Embrace Your Life Purpose—Apr. 13
SAGe (Self-Actualized Genius)—Learn More
April 13, 2025
Sunday SAGe Newsletter Volume 30: Embrace Your Life Purpose
Here is this week’s installment of Sunday SAGe, an email communication that shares wellness inspiration from The Wellness Ethic to help people thrive during the coming week (and beyond!).
This week, we’ll explore why you were born into this world. As Mark Twain once said, “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.”
Embrace Your Life Purpose
An excerpt from The Wellness Ethic:
When you understand why you were born into this world—your life purpose—and align your life accordingly, you find meaning in what you do. Work no longer feels like “work”—it’s a vehicle to express the love inside of you. In your personal life, you seek experiences that manifest love. Purpose becomes the nourishment that fuels your burning desire to positively impact yourself and your world through your love-centered actions.
When you are purpose-driven, you lean into your day with an intrinsic motivation that propels you forward in alignment with your vision of a satisfying life.
Your life doesn’t have to be world-shaking to live it on purpose. Do what you were put on this planet to do, and your life will fall into place. You’ll realize its meaning, to feel and share love.
What It Means
To discover your life purpose, you must be in touch with who you are. What are your values? What are you really good at (your superpowers)? What do you love? The thread connecting the answers to those questions will lead you to your purpose—what you were meant to do in your life to generate love.
The values you hold are the ideals that define your character and guide your conduct. What fundamental beliefs are core to your Self-Actualized Genius? Not what you think society expects, but what you feel in your heart. Your values could include sacrifice, integrity, accountability, compassion, balance, humility, resilience, equality, loyalty, freedom, and more.
To identify your superpowers, think about what you have excelled at in your life, both personally and professionally, even during your childhood. If you asked a family member or a friend, what would they suggest? Your superpowers could include caregiving, learning languages, sports, mechanics, analytics, intelligence, writing, programming, problem-solving, building things, creativity, leadership, and others.
Another way to connect with your life purpose is to think about what you love. When you live your life on purpose, you manifest love. That is why purpose is so important. To get underneath what you love, consider ordered love. I was first exposed to the concept of ordered love in David Brooks’s book The Road to Character. Ordered love refers to prioritizing the things we love in our lives according to their authentic value and moral significance. When you think about your career, security, family, friends, health, adventure, spirituality, giving back, integrity, and other life priorities, how would you rank them in terms of what you love the most?
Once you have your inputs—your values, superpowers, and what you love—you’re ready to create a life purpose statement. Though there is no standard format for a life purpose statement—you should use the style and format that resonates—I’ll offer a simple framework to get your mind thinking about your purpose.
Life Purpose Statement: I [what you do to impact the world] through my [how you do it].
Here are examples of life purpose statements utilizing the framework:
I exist to help young people realize their potential through my empathy, wisdom, and mentoring.
I free animals from suffering through my compassion and activism.
I was born to make the world beautiful through my artistic talents.
I bring justice to those in need through my advocacy and legal acumen.
I am devoted to saving our planet for future generations by doing my part and leading others to do the same.
You may have noticed that these life purpose statements don’t detail exactly what a person does to achieve their purpose; instead, they provide a theme for one’s life. They point in a direction mainly in the person’s control. The statements recognize that there are many ways to live a life on purpose.
Your Call to Action
Have fun and create a life purpose statement. Yes, it can be fun. List your values, superpowers, and ordered loves. That alone can lead to reflection and opportunities for growth. Then, pull it all together by crafting your life purpose statement.
As you examine your life purpose, determine how well your everyday existence is aligned to your vision. How about your profession? Your personal life? Your relationships?
Take action on the opportunities you see. It will take time, step by step. But every step forward increases the satisfaction in your life. It’s how you thrive.
Have a purposeful week!
