DR. PEEYUSH VERMADR. PEEYUSH VERMA

My purpose of lifeMy purpose of life

Are you aware of your likes and dislikes?

Are you aware, why you have such likes and dislikes?

Do you know what are the priorities of your life ?

Do you have any specific reason for those priorities?

Are you aware of your core values?

Do you know why you respect someone or hate someone?

Can you write your eulogy, tribute or acclamation of life?

Do you know your mission, purpose or goal of your life?

IF YOUR ANSWER IS YES FOR ALL OF THE ABOVE, THEN YOU ARE REALLY PREPARED TO TAKE LIFE WITH PASSION & TO ENJOY WHATEVER YOU DO.

YOU….YOU ……& YOU………….?

This first exercise is very simple. Just take a blank sheet of paper and write down all of the tasks that you have to do in an average month of your job or home. It might take you a while to think of every single activity you do but it’s worth the effort to do it properly.

YOUR LIKES & DISLIKES

Your list should be dozens and dozens of items long. Once you have your list, simply put a tick against the tasks you like doing. And (no prizes for guessing) put a cross against the tasks you don’t like so much.

What sorts of jobs would maximise your likes and minimise your dislikes?

Rank the following list of ‘motivators’ in order of importance, starting with the things that are most important to you.

IDENTIFY YOUR PRIORITIES

Colleagues

Contribution to society

Current income

Family

Friends

Future earnings

Equity ownership

Working environment

Security

Spiritual growth

Geographical location

Health

Influence and power at work

Leisure time

Personal growth

Predictable working hours

Prestige and status

Promotions

Time to think and work alone

Travel

•FRIENDS•LEISURE •PLEASURE•SECURITY•TRAVEL•HEALTH

•CURRENT INCOME•STATUS•PROMOTIONS•SECURITY•PERSONAL GROWTH

•FAMILY•CURRENT INCOME•PRESTIGE•EQUITY OWNERSHIP•INFLUENCE & POWER

•FAMILY•CURRENT INCOME•HEALTH•SECURITY•FRIENDS

•SECURITY•FAMILY•HEALTH•FRIENDS•CURRENT INCOME

PRIRITIES OVER TIMELINE

ADOLESCENT YOUNG ADULT OLD RETIRED

And check that the list really does represent what you want. Are you sure that you aren’t just writing it thinking about what other people – your spouse, colleagues, or boss – would approve of?

Then write a brief description of how you would define each item.

IDENTIFY YOUR PRIORITIES

IDENTIFY YOUR PRIORITIES

When you’ve finished defining your list, look at it.

What are the most important things in your life?

And what isn’t so important after all?

Write two columns on a sheet of paper. Write at the top of one column ‘heroes and heroines’. The other column is for ‘villains’.

UNDERSTAND YOUR CORE VALUES

Under the first column, write down a list of people that you admire – they could be living or dead, or even fictional. It could be famous historian, a business figures, a film stars, a social activists in the news or just people you’ve worked with.Then, for each person, ask yourself:

Why do you have such respect for these people? What attributes or traits do they have?

In turn, what does that say about what you value?

UNDERSTAND YOUR CORE VALUES

Under the second column, write down a list of foe (bad images) whom you have no respect rather you hate them – they could be living or dead, or even fictional. It could be infamous business figures, a colleague, political activists in the news or just people you’ve worked with.

And then think and write about the following:

What is it about these people that makes you scorn them?

What implications does that have for your value?

How would you like to be remembered when you die? It may sound like an odd question, but it’s a really useful way of helping you decide on your future goals and aspirations. And it somehow seems fitting at the beginning of your quest for a better career to be thinking about it from the very end.

WRITE YOUR EULOGY

Take a clean sheet of paper and write at the top of the page ‘My Eulogy: How I Would Like To Be Remembered’.

Then write a detailed description of how you would like a close friend to describe you at your own funeral. Look back on the outputs of the previous two exercises for ideas.

WRITE YOUR EULOGY

Think about your personal and family life. Think about your work. But don’t forget about your social life and any artistic aspirations that you might have too.

Don’t limit yourself to what you have done so far. Think about the future too. Write about what you would like to achieve with the rest of your life.

Once you’ve drafted your eulogy, take a break. Go do something else for a day or two. Then, discuss it with friends and family. Ask them what they think. Do you and they think that it suits your interests and talents?

CRITIQUE YOUR EULOGY

Next, come back to make changes to it until you are satisfied with it. Most people find that it takes at least a couple of hours of serious thought – perhaps over the course of several weeks – to write a thorough eulogy.

Enterprising, autonomous, independent

Artistic, creative, free

Social, informing, knowledgeable

Conventional, steady, realistic, disciplined, structured

Persuasive, influential, trusted, leading, assertive

Scientific, investigative, expert

CRITIQUE YOUR EULOGYThe following is a list of groups of related adjectives that you can look at. The list is by no means comprehensive so feel free to add your own. On your second reading of your eulogy, which words might you want to add to it?

CRITIQUE YOUR EULOGY

When you’ve written your eulogy, read it through and think about the following questions:

What are my goals in life?

What are my goals in my work?

Finally, you’re ready to think about and write a statement about your ‘life mission’. It’s worth doing because you’ll have a sense of direction and will always know whether any career changes you make are compatible with what you want out of life.

LIFE MISSION

Your life mission will act as a beacon on the sometimes dark road of your career journey.

‘I want to build a career that focuses on challenge and excitement. And I think that I’ll only ever be able to get that sense of challenge by working in small, entrepreneurial companies or start-up businesses. I’m willing to work very hard, but I want to be rewarded by promotions and financial benefits for it.’

LIFE MISSION

‘In my life, I want to balance my career against my family goals. I simply don’t enjoy working long hours for the sake of it. I need to be able to enjoy the pleasures of life outside of my work. Whatever jobs I go for, I would always like to be able to take a full four weeks’ holiday. Also, I want to be able to pick my children up from school at least twice a week and spend the whole evening with them.’

NOW WRITE YOUR LIFE MISSION IN A PARA WHICH GIVES COMPLETE PICTURE OF YOUR SOCIAL, PERSONAL & FAMILY LIFE AS WELL AS YOUR WORK LIFE.

MY LIFE MISSION