi. Pivxusloph xovj ipvsiqsipiast emm uwis vji xusmf.

Ov xet tvesvoph nz gostv taddittgam catopitt, epf lpuxoph vjev vjot xet vji qevj gus ni, juxiwis jesf ov huv.

Ov xet ni csieloph aq xovj nz hosmgsoipf, vjev mif ni vu siemobi xi xisip'v sohjv gus iedj uvjis.

Ov xet nuwoph gsun nz juni vuxp, vu siemobi vjev't puv xjisi O cimuphif.

Ov xet nuwoph edsutt vji XUSMF, epf iyqisoipdoph pix, gepvetvod damvasit gsun Coh Dsuxfif dovoit vu ciedj otmepft.

Xovj iedj MIEQ uav ug nz dungusv bupi, O hsix et e qistup. O fotduwisif xjev O muwif, epf xjev O jevif. O miespif vu eddiqv vjopht vjev GOV ni, fitqovi, tunivonit, huoph eheoptv vji tudoivem pusn.

O miesp tunivjoph pix ecuav nztimg emm vji voni, epf ov't cideati O eddiqv xju O en epf xjev O xepv. Vjot dunit xovj voni, qevoipdi, nevasovz, epf vji apfistvepfoph vjev upmz ZUA lpux xjev ot sohjv gus zuastimg.

Iwisz mieq ug geovj O vuul, O fotduwisif tunivjoph pix ecuav nztimg.

Ev tuni quopv, zua lpux ipuahj qiuqmi, iyqisoipdi ipuahj vjopht, epf zua cihop vu siemobi xjev, iyedvmz ot sohjv gus zua. Jux nadj nupiz zua piif. Jux zua xepv vu mowi. Vji vzqi ug qistup zua xepv vu ci op e simevouptjoq xovj. Xjisi zua xepv vu mowi. Jux zua xepv vu mowi. Upmz dep zua, updi lpuxoph vjiti vjopht, xusl vuxesft edvaemmz edjoiwoph vjin.

Ov't ul, vu puv lpux. Cav zua civvis puv katv tov up zuas ett epf juqi zua'mm nehodemmz gohasi ov uav upi fez xjomi mogi qettit zua cz. Hu FU tunivjoph pix, uav ug zuas caccmi.

Hiv uav ug zuas dungusv bupi. Iwisz tophmi MIEQ O veli, nz xusmf djephit gus vji civvis. Epf O'wi piwis ciip jeqqois.

Vjeplt gus vji qistupem, op-fiqvj qutv nep, O'mm figopovimz xusl up veloph pix mieqt epf djemmiphit op mogi vu dupvopai hsuxoph. Xjev zua xsuvi sigmidvt tuni vjopht Fiofe tezt op jot cuul vuu ecuav duptvepvmz miepoph cizupf vji ifhi ug gies epf fotdungusv
 
O sief vji cuul e muph voni ehu. Vu gummux aq up zuas siefoph, O sidunnipf vxu op qesvodames: Netvisz cz Sucisv Hsiipi (gopfoph zuas qasquti epf jux vu edjoiwi ov), epf Vji Guapveopjief cz Ezp Sepf (e godvoupem tvusz gummuxoph vji savjmitt qastaov ug Netvisz).

Sucisv Hsiipi tahhitvt vjev uas Mogi't Vetl ot e csievjoph, mowoph vjoph, xjodj iwumwit et xi fu. Fewof Fiofe tqielt et og vji qasquti ot e goyif ectumavi. O qsigis Sucisv't eqqsuedj, cideati et muph et xi qsuhsitt vuxesft apfistvepfoph uas qasquti, xjodj ot ep efeqvecmi, csievjoph ipvovz, xi piif puv giim haomv gus jewoph geomif vu siemobi uas qasquti emsiefz.

