What is your Purpose?

For days this has been on my mind. I’ve heard this from my clients, my friends, and even myself. Hell, you’ve heard it or even said it yourself, I’m sure!

“What is my purpose?”

It’s what we live for, isn’t it? It’s supposed to be the reason why we are HERE, right? It’s what gets your ass out of bed in the morning. Your purpose is what keeps you going, no?

So, when sh** has hit the fan, you feel like completely giving up, you feel ALL hope is lost and you have nothing to work towards anymore, what does it all come down to?

You feel lost. You feel as if you have no purpose. So how do you FIND that sense of purpose?

Well, I figured it out.

Your PURPOSE is being 100% your most authentic self.

BOOM! There it is ladies and gents. And I’ll tell you how.

That lost sense of self comes down to growth. Be it a sudden change that REQUIRES you to grow, or complete LACK of change that has left you feeling stunted and unable to identify why you’re feeling this way. Welp, things are about to get reeeaaalllll uncomfortable and I want you to embrace the hell out of it.

When you’re no longer aligning with your old self, your old ways of thinking, your old routines, your old friends, your old job, your old clothes, your old lifestyle, your soul will do ANYTHING and EVERYTHING to adjust you. But your BRAIN… oh man oh man, your brain loooovvvess the old you and will do just about anything to fight off change.

Your soul: “Please, I want more. I deserve more. Let’s try something different. Come on.”

Your brain: “Yeeeeaaaaa NO. I like it here. I’m used to it here. We’ll stick with the usual.”

You may not even realize that this internal argument is happening within you in the first place, but all you know is you feel…lost.

So here is what you do.

RE-EVALUATE.

What are you TRULY enjoying these days? What makes you feel the CLOSEST and TRUEST to your most authentic self? What’s continuously feeding your soul and helping you grow into that person you’ve always wanted to be or that life you’ve always wanted to thrive in?

Now that you have that vision in mind, I want you to KEEP it in mind. I want you to envision it every damn day. Then, I want you to say “no” to everything that ISN’T that.

Now maybe you’re thinking, “well, Oksana, isn’t our purpose supposed to serve others too, or something like that?” This is my FAVORITE PART about this.

When you serve YOURSELF, you ultimately serve EVERYONE ELSE too.

When you lead with honesty, love, generosity, confidence, faith, loyalty, and AUTHENTICITY, your social circle will adjust to it, people will come and go after recognizing you’re really not the person they want to be around and they prefer a different type (BOOM, you just saved them from building a false relationship and misunderstanding what loyalty meant, and helped them find THEIR authentic crowd and self), and become more ABUNDANT with stronger relationships, all influenced by your guidance of authenticity and truthfulness.

You are doing an injustice to others and yourself if you don’t acknowledge your discomfort and need for growth and personal understanding.

Your PURPOSE is to be 100% your truest and most authentic self.

So, if you’re feeling STUCK or LOST, it’s time to pause for a moment and LISTEN to what your inner self is telling you.

People need you. YOU need you. The TRUEST you.