How to Live With Passion & Purpose

If you ever fear that you are caught in a slump in terms of your personal happiness and where you are going in life, it might be time to reevaluate the way you are living and your priorities. To achieve true fulfillment and joy in life, it is important to live every day with passion and purpose.

Instructions

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  Visualize your dreams. Vividly picture your dreams becoming a reality. Stop picturing the rut that you are presently stuck in, and instead focus on what you ideally want, such as a clean bill of health, strong and supportive relationships with family and friends, a successful career or a comfortable home environment. Take a few minutes to make a collage of words and photographs that say something to you. This will become your own vision board; be sure to place it somewhere that is visible to your every day, to serve as a reminder of what you need to focus on.

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  Transform your desires into habits. If you do not make a change in your life, your desires will remain just that. To live with passion and purpose, it is necessary to have both something to work for and something to work on. Define your tangible "wants." Determine how you are going to go about achieving your wants. Set up specific goals to serve as milestones on your journey to success. Having goals can provide individuals with the sense of purpose that is necessary to get motivated (and working) on a daily basis. Defining your wants is not where it stops. Turn your wants into regular habits. Work to change small goals into bigger ones.

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  Avoid negativity. It is all too common for people to feel confined and restricted by negative influences and ideas. Stay away from negative people who try to limit you from going after your goals and dreams. Also, avoid stifling yourself by listening to restrictions you might have in your own mind. Surround yourself with positive influences and people who are trying to live more purposefully and passionately, as well.

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  Open your mind to change. In order to live with passion, it is crucial to be an adaptable and open person who welcomes change and newness. Life is full of possible setbacks. In order to be a person who can live with purpose, it is important to be open to discovering new ways to achieve things amid any setbacks or obstacles that you might experience.

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  Have gratitude. No matter how difficult life might seem at times, everyone on has something for which to be thankful, whether it is health, career, good friends or loving family members. Close every single day with feelings of thankfulness. Jot down a few things that perhaps made you smile that day, or that you are looking forward to doing or experiencing in the near future.

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  Celebrate. When you work hard to achieve something in life, it is important to acknowledge accomplishments. Even if they are small things, it is essential to take some time out to revel. Take note of your progress in living with passion and celebrate, using the energy of your accomplishment to motivate you to get to the next step on your journey.

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  Think about what you can do for others. To live with purpose, it is beneficial to focus not only on bettering yourself but also on bettering others. Ask yourself what you can do to make life better for the people around you, whether it's volunteering in your community or helping babysit a few times a week for a frazzled single mother on your street.