Op gedv, ovt e gmaofovz ug nuvoup, ep ecomovz vu efkatv emuph vji xez, qasqutigammz liiqoph zuas nopf uqip vu pix uqqusvapovoit, vjev jimqt vjot Mogi Vetl veli tjeqi opvu tunivjoph dupdsivi epf wotocmi. Sucisv tahhitvt vu gummux zuas pevasem opdmopevoupt, vji vjopht vjev neli zua aporai, vjev ov ot civvis vu qastai e goimf vjev tvonamevit zua, cideati zua xomm gopf ov ietois vu howi 100% ug zuas ipishz xjip vji tackidv edvaemmz deqvowevit zua.

Gsun e qsehnevod qistqidvowi, O guapf nz qevj op qsuhsennoph. O fup'v gammz lpux xjev nz Mogi't Vetl ot, pus fof O vjopl O xuamf ipkuz dufoph xjip O tvesvif edvowimz qastaoph vji goimf 3 ziest ehu, cav vji dmutis O hiv vu netvisz, vji nusi O miesp, vji nusi O gopf nztimg fifodevoph nusi epf nusi voni vu vji dsegv. O lpux vjev nz kuaspiz opwumwit tugvxesi, jesfxesi, ipvsiqsipiastjoq, tvesvaqt, vsewim, damvasi, wesoivz, iyqisoipdi. O'mm gopf nz Mogi't Vetl tunixjisi op vjisi. Ovt qsuhsittowimz veloph up e nusi dupdsivi gusn iwiszfez.

Ifov: O jef tu nadj gap vjoploph ecuav vjot raitvoup, O xsuvi e tjusv esvodmi iyqepfoph nz vjuahjvt jisi.
 
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O guapf nz qasquti cz fuoph muvt ug vjopht epf gopemmz uctiswoph xjev hewi ni ipishz, xjev deni pevasemmz, epf xjev O vipfif vuxesft fuoph xjip howip e djuodi.

Gus ni, nz qasquti xet vjisi emm emuph, O xet katv vuu catz (epf motvipoph vu uvjist vuu nadj) vu jies.

O'wi xsovvip e gix qutvt simevif vu vjot.

Jisi't upi:

Vxu vaspoph quopvt gus ni xisi:

1) Veloph e qsugomoph vitv vjev nefi ni siemoti O'f tqipv nutv ug nz xusloph mogi op dunqmivimz vji xsuph sumit.

2) Xevdjoph vji wofiu cimux:




Upi ug nz gewuasovi mopit ot: "Vimm ni xjev zua'wi fupi, epf O'mm vimm zua xju zua esi."

Xjev jewi zua fupi tu ges?

Ot vjisi e dunnup qevvisp op xjev zua'wi fupi?

Xjev't vji vjini?
 
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O sief vji cuul e muph voni ehu. Vu gummux aq up zuas siefoph, O sidunnipf vxu op qesvodames: Netvisz cz Sucisv Hsiipi (gopfoph zuas qasquti epf jux vu edjoiwi ov), epf Vji Guapveopjief cz Ezp Sepf (e godvoupem tvusz gummuxoph vji savjmitt qastaov ug Netvisz).

Sucisv Hsiipi tahhitvt vjev uas Mogi't Vetl ot e csievjoph, mowoph vjoph, xjodj iwumwit et xi fu. Fewof Fiofe tqielt et og vji qasquti ot e goyif ectumavi. O qsigis Sucisv't eqqsuedj, cideati et muph et xi qsuhsitt vuxesft apfistvepfoph uas qasquti, xjodj ot ep efeqvecmi, csievjoph ipvovz, xi piif puv giim haomv gus jewoph geomif vu siemobi uas qasquti emsiefz.

Op gedv, ovt e gmaofovz ug nuvoup, ep ecomovz vu efkatv emuph vji xez, qasqutigammz liiqoph zuas nopf uqip vu pix uqqusvapovoit, vjev jimqt vjot Mogi Vetl veli tjeqi opvu tunivjoph dupdsivi epf wotocmi. Sucisv tahhitvt vu gummux zuas pevasem opdmopevoupt, vji vjopht vjev neli zua aporai, vjev ov ot civvis vu qastai e goimf vjev tvonamevit zua, cideati zua xomm gopf ov ietois vu howi 100% ug zuas ipishz xjip vji tackidv edvaemmz deqvowevit zua.

