Purpose Propels Greater Good In Actions.

Living your Purpose : Greater Good in Action! 

By: Mahendra Singh Rathore. 

 These days employers and organizations after interviews, also require employees to take tests to find out their purpose and personality types of questionnaires to determine whether the candidate is right fit for the position. Merely for my own curiosity, I took my Purpose and the Myers Brigg personality profile tests to find if my soul is aligned to the mission I have embarked upon. My purpose score is 67 out of 70, indicating a high level of purpose. 

Purpose is an abiding intention to achieve a long-term goal that is both personally meaningful and makes a positive mark on society and the world. The goals that foster a sense of purpose are ones that can potentially change the lives of other people, like supporting our companies mission, diversity social & cultural values, creating NWoW, Agile and Learn processes or teaching and inspiring colleagues to excel in their particular field of expertise to deliver distinctive service to clients.

 The score suggests that I have a purpose that shapes the bigger decisions in my life and imbues it with meaning. Patrick Hill and his Washington University colleagues have found important advantages for more purposeful adults, including better cognitive functioning and even longer lives. Having a purpose also seems to be associated with lower stress levels, overall, which contributes to better health. If you would like to strengthen your already-strong sense of purpose, here are some suggestions: 

 Discuss your purpose with mentors and colleagues:

 Talk with a trusted friend, colleague, or mentor about your experiences finding your path to purpose. Discuss where you were in your life when you first formed your purpose, compared to where you are now. You can try to answer questions like these: 

 ✔ What is most important to me in my life right now? 

✔ What do you think I am particularly good at?

 ✔ What are my greatest strengths? 

 ✔ When do you think I am most engaged?

 ✔ How do you think I will leave my mark on the world?  

 Living Your Best Possible Self: 

Imagine yourself at some future age—like 10 or 20 years down the road—and think about what your life would be like if everything went as well as possible. Then ask yourself these questions about your future self: 

 ✔ What are you doing? 

 ✔ What is important to you?

 ✔ What do you really care about, and why?

 Focusing on an ideal self can increase your optimism for the future, which researchers believe is tied to purpose. 

 Clarify your values:   

 If it is hard to figure out what matters most to you, reflecting on your values can help. Three values surveys—the Valued Living Questionnaire, the Portrait Values Questionnaire, and the Personal Values Questionnaire—ask you to rank the importance of different values, something that can help you get clearer about your purpose. 

 Cultivate positive emotions: 

Positive emotions help us to broaden our outlook on the society and the world and feel energized to take action for the greater good; so, they can be useful for finding purpose. Gratitude and awe help us care about others, build relationships, and feel connected to something greater than ourselves, which is why we foster purpose.

 Do constructive things ,communicate with colleagues, engage and elevate the conversations that will help bolster your sense of purpose—and helps you transform yourself as an appreciating asset for the organization to further foster a thriving, resilient, and compassionate work environment. 

Resources: The Myers & Briggs Foundation. https://www.myersbriggs.org/my-mbti personality-type/