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© 2016 Jay Coulter & ConquerWorry.org™ The ConquerWorry.org™ Life Purpose Exercise This exercise is a series of questions designed to be a thought template for exploring your purpose in life. It is not a one stop solution to defining you or your purpose, but a tool for facilitating a thought exercise that could provide clarity into your purpose in life. There are over 176,000 books on finding your life’s purpose on Amazon alone. I strongly suggest reading a few books on the subject to help compliment this exercise. For most people this is an exercise that they put off for varying reasons. Wouldn’t it be a shame to reach the end of your life having not found that purpose? These are questions that take you down a path. Answering the questions honestly could help you better understand what your purpose truly is at this stage of your life. Please take your time answering these questions. We have found that people who take several days with this exercise are able to get the best results. It is best to follow the questions sequentially.

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Thisexerciseisaseriesofquestionsdesignedtobeathoughttemplateforexploringyourpurposeinlife.Itisnotaonestopsolutiontodefiningyouoryourpurpose,butatoolforfacilitatingathoughtexercisethatcouldprovideclarityintoyourpurposeinlife.Thereareover176,000booksonfindingyourlife’spurposeonAmazonalone.Istronglysuggestreadingafewbooksonthesubjecttohelpcomplimentthisexercise.Formostpeoplethisisanexercisethattheyputoffforvaryingreasons.Wouldn’titbeashametoreachtheendofyourlifehavingnotfoundthatpurpose?

Thesearequestionsthattakeyoudownapath.Answeringthequestionshonestlycouldhelpyoubetterunderstandwhatyourpurposetrulyisatthisstageofyourlife.Pleasetakeyourtimeansweringthesequestions.Wehavefoundthatpeoplewhotakeseveraldayswiththisexerciseareabletogetthebestresults.Itisbesttofollowthequestionssequentially.

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1. Whatdoyouvaluethemostinlife? Therearealmost3,000booksonthistopicinAmazontoday.Iamnotgoingtoaddanythingnewtothisexerciseasitisverystraightforward.Withthatsaid,thevastamountofmaterialdedicatedtothistopicshouldemphasizetheimportanceofdefiningwhatyouvalue.Forthisquestion,pleasecreatealist.Thenthelistshouldbeprioritizedtotheextentitispossibleforyoutodoso.Herearesomeideasasyoustarttheprocess:

WhatIvaluemost: 1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Family Friends PhysicalHealth

FinancialSecurity

Religion Career EducaOon FreeTime

MentalHealth Community Animals Charitable

Ventures

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2. Whatwouldyourfuneralbelikeifitwereheldafteryoulivedafulllife?

Thisisapowerfulandsometimesemotionalpartofthisprocess.Itisafairlycommonthoughtexerciseinthepersonaldevelopmentcircles.

Therearetwowaystoapproachthisexercise.First,youcananswerthequestionsdirectlyonthisworksheetaftergivingthemseriousthought.ThesecondandmorepowerfulmethodistolistentoEpisode#2ofTheConquerWorryShow.Inthatepisode,wewalkourlistenersthroughthesequestions.Thebestwaytomaximizethisexerciseistolistentothequestionsinaroomwiththelightsoffandyoureyesclosed.Whentheaudioportionisover,writedownyourthoughtsandanswerstothequestions.Questions:Imagineitisthedayofyourfuneral…..

• Whatchurchishostingyourserviceandfuneral?o Whatdoesthebuildinglooklike?o Whatdothedoorslooklikeasyouapproachthem?o Arethereflowersinside?

§ Whatdotheysmelllike?§ Whatcolorarethey?

o Isthereaguestbookoutfront?• Whohasshownupearly?

o Oldfriendsre-connectingwitheachother?o Distantrelativesmakinganefforttoattend?

• Whofromyourimmediatefamilyisthere?• Whatfriendsandco-workerhaveshownup?• Yourbestfriendisgivenanopportunitytospeak.

o Whatdoesheorshesay?§ Isitfunny?§ Whatistheonethingsaidthateveryonecanagreeon?§ Whatistheonethingsaidthatmakesyouthemostproud?

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3. Whatwereyoudoingthelasttimeyoutrulyfeltfulfilled? Thereareprobablymultipletimestoconsiderandmaybethisseriesofquestionswillhelpyou:

Whatistheonetimeyoufeltthemostfulfilledprofessionally?

Whatistheonetimeyoufeltthemostfulfilledwithalovedone?

Whatistheonetimeyoufeltthemostfulfilledwithafriend?

Whatistheonetimeyoufeltthemostfulfilledhavingfun?

Whatistheonetimeyoufeltthemostfulfilledafteranathletic

endeavor?

Whatistheonetimeyoufeltthemostfulfilledafteracharitable

endeavor?

Afterconsideringallyouranswersabove,whatmadeyoufeeltheMOSTFULFILLED?

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4. Thelotteryquestion:

Haveyoueverhadadesiretodosomethingthatwastotallyimpractical?Whatifyouwonthelotteryandaftertaxesfoundyourselfwith$100,000,000.But,sincethisisahypotheticallotteryIamgoingtoputahypotheticaltwistonyourwinnings……..youmustspend99.9%ofthemoneyHELPINGOTHERPEOPLE.Whatwouldyoudo?

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5. Whatareyoupassionateabout? Thisisobviouslysomethingpersonalandonlyyoutrulyknowwhatyouarepassionateabout.Wehavesomeideasbelow,butyouneedtobuildalist.Thislistdoesnotneedtoberankedlikeyourvaluesinexerciseone,butclarifyingyourpassionswillhelpyoudefineyourpurposeinlife.

Mypassionsare: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

Children Art Music Gardening Cooking

Movies Work SportsTeam Playingsports Yoga

Reading Running Tennis Technology People

Entrepreneurship RelaOonships WriOng Money Learning

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Whatmajorlifepurposewould:

1. Bedirectlyalignedwithyourvalues

2. Youwouldbeproudtohavementionedatyourfuneral

3. Youarefulfilledwhendoingit

4. Youwoulddoifyouwonthelottery

5. Youarepassionateabout

Conclusion