#7 Persistence despite Resistance – Finding your True Purpose

ByLukas

Does “true purpose” even exist?

And if it does, how do we recognize it?

Persistence despite Resistance may be a helpful indicator.

Are you chasing your dreams because of what society wants you to do?

Or are you chasing them in spite of what society wants you to do?

Because even when social conditioning has molded your mind

if the same desire or vision enters your head, time and again

no matter how many others resist it

no matter how much you resist it

no matter how few people understand

it might be time to embrace who you were always meant to be

and do what you were always meant to do.

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    When I’m over the moon, I write.

    When I’m frustrated, I write.

    When I’m sad, I write.

    When I’m angry, I write.

    When I’m so overwhelmed I don’t want to do anything at all, I write.

    Because when the tides of life get rough, a consistent practice is your life raft.

    Writing, running, yoga, music, walking, gardening, knitting, dancing, singing, surfing…

    You not only build trust in such habits and practices to achieve lofty goals but also – even more so – to fall back on when the going gets tough, and you need a beacon of stability to keep you afloat.

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    #85 Habit Containers

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    If I start learning a new language, I don’t aim to be good.

    My only goal: integrate a daily language learning habit into my day, as a habit container, without much regard for progress.

    Only when the habit container is in place, and I have built trust of completion (“Now I am the person who spends some time learning a language every single day”), the question becomes: which activities will build my skills most quickly?

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    #63 Completion vs Consistency: True Life Projects

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    Completion projects leads to restless rushing, an achievement, then a black hole. Indecision.

    I got the promotion. I wrote the book. I finished the degree. I built the house. I sold the business. Now who am I… and what’s next?

    Consistency projects lead to a change in habits and identity. Every day, I do what I believe to be true to who I am. As a result, every day, I’m becoming who I truly want to be.

    Consistency projects are true life projects, because they’re about taking daily actions and installing habits, never-ending until they come to their natural conclusion.

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    #122 You don’t have to. But you could.

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    You don’t have to become a writer. But you could. Even if you don’t believe it yet.

    And if knowing that you could makes you restless…

    If the fact that it’s possible makes the hairs on the back of your neck stand up…

    If a persistent “What if” keeps echoing through your mind…

    Then maybe you should become a writer.

    Similarly, you don’t have to be passionate about anything. But you could.

    And if you could… what would you be passionate about?

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