Finding My Purpose: Day 3
Hey There! Today is the LAST DAY of the challenge but don’t be sad! There will be plenty more updates and unfiltered chaos to come. If you are new here I am doing Cathrin Manning’s 3 Days To Purpose Challenge, it’s a free mini challenge on finding your purpose and passion. I decided to share my journey through this to show you my process to finding happiness and pursuing my dream life and being totally transparent throughout these posts.
Recap of Day 1 + Day 2
If you missed out on the posts leading up to this you can check it out here ( Day 1 or Day 2). The posts stand alone but all of them pair well together but I recommend starting in order then coming back and reading Day Three. Don’t forget to join the Discord to let me know if you joined the challenge or what you think about these posts! But lets get into what you came for!
Three Little Words
The first three questions in todays workbook HIT HARD. So simple but they are deceptive in their simplicity…
What could happen if you did make a change in your life today?
If… scratch that… WHEN I make a change in my life anything could happen. I could get out of debt, I could help others, and I could actually be happy.
What would happen if you didn’t make a change in your life today?
I will be stuck where I am. I would lose everything. Continue to not be able to afford the basics. I would be stuck in the downward spiral of sadness, depression, and hating where I am in life.
Which one is worse?
I don’t think this even needs a response. A million percent not making a change is worse. even thinking of it I do not see that as an option for me. I will do better. I will have a life I love. I will have friends who love me for me to laugh with and share memories. I will make my business a success. I will be proud of myself and learn to love myself.
The last of the questions were extremely hard for me to answer. I struggled to even think of what to put down. But I told myself that I just had to write SOMETHING down and go from there. So here is what I put:
How can you use your passions to better fulfill your purpose?
I can use my passions to better fulfill my purpose by creating happiness for myself while writing about my experiences and finding or sharing experiences as well.
What can you do to fulfill your purpose in your personal life?
I can make more time to enjoy my passions and find ways to incorporate them into my life.
What can you do to fulfill your purpose in your professional life?
I can start consistently sharing content and find ways to monetize to cover bills, find ways to benefit others.
What is the first thing that you can do today to align with your purpose?
The first thing I can do to align with my purpose is to make a plan for how to incorporate my purpose into my life.
What boundaries or rules do you have to set to make sure change happens?
NOT spending any extra time at work than necessary (not that I do it anyways except for trade time)
Do AT LEAST one thing a week that I enjoy and something more time consuming over the weekend.
Set an alarm for anything I want to consistently do.
Plan ways to incorporate passion into my life
Over the next 90 days, what can you do to make your life the best it can be?
I can spend time doing things I enjoy. Finding ways to share the process and rewards with others, find a new job or way to afford and have time for my purpose.
So Now What?
While going though this challenge I have loved getting to think a little bit deeper about what I want and what I enjoy. My answers to the last few questions seemed vague to me. I struggled to even think of what to put there. I think it comes from the feelings I have about passion and having knowledge. To enjoy or be passionate about something you DO NOT have to know every single thing about it and I have always struggled with believing that. I feel I don’t have enough knowledge or natural skill about many of my passions for them to be considered a passion.
Regardless of those thoughts I do think that is where my passion lies and figuring out how to pursue them in my life will be an interesting journey and I hope you will join me so we can have a community of people to lift and support you.
I strongly encourage you to join the challenge if you have liked any of the questions asked. The videos and Cathrin help so much and it has so far been exactly what I needed. You can find the link to the challenge here! I would also HIGHLY recommend you check out her YouTube channel if you love people who are going after their dreams, are down to earth, and are transparent.
Remember if any of this peaked your interest, or you are interested in joining me on the journey please join the SW+C Discord Server and let me know what you think! I plan to continue this series of blog posts so you can see the journey I am on. I will post updates within the Discord channel and on my Instagram.
Thank you for joining me on this magic filled journey,
XOXO Allie