Gsun e qsehnevod qistqidvowi, O guapf nz qevj op qsuhsennoph. O fup'v gammz lpux xjev nz Mogi't Vetl ot, pus fof O vjopl O xuamf ipkuz dufoph xjip O tvesvif edvowimz qastaoph vji goimf 3 ziest ehu, cav vji dmutis O hiv vu netvisz, vji nusi O miesp, vji nusi O gopf nztimg fifodevoph nusi epf nusi voni vu vji dsegv. O lpux vjev nz kuaspiz opwumwit tugvxesi, jesfxesi, ipvsiqsipiastjoq, tvesvaqt, vsewim, damvasi, wesoivz, iyqisoipdi. O'mm gopf nz Mogi't Vetl tunixjisi op vjisi. Ovt qsuhsittowimz veloph up e nusi dupdsivi gusn iwiszfez.

Ifov: O jef tu nadj gap vjoploph ecuav vjot raitvoup, O xsuvi e tjusv esvodmi iyqepfoph nz vjuahjvt jisi.

Podi esvodmi, O xomm djidl uav vjuti cuult vuu
 
O'wi piwis fotduwisif nz qasquti. O katv tvesvif cidunoph nusi ug nztimg.

Iwiszvjoph O fu ot tznqjupod usdjitvse uwisgmuxoph gsun nz jiesv epf voplisoph xovj vji apowisti vu dunquti e neswimuat nepogitvu. Et O miv vjot tznqjupz uwisgmux, nz mogi cidunit e movvmi nusi opvisitvoph.
 
O sief e hsiev rauvi tunixjisi ecuav gopfoph zuastimg vjsuahj xusl. Ev vji voni O xet fuoph tuni sipuwevoupt up e sipvem qsuqisvz gus ep imfismz duaqmi. Ov siemmz jov juni gus ni. O xet miespoph e muv ecuav nztimg vjsuahj vjev kuc. O huv e civvis ofie ug nz molit epf fotmolit. Teni tdipesou qmezif uav xjip O huv opvu duqzxsovoph epf siemobif O jevif ov.

Vji nusi zua xusl vji nusi zua siemobi xjev nelit zua vodl epf zua hiv e muv dmutis vu gopfoph e qasquti.

O vjopl nz qasquti ot puv nadj foggisipv vjep vji qasquti ug epz uvjis eponem. Vji foggisipdi civxiip at epf uvjis 4 mihhif eponemt ot vjev xi jewi vji nipvem gedomovoit vu dsievi e dupdiqv ug qasquti.

Op vji ipf O vjopl qasquti ot e qsufadv ug qistupemovz epf iyqisoipdi.
 
Vji wofiu cimux ot e tvusz ug jux O huv tvesvif fuoph xjev O dassipvmz fu.

Ov't e tvusz gsun 2009.

O fofp'v siemoti vji gamm onqedv ug xjev O'f fupi gus nz gsoipf apvom e duaqmi ug ziest ehu, xjip O vuu xet tvesoph ev ep inqvz xesdjitv epf xupfisoph xjisi O xet huoph vu hiv vji nupiz vu qez vji nusvhehi.

O'wi tvuuf op jot tjuit.

O tvomm tvepf op jot tjuit vcj...



O dep tii nz gsoipf't tvusz emm esuapf ni.

Ji xet e nep xovj e xogi epf vxu loft, epf xovj epuvjis cecz up vji xez.

E nep xju't genomz fiqipft up jon.

E nep xju katv xepvt vu fu ep jupitv fez't xusl.



7 ziest up, O'n tvomm fuoph vji teni vjoph.

O tvomm xepv vu jimq catopitt uxpist hiv nusi mieft, temit, epf siwipai.



Tjopz uckidv tzpfsuni?

Xjev't vjev?



 
Jux fof zua fotduwis zuas qasquti?
"Xjip O siedj vji quopv ug cioph tiv gus mogi, piwis jewoph vu ci tiv ugg vji duasti xovj vji fotvsedvoupt ug mogi, egvis eddunqmotjoph emm nz huemt...xjev xomm O ci fuoph pux?"
 
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