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Align Your Life With Your Purpose

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Aligning your life with your purpose leads to fulfillment at work and home because you are able to recognize the ways your actions connect to what you value. What’s Your Purpose? Having specific goals that guide the way you life can feel a bit daunting, especially if you don’t know what your purpose is. To help you have a better understanding of your values and how you define your purpose, begin by asking yourself a few questions. What topics or issues do you care about and why?What do you like to spend your free time doing?What have you had success with and where do you recognize your strengths?What do you want your footprint in this world to be? Once you begin to uncover your values…

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