Purpose is the unwavering desire to achieve a difficult goal. People who wake up each day knowing their purpose have a huge advantage over those who don’t. For example, people who live their life with purpose:
- perform better academically and in their careers,
- are more health conscious and have higher self-esteem,
- are better at devising creative strategies for overcoming challenges,
- commit to other core values including humility, gratitude, and integrity, and
- strive to have a positive impact on themselves and the world around them
As a result, the first thing you should do when you realize you haven’t found your purpose in life yet is to find a mentor who has. Unquestionably, once you spend enough time with a mentor who is living their life with purpose, you will indeed be moved to find yours.