By the third week of January, many New Year’s resolutions have become distant memories, while others are well on their way to becoming a new and natural way of life for some lucky and focused individuals.  One explanation for those resolutions that have fallen off of our radar is because they were likely not aligned to our Vision.  In other words, the resolutions were not pathways toward a problem (maybe even a world problem) that you hope to play a role in seeing solved.  Remember from the last blog post, your Vision is the foundation for your goal setting, aka resolutions.  To further flush out your Vision, consider an area of your life (or of life in general) that you would like to play a role in seeing transformed or improved. 

For example, my Vision as a Resilience Coach is:  “To see people live a life they love.” 

Before constructing a new and improved resolution or goal, you can further set yourself up for success by aligning your Life Purpose with your Vision.  “How do I figure out my Life Purpose?” you ask.  Once you get your Vision in focus, consider the specific role you want to play in helping the world realize your Vision. 

In the book, Career Distinction, William Arruda and Kirsten Dixson share an interesting way to get at your purpose.  Consider you are invisibly hovering around at your very own funeral.  What are the people attending your funeral saying about how you made a difference in the world?  What are they saying about how you made a difference in their lives?  What is being said about your life accomplishments?  How did you touch the lives of others?  How did you make a difference during this one go around you get called, “Your Life?”  Simply put, your Life Purpose is the role you want to play in helping achieve your Vision.

Once you have your arms around all that you hope others are saying at your funeral, massage the words into a few simple and powerful sentences that communicate your Life Purpose.  Be sure you can easily see the relevance and connection to your Vision.

I’ll share my Life Purpose statement here in hopes that it helps you to create yours. 

Christina’s purpose is to empower high performing people to live resiliently.  She helps people determine the areas of their life that they love and to make extraordinary changes in areas they don’t.  Christina’s clients create a way of being and lives they can’t wait to get up out of bed in the morning to live.  Her clients transform daily behaviors to allow them to freely practice extreme self care and renewal.  This allows her clients to be at their best when interacting with or helping others.  Christina’s clients will tell you that because of her coaching, they are able to live their life to the fullest in the areas of career, wellness, personal / professional development, and relationships.

I invite you to post your Vision and Life Purpose Statements if you’d like some feedback or as a way to inspire others.