Stop Waiting for Your Life to Begin: Design It Now

"Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one." -Marcus Aurelius. Reflect on how you use your energy across your life. Examine your daily activities, your hobbies, your relationships. Consider where you invest your time, attention, and resources. Are these investments aligned with your deepest-held values (as discovered in our previous exercise, perhaps)? Or are you simply drifting along, reacting to external pressures and demands? Consider whether your activities provide satisfaction. Think, for instance, of the last activity that you did that provided this. Is this what makes you you as an individual? When do you feel most alive? Look back on your life at what you always wanted to do. Reframe your perspective? What small, concrete steps can you take, starting today, to bring your actions more in line with your values and contribute to something larger than yourself? What is the one thing that the world is lacking? What is one thing you can provide? Engage the power of the present. Remember, all your actions should contribute to the meaning of your life. By transforming your perspective, you are on your way to discovering your purpose. Don't wait for clarity to strike. Live into it, one virtuous action at a time. This is how you transform the abstract concept of "purpose" into a lived reality.