our life purpose & goals

It is wise to count our days by knowing our purpose and goals in life.

Purpose is the WHY and goals are the WHATS. Purpose is the reason we are born to do; i.e. our calling or life mission.

Examples of a purpose are “to serve the illiterate children” or “to help the poor” or “to make this world a greener place” or “to eradicate poverty in a particular area or province or country”. One of my favorite model is Bangladeshi banker and Noble Peace Prize winner, Dr Muhammad Yunus.

His purpose is to provide funding for people to make a living for themselves by starting small businesses.

His goals are in developing the concepts of micro-credit and micro-finance. These loans are given to entrepreneurs too poor to qualify for traditional bank loans. In 2006 he and the Grameen Bank received the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts through micro-credit to create economic and social development from below.

A life purpose is the destination or the long term view of our lives and goals are the building blocks we used to get to our destination in life.

Take a moment to search and clarify our purpose and goals for our life. Learn to count our days in pursuing our purpose by achieving our milestone goals, one by one. Then, we’ll have lived fulfilled lives worthy of our calling.