The True Purpose of Life

In our Level 1 workshop, we help people find their true purpose in life. This article explains what we mean by true purpose, and why this process works.

What is the true purpose of life?

The true purpose of life is whatever passion, hobby, lifestyle, business, or career best satisfies the four essential needs of the mind, which are Adventure, Talent, Individuality, and Expansion.

But that’s at the level of greatness — living a life of great adventure, great talent, great Individuality, and so on. And not many people do. That’s not because they’re broken, but because most people don’t know what that is for them, or where to start. And that’s OK, because greatness is the end goal. It’s a journey, and it takes time to get there.

The good news is: you can get started right now with the four versions of those centres you already have — which are what you’re excited by (Adventure), good at (Talent), suited to (Individuality), and know well (Expansion). That’s why we designed our Level 1 workshop to focus only on those four characteristics. It keeps things simple and self-governing.

And because you already have those characteristics, it makes your new purpose believable and achievable — so you actually get started. From there, living that purpose naturally leads to greater Adventure, Talent, Individuality, and Expansion.

• Living what you're excited by naturally leads to more Adventure.

• Doing things you’re good at develops real Talent.

• Expressing yourself in ways that suit you deepens Individuality.

• Applying what you know well leads to more Expansion.

Those qualities reinforce each other. The more you live them, the more they grow, and the more real, lasting happiness you create. Because purpose isn’t something you figure out once and then finish. It’s something you live into, and it develops as you do.

So if you can find something to do in life that satisfies those four centres, you’ve ticked all the boxes for the perfect purpose. And we have a beautifully simple process that can help you work that out in our Level 1 online workshop, as well as Level 2 and Level 3 to help you live it.

It doesn’t have to be your job

Once you find your true purpose, you live it any way you can, as often as you can. If you can do that as a full-time living, great. But you don’t have to quit your job or blow up your life to live your purpose.

Live your purpose wherever it fits — after hours, on weekends, or whenever you can. Doing that adds meaning, fulfilment, and balance back into your life. It gives you something that’s yours, outside the routine, pressure, and obligation of work life. Life can’t be all work and no play.

When a purpose draws on what you’re excited by, good at, suited to, and know well, it gives you a direction that grows with you over time. That’s the kind of purpose we show people how to find, because that’s the sort of purpose that leads somewhere.