Tag: purpose
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The disease of ambition
“The ease of having an ambition is that it can be explained to others; the very disease of ambition is that it can be so easily explained to others.” David Whyte I have been pondering David Whyte’s thought-provoking chapter on ‘Ambition’ in his book Consolations: The Solace, Nourishment and Underlying Meaning of Everyday Words. It…
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Whatever is seeking you is what you should seek
“What you seek is seeking you.” Rumi How do you find purpose in your life? Do you choose it, or does it somehow come to you? After many years of ‘searching’ for passion and purpose, recently I have discovered that it seems just to appear when you are ready for it. It kind of hits…
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Why you should believe in others
“If we take man as he is, we make him worse, but if we take man as he should be, we make him capable of what he can be.” Viktor Frankl Viktor Frankl was a neurologist and psychiatrist who developed the psychotherapy approach Logotheraphy, which is based on the idea that the primary motivation for…
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Manage your energy, not time
“Energy, not time, is the fundamental currency of high performance.” “Performance, health and happiness are grounded in the skillful management of energy.” Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz, The Power of Full Engagement There is a constant pressure to always be on, in today’s fast pace, complex, and digital world. Work and life have melded into…
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What path are you on?
“A little part of me dies every time someone tells me they’ve taken a job as a “steppingstone” to something else, when they clearly aren’t invested in it. You have one life to live. Time is valuable. If you’re using steppingstones, you’re also likely relying on someone else’s path or definition of success. Make your…
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What is your purpose?
Lately I have been thinking about purpose and meaning. I found my life was drifting down a path that didn’t align with my values and my desired future self. I felt a little trapped which was uncomfortable. “Life is never made unbearable by circumstances, but only by lack of meaning and purpose.” Viktor Frankl Time…