Living a life with meaning!
LIFE NUGGETS - Capsule (12): WHY AM I HERE?
How to know your purpose!
Never before has the question of purpose - "why are we here?" - become so pertinent to the human race as a time like this. It is in the lowly and toughest of times that many look within (internally) for strength and direction when all else without (externally), seem to be falling apart and ask these questions;
"Where Is my place in all of these uncertainty?"
"What role am I created to play in this global scene?"
"What contribution am I expected to make at my current place of work, volunteer group, community, church, family, circle of friends, or school?"
It is funny how the world reacts to such a time as this. Instinctively we do exactly the opposite of what we ought to do every time there is a scarcity of monetary resources. Rather than giving more of ourselves, we tend to withdraw both our scarce (monetary) resources as well as other resources at our disposal and thus limit our possibilities of enjoying abundance in a time of scarcity. We tend to take things slow, more like surrendering ourselves to the prevailing circumstances. Rather than investing more on ourselves and letting the pressure of the scarcity drive us into better opportunities, we simply drift along becoming victims instead of victors of our circumstances.
In a time of scarcity as this, you fight scarcity by doing more with your other resources (such as time, knowledge, natural talents, experience, friends, etc) and sowing your scarce resources (money) on projects, ideas, and any fruitful venture of your choice that releases your potentials. Don't just save your scarce resources in a time of scarcity, INVEST them on your purpose.
Finding the reason for your being (purpose) is the only truth that can guide you in making the decision of what to invest on, at such a time as this. Only when you operate in your place (purpose) will abundance be guaranteed (provision for the fulfillment of the purpose). Don’t go about searching for vacant positions here and there because there are none. It’s time to look within (internally) for your own place and take up your rightful position in the world. It’s time to develop and use your God given talents, gifts and abilities to create possible solutions to other peoples’ problems and get paid in return.
How can you tell what your purpose is?
1. Find out what kind of person you ARE: as far as I know, there are only two kinds of people in the world; those who like doing things ‘with people’ and those who like working ‘with things’. If you are the kind who likes working ‘with people’, then you are a ‘people person’; and if you are the kind who prefer working ‘on things’, then you are a ‘process person’. What do I mean?
People persons: are simply people lovers; they are the outgoing, outspoken, friendly and extremely extroverted individuals. They’ve got social power. Connecting with people comes to them naturally. If you lock them up in a room just so they can get the work done, you’d be amazed nothing would have been done on your return. Why? Because they work better outside than inside; they work better when around people than all by themselves; they work better ‘with people’ than ‘with things’. They are the managers, masters of ceremony (MC’s), PRO’s, marketers, salespeople, pastors, entertainers, actors, speakers, politicians, presenters etc. They are always at their peak performance when dealing with people than when dealing with things. They may not know how to create things for people, but when it comes down to persuading and communicating to those who use what has been created, they do it better, even much more than the creators themselves. They are at their best only when in contact with people. They are never bored when in the company of people, if you want to bore them, make them work ‘on things’ rather than ‘with people’. There role in life is to make the world ‘fun’ for all.
Process persons: if people persons possess social power, process persons are technical masters. They are at their best when working ‘on things’. In a simple phrase “they are lovers of things.” They are the kinds who would read up the manuals of any equipment; fix up things around the house; understand complex and technical issues; mathematically inclined and prefer being left alone! They are totally fascinated by things. Give them a task and stay out of their way or else you would shy them away and incapacitate their ability to perform. Why? Because they are mostly ‘a-one-man-army’. They are better left alone to work ‘on things’ all by themselves rather than with others, except those of their kind. They are the scientists, accountants, engineers, mechanics, computer programmers, chemists, biologists, artists, manufacturers, writers, surgeons, stockbrokers, doctors, inventors, tailors, athletics, shoemakers, DJ’s etc. When asked a question about something, rather than explain, they simply ‘show the answer’ since they are too shy to ‘say the answer’. They are usually high in Intelligence Quotient (IQ), but low in Emotional quotient (EQ). You can tell them apart in a group by their unusual silence and shyness. They lack the social power to carry people along and thus prefer being ‘behind the scene’. They are creators of ‘things’ that make the world easier for all.
I’m not saying they aren’t exceptions to this. The key is to find out which of the two kinds of persons you are DOMINANTLY. That is; of the two, which do you majorly operate under? It is possible to learn how to be a ‘process person’ if you are predominantly a ‘people person’ and vice versa. Your task is to find purpose by focusing on your predominant side and compensate for the other side by learning their core abilities.
