Purpose, done right, is a perfect tool to help manage the fear, suffering, and uncertainty that we are living through. It's important to understand purpose as action-oriented, universal, accessible, and rooted in contribution to others. Finally, it is a work in progress, not etched in stone.
is a tech startup that has spent seven years crafting algorithms to help us identify those unique strengths and interests to jumpstart the process of writing our unique and authentic purpose statement.... [+]A more anecdotal definition of purpose is simply, ‘the reason we get up in the morning’. Particularly in times of fear, loss, and great uncertainty, this familiar framing of purpose is a useful one.
But understanding our purpose, our reason for getting up in the morning – the way that our unique skills can meet the needs of the world – has been shown to reduce anxiety, sharpen focus, and even improve our physical health.
The power of purpose is that it makes us look beyond ourselves to how we can contribute to the greater good. The ways that other people need us are so clear right now because of the crisis that we are living through together. Remember, contribution does not have to look or feel heroic: we can't and shouldn't all be operating respirators in ICUs.
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