Discover Your Purpose

Name: Discover Your Purpose
Rating: 4.4 (5 reviews)

Unlock your Career Potential and Live a Meaningful Life!

Created byLuki Danukarjanto

Last updated 5/2024

English

What you'll learn

What purpose is, isn't and the difference between purpose and passion
Exercises that will help you discover and create your purpose
Common challenges when finding your purpose and how to overcome them
The What, Why, How approach to help you achieve your purpose

Course content

5 sections • 31 lectures • 1h 13m total length

Introduction0:55
Whether you’re a student, young professional or seasoned in your career, if you haven't found your purpose, work and life can be challenging. It's ok not to know what you want, and we've unlocked the process to help you find your purpose and passion.
Now that journey is different for everyone, and it's not just about learning some concepts or doing some exercises.
You will need to put in work. Choose a path. Test your assumptions. Then Reflect and Improve, as you continue down the path.
If you're here to discover your purpose, then you're in the right place!
Your guide: Luki Danukarjanto2:22
I'm Luki - a Career Coach who has found my purpose helping others find theirs.
I share my SIWIKE Stuff I Wish I Knew Earlier from being a management consultant at Deloitte for over 12 years, and a leader in their talent and recruiting team (leading the undergrad campus recruiting program for tech consulting nationally).
I've helped thousands of students and young professionals become more confident in their university careers, PLUS get them into the jobs and careers of their dreams.
Looking forward to sharing my experience and insights so you can be more effective in your job search!
What we'll cover1:03
In this course we’ll start off with defining what purpose is (and what it isn’t).
We’ll dive into topics like passion vs purpose and being comfortable with change.
We’ll get into some exercises to help you find, discover and perhaps create your purpose.
While the exercises will be helpful, it’s unlikely that they’ll help you solidly discover your purpose.
So we’ll end off with an action plan to help you refine your purpose.
Purpose2:49
Purpose in the career development world, is often referred to as your “North Star”.
From the sailing days where they didn’t use GPS to navigate and relied on the constellations to find their way.
The North star was the brightest in the sky and sailors could chart their course relative to this direction.
To start, you might not know what your north star is, though it’s often more important to understand “who is steering the ship?”
Purpose vs Passion3:32
Purpose and Passion are sometimes used interchangeably when speaking about career direction, though they are different concepts.
Passion is what lights you up.
Purpose is what lights others (and you) up.
Passion is often about savouring life.
Purpose is often about making an impact and perhaps leaving a legacy.
Change and multiple purposes?2:44
Can you have more than one purpose?
That’s a question that I’m often asked, and I believe the answer is yes.
For previous generations, you were often seen as having one purpose that you did for your entire life.
More recent generations have been able to switch their careers multiple times in their lifetime.
Not just jobs, but entire careers.
Now it seems that more and more folks are doing multiple things as their purpose or passion at the same time!
Simple Roadmap: WHAT, WHY, HOW2:35
We use of simple roadmap of : WHAT, WHY, HOW to help guide us.
We’ll start with WHAT, then move to WHY, then get into HOW
Gratitude2:38
Gratitude: before we get into exercises to find your purpose, spending some time on gratitude can be very helpful.
Use the ROSE gratitude journaling method
Relationship: person
Opportunity: something you PLAN to do
Simple: anything - especially things that you might take for granted
Experience: something you’ve done before

What do you want?3:13
While we focus on career, you can also consider what you want for your personal life as well as your spiritual life.
You don't need a crystal clear vision and a general direction is all you need to start!
"WHAT blockers"3:48
Understanding WHAT you want can be challenging for making. These are some common “WHAT blockers”.
If you need help join us in the FOCUS inspired Academy!

