Self Discovery

I'm 24 and for the last 5 years, I've been on the road to discovering my life purpose. I've gone through the Life Purpose course twice. First time in 2018, then again in 2021. The second time i went through it, I locked myself in a cabin in the woods for a week and went through the whole thing. I recommend this. And I must say that it is an excellent course and worth the money. I have gained a lot of clarity about myself and what I want from life. I've learned that I'm fascinated by human behaviour, as well as the process of creativity and learning. I love helping people overcome challenges and blocks in their lives. I've discovered that... My strengths are: - Social intelligence, the ability to connect with people fast. - Curiosity and interest in the world. I love learning. - Appreciation of beauty. (I've always had a visual eye. drawing, photography and filmmaking have been passions of mine since I was a kid) My main passions: - Understanding human behaviour and social dynamics - Public speaking, presenting ideas. - Filmmaking - Personal and spiritual development. My ideal medium: Workshops and live events. My zone of genius: Public speaking. I'm good at speaking in front of a live audience and presenting valuable ideas in an engaging, educational and entertaining way. I'm on the path of mastering public speaking. I'm building a YouTube channel where I share my ideas through short visual essays which helps me improve my presentation skills. I'm also a member of Toastmasters. And I'm working at a primary school, teaching as a way of making money right now. So I'm on track with building those practical skills. The issue I'm running into is the impact I want to have on the world. I know that I want to help people expand their minds and evolve, but this is way too vague of an impact statement and doesn't give me the laser focus I'm looking for. 2 impact statements that have been on my mind for the last few years... - Helping people connect with reality through increasing their capacity to learn and be creative. - Helping primary school kids see the beauty of reality through learning and creativity. Both of these statements feel authentic to me, although I'm hesitant to niche down to helping kids only. I feel like that may limit me from sharing my deeper ideas. My life purpose is down to one statement: I teach live workshops and coaching, helping people increase their capacity to learn and be creative. I sense that I need to drill down some more with this though. Can you guys help me get more specific about what this would like as a career and provide me with some external perspectives? Of course, @Leo Gura since you made the LP course, your advice would be much appreciated. Thanks!

Who are your biggest inspirations / idols?

if you could relive your twenties, what would you do differently?

@Rilles i think that’s the main issue. Acting out of fear and anger tends not to solve much. Although I do see the value in it, since like you said, it does get peoples attention. @ivory Good point. I do believe that changes are going to take place. Are they going to be sustainable changes is another question. @Jacobsrw I like how you zoomed in on the concept of protests and broke it down to its elements. Makes it clearer to see just how multidimensional and complex things are. The challenge is that most people are not going to think this through that way, especially from a state of anger. @Consept Yep. Right on.

With the whole George Floyd thing happening I started to wonder if protests are actually the most effective way to create change. To me, it seems like it is not getting to the root of the problem. Sure, it’s striking, but I intuitively feel like it doesn’t truly create real change in the system. What are your thoughts on protests? What would be an alternative way to impact the world ?

Thought I’d share this song here since to me it beautifully captures some of the feelings that visionaries out there may be dealing with when trying to make change in a society that inherently fears it. If you know of any other life purpose related music please share here!

@YaNanNallari What do you mean by emotional habits? @Hansu Yes, I think I’ll do this. In the end, 6 months is nothing. I’ll start with army and if I get depressed or something I might switch to civil service.

@Dan Arnautu This is the way I’ve been looking at it also. There is definitely opportunity to grow. Discomfort is our friend.

In Finland, military service is a must for all over 18 year olds for usually for 9-12 months, although some people with good luck can get out in 6 months. My time is coming soon, but it feels bad since ive just got the ball rolling in terms of personal growth, consciousness and lifestyle. My diet is good, spiritual practises locked in, I got a good grip of my purpose, relationships are deeply fulfilling and I’m feeling more full of life force than ever before. I’m ready to dominate life. But now I have to go into a forest, probably for 9 months with high carb, low protein unhealthy foods with little time to meditate, self inquire and work on my life purpose, handling guns all day and getting yelled at by some stage blue sergent. It’s not that i dont want discipline; im actually a very disciplined guy naturally. Honestly I don’t need an army guy yelling at me to stand up straight. The other option is community service, which would be 12 months. This would surely be boring as hell, but atleast I could work on my self and maintain my current badass lifestyle. What would you guys do?

Do you keep the two separate or do you have days when you simply contemplate for an hour and don't do any traditional mindfulness meditation?

Great insights. I love the idea about loosening up the body for more effortless living. Also that insight about adventure, and making life feel magical again like as a kid. I can relate to that heavily. I find that the rare instances when i smoke weed i also often get valuable insights that refresh my perspective on daily life. Thanks. Keep up the good work!

Great report! Inspired me.

@PsiloPutty Work up to it. I started off with 30min and slowly week by week worked up to 60min. It really isn't that hard once you get used to it. Maybe you should start with just 20min or even 15min.

@George Fil I took some walks and did some stretching. But don't use a walk as a distraction from doing the deep work you gotta do.