{"id":6131,"date":"2019-03-16T11:46:02","date_gmt":"2019-03-16T15:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ashleycaron.com\/personal-development\/?p=6131"},"modified":"2019-03-16T11:46:02","modified_gmt":"2019-03-16T15:46:02","slug":"process-to-discover-your-true-purpose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ashleycaron.com\/personal-development\/process-to-discover-your-true-purpose\/","title":{"rendered":"A Step by Step Process to Discover Your True Purpose"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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For as long as I can remember I’ve had a background sense of uneasiness<\/b> in my life.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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It’s an unnamable frustration<\/span> that came from knowing I wasn\u2019t doing all I could with my life. <\/p>

Regardless of changes I\u2019ve made in my career, friends, relationship and even location there was always this infuriating restlessness that told me I had more to do<\/span> with my life\u2026 more to be<\/span>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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If you’ve ever felt like this, you’re not alone.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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More people than ever are searching for\u00a0meaning<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0purpose<\/span>\u00a0in their lives.\u00a0<\/p>

So much so that it\u2019s actually being researched.\u00a0<\/p>

One of the findings of the research\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>(link\u00a0here<\/a>) shows that a lack of purpose can be\u00a0detrimental<\/span>\u00a0to our health. And people who report having a sense of purpose in life are shown to have\u00a0lower risks of mortality<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0heart disease<\/span>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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A sense of purpose is clearly very important to living a good life<\/b>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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It makes sense that so many of us are\u00a0searching<\/span>\u00a0for it.<\/p>

If you\u2019re someone like me who\u2019s still\u00a0full of questions<\/span>\u00a0about your purpose in life I may have something that can help.<\/p>

It\u2019s\u00a0a framework<\/span>\u00a0I happened upon during one of my many internet adventures. It helped me find some\u00a0answers<\/span>\u00a0to the frustration and uncertainty in my life.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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It’s a Japanese concept called Ikigai.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Ikigai roughly translates into \u201creason for being.<\/span>\u201d<\/p>

When I went through this process for myself, I realized that it provided the\u00a0perfect blend\u00a0<\/span>of our\u00a0spiritual<\/span>\u00a0longings with the\u00a0practical<\/span>\u00a0realties of the world.\u00a0<\/p>

It was through this framework that I realized my purpose. My reason for being is to use my\u00a0talents<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0strengths<\/span>\u00a0to serve the expression of\u00a0feminine power<\/span>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>

My Ikigai is to\u00a0provide tools, insights and resources for women to grow and thrive<\/span>. It\u2019s rooted in my belief that the insights, experiences and talents of women and girls are essential to creating a thriving future.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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If you’d like more help to get clarity on your purpose (including prompts and examples) then download<\/b> your free guide<\/b> below.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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But it\u2019s important to acknowledge\u00a0 that this isn\u2019t some quick and easy solution to all our problems. It requires\u00a0time<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0introspection<\/span>.<\/p>

You don\u2019t have to force yourself to answer all the questions now. Just having\u00a0an awareness<\/span>\u00a0of the right questions can help us to be open to\u00a0insights<\/span>\u00a0and\u00a0ideas\u00a0<\/span>that would probably otherwise not come into our life.\u00a0<\/p>

My Ikigai, my purpose, has become\u00a0the north star\u00a0<\/span>of my life\u00a0guiding me<\/span>\u00a0through the ups and downs of every day life.\u00a0<\/p>

It doesn\u2019t guarantee a perfect life (nothing does). But, it does help orient us towards creating a life in alignment<\/b> with our reason for being.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Four Steps to Your True Purpose<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Download this FREE guide to find your purpose and start creating a life you’ll love.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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For as long as I can remember I’ve had a background sense of uneasiness in my life. It’s an unnamable frustration that came from knowing I wasn\u2019t doing all I could with my life.  Regardless of changes I\u2019ve made in my career, friends, relationship and even location there was always this infuriating restlessness that told me I […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":6135,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[14,15,16,17,18],"class_list":["post-6131","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog","tag-ikigai","tag-passion","tag-personal-growth","tag-purpose","tag-self-discovery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ashleycaron.com\/personal-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6131","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ashleycaron.com\/personal-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ashleycaron.com\/personal-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ashleycaron.com\/personal-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ashleycaron.com\/personal-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6131"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ashleycaron.com\/personal-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6131\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ashleycaron.com\/personal-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6135"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ashleycaron.com\/personal-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6131"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ashleycaron.com\/personal-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6131"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ashleycaron.com\/personal-development\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6131"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}