How do you know if you’re getting close to finding something you seem to have lost… or locating something that seems to be hidden?

Well, when you were little, maybe you played huckle buckle beanstalk (or perhaps you called it ‘hot & cold’).  You played it like this: If you were getting close to finding the missing object, the person who knew where it was would say ‘you’re getting warmer;’ and when you were moving away they’d say, ‘you’re getting colder.’ And if you were right next to it… nearly on top of it, there would be a scream of delight and the exclamation, ‘you’re getting hot… you’re really hot.’

Well if you’ve lost your way, if you’re feeling off the path, and floundering for a sense of purpose, you can do the same thing.

Stop and ask yourself:

• What excites me?
• What makes me happy?
• What would I do even if I weren’t being paid?
• Where do I lose track of time?
• Where does it feel like pure flow?

Where is it that I feel the heat, the pull, the draw?

THAT’S what you should be doing. THAT’S your purpose.

That’s where you are on fire. That’s where you’re HOT.

This past week, I had the opportunity to share an hour with a coaching colleague of mine, Tara Baldwin, for a webinar entitled: “Living Your Life On Purpose: The Key To Abundance, Prosperity & Freedom.”  When you have a chance, check it out:

Purpose matters. When we lose our sense of purpose, we become dispirited and unresourceful.  With a clear purpose, anything is possible. We become unstoppable.

Howard Thurman once said, “Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.”

Be alive.