Are you navigating a life transition? If you’ve recently gone through a major life shift—a promotion, a move, an empty nest, a breakup, or a spiritual awakening—you may be realizing that what once fulfilled you no longer does.
Or perhaps, from the outside, it may look like you have it all—career success, personal accomplishments, a life others admire—yet, deep down, something’s missing. There’s a quiet ache, a yearning for more—more alignment, more meaning, more fulfillment. You may even be asking yourself: Is this it?
If any of this sounds familiar, you’re not alone. More importantly, you’re on the edge of something powerful.
Change—whether chosen or unexpected—is a doorway. It opens the space between “what was” and “what’s next.” It may feel uncomfortable. It may be confusing. And, it’s the perfect opportunity to ask deeper questions that realign you with who you are now, what truly matters to you, and where your soul is calling you next.
Because, that ache? It’s your soul whispering…
You’re here for a reason.
Yet, how do you find that reason? How do you reconnect with your purpose?
The truth is: your purpose isn’t something you “find” out in the world. It isn’t something to be figured out. It’s not defined by your job title, relationship status, or the numbers in your bank account. Your purpose is a living, breathing compass—rooted in your core values, passions, and the voice within you. It grows and evolves as you do, guiding you toward what truly matters.
Your purpose is something you remember within. Once you tap into it, you begin to make decisions with clarity. You feel energized rather than drained. You attract opportunities, people, and experiences that are in harmony with your true self.
If there’s a restlessness within—a desire to pivot, expand, or realign with a new version of yourself—it’s okay to pause and reflect. In fact, it’s necessary. So, give yourself permission to embrace the shift and explore what’s next.
These three powerful questions can guide you back to your inner truth—your purpose—and propel you forward into the next chapter of your life.
3 Questions to Find Your Purpose
1. What lights you up?
This is where your purpose begins: with your joy. When you’re doing something that energizes, excites, and enlivens you, time disappears and you feel fully alive. You feel the magic. That’s your soul saying yes.
Think back to moments in your life when you felt most inspired, most fulfilled.
- What were you doing?
- Who were you being?
- What about that experience felt meaningful?
Whether creating, connecting, solving, teaching, or exploring, your purpose lives in your passions and natural gifts. Trust those sparks and follow the magic—it’s leading you home.
2. What breaks your heart?
This may seem like the opposite of joy, but your heartbreak can also reveal your purpose. What injustice, suffering, or challenge moves you so deeply that you can’t look away? Your purpose often lives at the intersection of your passion and your pain—what you’ve struggled through, what you’ve healed from, what you wish others never had to experience.
From your deepest wounds can rise your greatest wisdom. And when you transform your pain into purpose, you make a powerful impact—not just for yourself, but for others too. Because purpose is deeply rooted in service, in the way you show up and impact the lives of others. Think about how people describe your presence and how you make them feel.
Ask yourself, what legacy do I want to leave? What change do I want to create? Here are some examples of what your legacy might look like:
- Uplifting and inspiring others to believe in themselves
- Creating safe spaces where people feel seen and heard
- Leading with compassion to spark positive change in communities
3. What would you do if you knew you couldn’t fail?
This question cuts through fear, self-doubt, and external expectations. It bypasses your inner critic and awakens your inner guide.
- If you were free to live your life your way… what would you create?
- What would you give yourself permission to try, explore, become?
Oftentimes, the answers to these questions reveal the dream you’ve been holding back—the soul vision waiting patiently in your heart. Let it rise. Let it lead.
Your Purpose Is Already Within You. You don’t need to earn it, prove it, or hustle to find it. You simply need to reconnect with your essence—your truth, your joy, your pain, your magic, your dreams—and listen.
The answers are already inside you. The three questions in this article can guide you home. Reflect on them. Journal with them. Let them spark the remembering. Because you were born with purpose. And the world is waiting for you to live it.