To be continued ...WATCH OUT FOR PART 2!
Never before has the question of purpose - "why are we here?" - become so pertinent to the human race as a time like this. It is in the lowly and toughest of times that many look within (internally) for strength and direction when all else without (externally), seem to be falling apart and ask these questions;
"Where Is my place in all of these uncertainty?"
"What role am I created to play in this global scene?"
"What contribution am I expected to make at my current place of work, volunteer group, community, church, family, circle of friends, or school?"
It is funny how the world reacts to such a time as this. Instinctively we do exactly the opposite of what we ought to do every time there is a scarcity of monetary resources. Rather than giving more of ourselves, we tend to withdraw both our scarce (monetary) resources as well as other resources at our disposal and thus limit our possibilities of enjoying abundance in a time of scarcity. We tend to take things slow, more like surrendering ourselves to the prevailing circumstances. Rather than investing more on ourselves and letting the pressure of the scarcity drive us into better opportunities, we simply drift along becoming victims instead of victors of our circumstances.
In a time of scarcity as this, you fight scarcity by doing more with your other resources (such as time, knowledge, natural talents, experience, friends, etc) and sowing your scarce resources (money) on projects, ideas, and any fruitful venture of your choice that releases your potentials. Don't just save your scarce resources in a time of scarcity, INVEST them on your purpose.
Finding the reason for your being (purpose) is the only truth that can guide you in making the decision of what to invest on, at such a time as this. Only when you operate in your place (purpose) will abundance be guaranteed (provision for the fulfillment of the purpose). Don’t go about searching for vacant positions here and there because there are none. It’s time to look within (internally) for your own place and take up your rightful position in the world. It’s time to develop and use your God given talents, gifts and abilities to create possible solutions to other peoples’ problems and get paid in return.
How can you tell what your purpose is?
1. Find out what kind of person you ARE: as far as I know, there are only two kinds of people in the world; those who like doing things ‘with people’ and those who like working ‘with things’. If you are the kind who likes working ‘with people’, then you are a ‘people person’; and if you are the kind who prefer working ‘on things’, then you are a ‘process person’. What do I mean?
People persons: are simply people lovers; they are the outgoing, outspoken, friendly and extremely extroverted individuals. They’ve got social power. Connecting with people comes to them naturally. If you lock them up in a room just so they can get the work done, you’d be amazed nothing would have been done on your return. Why? Because they work better outside than inside; they work better when around people than all by themselves; they work better ‘with people’ than ‘with things’. They are the managers, masters of ceremony (MC’s), PRO’s, marketers, salespeople, pastors, entertainers, actors, speakers, politicians, presenters etc. They are always at their peak performance when dealing with people than when dealing with things. They may not know how to create things for people, but when it comes down to persuading and communicating to those who use what has been created, they do it better, even much more than the creators themselves. They are at their best only when in contact with people. They are never bored when in the company of people, if you want to bore them, make them work ‘on things’ rather than ‘with people’. There role in life is to make the world ‘fun’ for all.
Process persons: if people persons possess social power, process persons are technical masters. They are at their best when working ‘on things’. In a simple phrase “they are lovers of things.” They are the kinds who would read up the manuals of any equipment; fix up things around the house; understand complex and technical issues; mathematically inclined and prefer being left alone! They are totally fascinated by things. Give them a task and stay out of their way or else you would shy them away and incapacitate their ability to perform. Why? Because they are mostly ‘a-one-man-army’. They are better left alone to work ‘on things’ all by themselves rather than with others, except those of their kind. They are the scientists, accountants, engineers, mechanics, computer programmers, chemists, biologists, artists, manufacturers, writers, surgeons, stockbrokers, doctors, inventors, tailors, athletics, shoemakers, DJ’s etc. When asked a question about something, rather than explain, they simply ‘show the answer’ since they are too shy to ‘say the answer’. They are usually high in Intelligence Quotient (IQ), but low in Emotional quotient (EQ). You can tell them apart in a group by their unusual silence and shyness. They lack the social power to carry people along and thus prefer being ‘behind the scene’. They are creators of ‘things’ that make the world easier for all.
I’m not saying they aren’t exceptions to this. The key is to find out which of the two kinds of persons you are DOMINANTLY. That is; of the two, which do you majorly operate under? It is possible to learn how to be a ‘process person’ if you are predominantly a ‘people person’ and vice versa. Your task is to find purpose by focusing on your predominant side and compensate for the other side by learning their core abilities.
To be continued ...WATCH OUT FOR PART 2!
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