You don’t know what you want: Yes you do, but….
You don’t know how to get it: I couldn’t possibly do that…
You haven’t experienced enough: Self-awareness or exposure
You are overwhelmed: Too many options!
You’re afraid to get it: Fear of failure, limitations, past setbacks
Create vs Find2:00
While many folks look to find and discover their purpose, creating your purpose might be a more accurate process.
Changing your perspective to becoming purposeful about your career direction vs just hoping you find something, can be eye opening.
4 Exercises1:20
We provide a few exercises for you to consider.
Use the link for a template worksheet to help you uncover your purpose.

Go to resources to find a template
Exercise: I Want List1:34
Write your wants.
A simple exercise that might not be easy.
On a piece of paper (or on the worksheet),
write “I want” then whatever it is that you want.
Do that 30 times.
As quickly as you can
No judgement, no restrictions, no filtering
What do YOU want? Be selfish
Give yourself a time limit.
30 mins should allow you to write one item per minute.
I Want reflection3:25
Take a look at the WANTs that you wrote down.
Which ones stand out?
Take a bit of time to analyze these interesting items.

Do you see any patterns?
Could you group some together and accomplish multiple together?

If writing down your wants was hard and you couldn’t write 30 in the 30 minute time window, then consider taking more time for your WANTs.
Or put the list aside and go to the next exercise “Ikigai brainstorm”, then come back.
Ikigai1:31
The Ikigai is a Japanese concept which roughly translates to “Reason for being”.
Take 4 circles
What do you love to do
What are you good at
What the world needs and
What the world will pay for (money)

The overlap is your “Ikigai”
While the Ikigai is a great concept, also be aware of the the “ikigai trap”
Exercise: Ikigai Brainstorm2:10
To start your Ikigai brainstorm, begin with what you love and what you’re good at:

What do you love doing?
At least like if not love
What would you do if you had free time?
What could you talk about for hours and not get bored?
What would you do if you didn’t have to worry about money?

What are you good at?
What can you do easily and effortlessly?
What do people regularly come to you for?
What have you picked up easily?
Exercise: 5221 Journaling1:51
Taking time to reflect on what drains you vs what energizes you can be an eye-opening experience.
Take 5 minutes
2 minutes: what drained you?
2 minutes: what energized you?
1 minutes: how can I minimize what drained me and maximize what energized me?
Retroactive 5221 Journaling1:15
The 5221 journaling method can be done retroactively.
Do the exercise for this past week.
This past month.
This past year.
This past decade.
Exercise: Retirement Memo3:11
Imagine that you have retired and are looking back at your career and life. Everything that you had hoped and dreamed of, happened. What happened?
Helps you understand what “happiness” and “success” are for you!
“Anti-regrets memo”: what would you regret NOT doing most if you already reached retirement?
Important variation: “If you could do something and you knew you wouldn’t fail, what would you do?
NOTE: You can have multiple variations!
Revisit Exercises1:35
Allocate time in a month, quarter, year to revisit the exercises.
As you start your journey to discover your purpose, do it more frequently.
As you progress on the path, you can do it just once a year.
What if you still don't know...2:57
If you still don’t know even after all of the exercises: that’s ok!
Pick a direction and continue to explore!

Consider
What DON’T you want? Find the opposite!
What are you at least interested in? Explore!
What if I have too many options? Pick one to start!
Pick a direction and let's go!1:59
Pick a direction and make progress.
Find out:
What is the job you want?
Specific company and role
Who has that job you want?
Specific person
How can you connect with them?
If not them, then “close enough”
What are my gaps?
Plan to get the education, skills, and experience

You can always change your mind!
Common Challenges4:01
What if it’s the wrong choice? What if I change my mind later? What if I miss out on another better option?
What if someone doesn’t like the choice?
What if I don’t succeed?
What if I takes a long time?
Short vs LONG1:13
Pick a starting point for both of your short term and long term goals.

WHY + 5 WHYs exercise3:30
Why you have a definite purpose, then your motivation can be much stronger.
Procrastination = Excuses > Purpose
Motivation = Purpose > Excuses
Internal: Purpose → Why?
External: Accountability
Doing a 5 WHYs exercise can help.
Think of what you want, then ask yourself.
Why is that important to you?
Do that 5 times.
FOCUS on you, no repeats.
If you get stuck, revisit later
Keep or change?1:07
Even if you don't have everything crystal clear,
Pick a direction and let’s go!
You can make adjustments along the way.

Taking action!1:28
Ultimately your purpose will become clearer as you take action towards that purpose.
Thinking will just lead to more thinking.
The action will confirm whether it's the right direction.
OR it will give you more information to help you make other decisions.
Creating your path2:28
Understand that discovering your purpose is a journey.
The exercises can help you find a direction, though it’s up to you to refine that direction into something tangible and concrete.
Consider loving what you do vs doing what you love.
Dealing with Challenges2:15
Challenges in finding your purpose are inevitable.
It’s how to deal with those challenges that is important.
Can you treat them as puzzle vs problem?
Opportunities vs Obstacles?
Could you cultivate your mindset and leverage HR
Checklist and Plan3:10
Start up [Day 1 - First 4 hrs]
I want + Ikigai brainstorm + 5221 journal + retirement memo [2 hrs]
NOTE: Plan for in-depth retroactive 5221 journaling
WHY [0.5 hrs]
HOW Plan [1 hrs]

Monthly activities
Plan recalibrate: [1 hrs]

Weekly/daily activities
Experience: [1-2 hrs weekly/daily]
Reflect and Improve: [0.25 hrs weekly/daily]

I want to be a Senior Executive3:31
I want to be a Senior Executive (Director level or higher in a 1000+ person company)
Where are you now? Recent grad vs mid-level manager
Who has what you want? Or who is “close enough”?
Distant aunt, Someone I met at an event/online, Someone I haven’t met before
What was their path and what are your gaps? Business school, Role at Bank, MBA, Moved to start up company as manager then promoted to director, Moved to current company and promoted to VP
Who has a similar or different path? Consulting 12 years until senior manager, industry to director role
aWhich path aligns best with you? I think I want to do an MBA
What was their path and what are your gaps? MBA, then Manager role then next part of path, need more business experience, knowledge, connections, and communication skills!
How can you fill those gaps?
What will you do TODAY to fill one of those gaps? Research MBA programs, Connect with people in MBA programs and get their advice and guidance, find more people on a similar path

Requirements

A willingness to put the exercises and learning into practice

Description

We help you discover your purpose through an understanding of concepts related to purpose like

Passion
Change

Plus a simple career success roadmap:

The FOCUS inspired Approach of - WHAT, WHY, HOW

Then we take you through various exercises including an "I want" list, Ikigai brainstorm, retirement memo.

I want: a simple yet effective exercise to help you write down what you want
5221 Journaling: a helpful exercise to do even if you've found your purpose.
Ikigai brainstorm: learning the useful concept of an Ikigai and completing a "brainstorm" to find where the elements overlap and where there may be patterns
Retirement memo: a different way of presenting the elements to really focus on your imagine and identify things you would regret NOT doing.

From those exercises, build a plan and take action.

We’ll provide a simple plan for you to follow that you can use to refine over time.

We are also building a sample library to share examples of how others have found Discovered Their Purpose.

Whether you’re a student, young professional or seasoned in your career, if you haven't found your purpose, work and life can be challenging.

It's ok not to know what you want, and we've unlocked the process to help you find your purpose and passion.

Who this course is for:

Those that are stuck in their career path and are looking for direction
Could be students that don't know what they want to do with their life, or young professionals that thought they knew and aren't sure, or more experienced professionals that were doing what they wanted and now it's not the same

Discover Your Purpose

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Course content

Introduction to Discover Your Purpose8 lectures • 19min

WHAT: What do you want - simple question though not always easy to answer16 lectures • 37min

WHY: the purpose behind your purpose2 lectures • 5min

HOW: Getting to your WHAT with your WHY4 lectures • 9min

Samples1 lecture • 4min

Requirements

Description

Who this course is for: