I never want to retire. I never thought I would even think these words. But here I am, sharing them with the rest of the world.

I guess I can be thankful to the economy for making me understand that I do not ever want to retire. I graduated in 2008 December and I am still searching for work. Until October I was immersed in my CPA studies. However, right after that, I retired. At the very least, I experienced what it is like to be retired.

Most people associate retirement with not working anymore and engaging in activities that you really like. On top of that, by the time you are retired you do not have to worry about paying a mortgage,or  a car loan. It seems that all there is left is to receive your pension and social security payments and enjoy life. Seems like a pretty good deal, right?

For a long time, I thought that it was great. Why wouldn’t you want to retire? Many reasons why.

Since October, I did not have to worry about paying for my housing, for the car or for food. I was and still am living with my parents. So far so good.

Somewhat.

The only problem was that I had very limited income. I would get an allowance from my parents for each month, but it was just enough to go out to a couple of movies or go to the city, not much else. In a sense, my financial situation mimics that of those who are actually retired.

Most of retired individuals depend on fixed income coming either from social security payments, pension or both. Fixed income means that over time they will be able to purchase less and less because of inflation. That fixed income would have to cover food, traveling and leisure expenses. Oh, and don’t forget health care expenses. In reality, it might mean that you would have only enough money to buy food and get around the city. Trips and vacations might be completely out of picture.

On top of the financial issues, you have to figure out what to do with your time. When I was done studying for my CPA exam, it felt like freedom was awaiting for me. I had no worries (except finding a job) and no other commitments. I could read, watch TV, play computer games, watch movies and hang out with my friends and family. I did that. I did that for about a month.After a month, all of the above became extremely boring. I got to the point, where I was literately sick just of the idea of watching TV, movies, reading books, playing games or even hanging out with friends. I just had enough – in one month.

Can you image if you had 20 years ahead of you?

Sure, if I had money, I could travel the world, go out, engage in hobbies, learn new things and so on. Yet, you have to remember that when you are retired you are living on fixed source of income and chances are that you might not have enough money coming in to cover all that you want to do. Plus, I am sure that living just for your own pleasure would get to you and you’d get bored of that too. I am just grateful that I do not have worry about any health issues unlike those in the retirement age group.

One interesting thing started happening naturally. I wanted to go and work towards a goal. I wanted to work with other people. I wanted to be challenged. I wanted to create. Of course, along the way, I was looking for work and it was becoming increasingly frustrating not being able to find anything.

It occurred to me that action and purpose driven life is what our lives are about.

There is absolutely no reason to want to retire because retirement will probably bring nothing more than extreme boredom and might cause you to be depressed. So instead of working to retire and then having a life of leisure and boredom, let us all find something that drives us, something that we are passionate about. Let us work towards our dreams and goals while we are still physically and mentally capable.

Let us travel the world while have the strength and the clarity to enjoy it. Let us not wait until we are 70 to do that. Life is meant to be lived, not wasted away. Do you really want to wait 50, 40, 30 years until you can do what you really want to do? Why defer life until you cannot enjoy it to its fullest? Life is meant to be active, life is meant to be moving and kicking, it is not mean to be lived to retire.

So go figure out what it is that you really want to do NOW. Otherwise, you will end being retired and trying to figure out what your life is really all about with limited health, limited money, limited mental capacity. Don’t wait! There is nothing glorious or comforting about retirement, it is not a goal to be achieved. Think about it. Now you know, why I never want to retire, ever again.

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I deleted my facebook account. Pretty much sums it up. It is pretty simple to do, once you find the link that you need.

I deleted my facebook account and I feel great. One simple reason: I realized I had no use for it. I realized that as I was talking to my brother. It just suddenly dawned upon me that I was just mindlessly wasting my time on this social network. I realized that I never really needed facebook. Many people quote that in “this increasingly busy” world it is harder and harder to stay connected with people. That is what they say. They also say that it is almost a necessity to have facebook.

I disagree.

Facebook is and always was a cheap substitute to real communication. Instead of calling somebody and saying “Hi” we stalk them on facebook and leave a 5 second comment here and there. Instead of meeting our “friends” in person and sharing the experience of a journey, we just put the pictures up on facebook and let others click through them. Instead of sending a personal invite or an actual gift, we send electronic invites and electronic gifts (which costs money!). Instead of asking a girl/guy out in person or over the phone, we instead “poke” them on facebook. Instead of calling somebody to wish a Happy Birthday we just leave a wall post. Instead …

This could on forever. The point is this: facebook encourages superficial and insincere communication. So what that we have hundreds of friends on facebook. Do we really keep in touch with them all? Do our “friends” just become another news feed item that gets lost amongst a hundred others? In the end, you are just cheating yourself.

What about the emotional energy that you spend over facebook: the privacy settings, the changing user interface, the dislike button and so on. Is it really worth spending your time and energy being upset about those things? And what about reading those overly negative status updates of people you barely know? What about people fighting over their relationship status on facebook? What about losing jobs over something you did or said over facebook? What about the possiblity of you being harassed by a criminal?

I had enough of that and that is why I decided to delete my account.

Now, I do not have to worry about either of those things. Now, I will know who my true friends are because they will call me or send me an e-mail if they will want to meet up. It’s a great way to eliminate dead-weight from your life. People have and always will appreciate a call, a sincere letter or an e-mail. Sure, we can all say that we are “increasingly busy”, but to me that’s bunch of nonsense.

If you do not have enough time to stay in touch with your friends through a phone call or an in person meeting, then you might have you priorities all wrong in your life. Think about it. Since when did relationships were pushed back into the background of our “busy” lives? It’s time to change that and remember what matters and ditch the deceptively “useful” technological tools.

If you want to establish a presence online and still keep your private life private, then there are plenty of other tools to consider. For your professional career, you might want to consider joining LinkedIn and as a tool for your personal expression and creativity consider blogging. Using only those two powerful tools, you will be able to create a strong and powerful image of yourself online, while keeping your private life private and your relationships deep.

I am sure some of you find facebook extremely useful and that is fine. The point here is to become aware of how the use of technology is affecting your life and really deciding if it is right for you.

Question: Do you have a facebook?

I have been writing on a regular basis for four months now. Writing is a form of self examination, a way to express the ideas and thoughts that matter to you the most. Given enough time, you will start noticing reoccurring thoughts and ideas, which will eventually form patterns.

I would like to share one pattern that, I believe, is the root cause for people’s unhappiness in their life. It is a simple, yet powerful observation. I am not trying praise myself here. I truly believe that the following observation holds a lot of weight if fully understood.

People lead unhappy lives because they cannot tell the difference between the means and the ends.

To be more exact, people think that some means are the ends. If we were to understand things for what they are, our lives would be much simpler. To make things clear, let us define means and ends.

I look at means as tools, which help you achieve your ends or goals. Let us assume we are building a house. House is our end, it is our goal. It is something that we want to accomplish. In order to do that, we are going to need a variety of tools: bricks, cement, wood, hammers, nails, glass, etc. Pretty simple stuff.

However, for some reason, when it comes to our personal lives, we are in the fog as to what the tools are and what the goals are. Actually, most of us are in the fog because we have no clear set goals of what we want to accomplish in our lives. That is why misinterpret some of the tools to be our goals. Only if we took the time to figure out what it is that we want to accomplish in our lives, then the distinction between means and ends would be clear.

Ends would be something that we have defined ourselves as a specific measurable and objective goal  that we want to achieve and means would be everything else.

I know it all sounds a bit complex, but let us look at two of the most common misinterpretations that people make.

“Being happy is my goal”. I disagree. Being happy should never be anyone’s goal. Happiness is just an emotion. It is an important emotion, which only tells us that whatever we are doing now is good for us and it is important to us. I believe it is a mistake to chase “being happy” as the purpose of life. Happiness is a side effect of achieving your goals that you have set for yourself. Happiness is a side effect of following your life’s purpose. That is all. If we confuse happiness to be something that we must achieve, then we automatically doom ourselves for unhappiness. Do not make this mistake. Remember and repeat the following: Happiness is a side effect of me following my life’s purpose.

“I want to be rich”. I disagree. Being rich should never be anybody’s goal. Money is just a tool that can be used to accomplish our goals. Simultaneously, it is a side effect of achieving your goals and following your life’s passion. That is where true wealth lies: in becoming what you have always dreamed of becoming. If you make being rich as one of your goals, then once you achieve this “goal”, you will feel empty and betrayed. Please do not make this mistake.  Remember and repeat the following: Wealth is side effect of me following my life’s purpose.

I can promise you that if you understand and differentiate between means and ends, you will be able to lead a rich and fulfilling life. However, if you mistake means for ends, be prepared for the unpleasant.

Which road do you want to take? Which road are you on right now?

“Happiness is like a butterfly: the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder…”– Thoreau

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After a while, I just get bored of some things. I do.

I get bored hearing about the same old issues and problems and people never doing anything about them. If I had a TV show and I had a segment called “What Grinds My Gears”, people with never ending same old issues would be on that segment. No doubt!

What grinds my gears even more is the excuse that the same people use: “Well, you know…my life just kind of got in the way! You know how it is!” And then they would go on babbling about work, family, kids, homework, “rough” weekends and so on. Yea, I understood it. I understood a while ago. But then I stopped understanding because the same people would end up talking to me again, telling me how the life got in the way.

Yuk.

I used to be one of those people. I know – GROSS!

Thankfully, I stopped. I got tired of hearing myself complain about the same old things, trying to resolve issues or achieve new goals, but then end up seeing “life getting in the way”! So I did three things: 1) I shut my mouth 2)took responsibility away from “life” onto myself 3)looked for ways to create a life which would help me solve my issues. Matter of fact, to this I try not ever to share any negative news with other people. I just deal with them on my own. If I do reach out, it is just to ask for advice, but not to whine to them about my problems.

So, what about you? Does your life get in the way? Do you want to:

• get a new job
• lose weight
• go on a vacation
• wake up early
• start working out
• start saving money
• read a book
• learn something new
• go live in a new country
• go skydiving
• learn to dance
• start dating

Well, do you? Have you tried achieving any of those things, but then life just got in the way?I am sorry, but I have no pity for you.

Life just does not get in the way, you let it.

How? Simple; you probably make dumb decisions and instead of taking the responsibility on your own shoulders, you just blame life for getting in the way.

Let’s take a look at somebody who wants to start working out. He makes it his New Year’s resolution: “I am going to go to the gym four days a week: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.” Right on! The first week goes by, he is still at it. The second week gets tougher, but he still pushes on. Then, the third week comes around. Not so good. He started missing his workouts and before he knew it, he stopped working out all together.

Friends: ” What happened, man?”

Him: “You know. Life just kind of got in the way.”

Friends: “What do you mean?”

Him: “You know. The work started to kick in. I have to work late and then after work I don’t want to do anything. My brain is fried!”

Friends: “Right…”

Him: “Yea! I just couldn’t keep up. You know how hard it is, right?

Friends: “Yea!”

Him: “Then I have to watch my favorite shows and then I have to go out with my friends, socialize, etc. And then, I have to run all of these errands! So, I just said screw this! I want to have a normal life, so I stopped. Maybe next year I won’t be as busy with life.”

Friends: “Yea, man. You will have your chance!”

Just writing that, brought back unpleasant memories.

If life gets in the way, then it is all your fault, because you have created the life that you have. Furthermore, if you let life get in the way, then you probably do not want to solve an issue or achieve a goal bad enough.

That is all there is to it.

Just admit that to yourself. Admit it! If it is something that REALLY is bothering you, then do something about it in way that won’t let your life get in the way. Oh, I almost forgot. Here is how:

• Shut up. Stop complaining to others about how hard you try and how life just gets in the way. Nobody cares. You just waste your own time and others. Instead, if you are going to talk to somebody about your issues, be precise. State the issue and ask for advice of how to accomplish it. Consider the advice and try putting it into action. If it doesn’t work, move onto something different.

• Take responsibility. Life is never at fault. You are responsible for your life. You make the decisions that get you were you are right now. This might be a really hard thing to do. Taking responsibility is never easy, but this will put the control back into your hands. Life will not, randomly, get in your way. You will be able to look at yourself and look for the best ways to solve this problem. So, empower yourself by taking responsibility.

• Reorganize your life. If you have done the above steps, then you will realize that much work needs to be done. It might be simply summed up in the following: eliminate what you do not like and start doing what you like. It will have something to do with eliminating negative habits, people, environments, or things that “prevent” you from doing what you want. It will be hard, but you can do it. After that, you will have all of this free time to fill with things that you want to do. Just make sure, they are the things that you really want to do. This process will be pointless if you will have no real reasons for doing any of the things you said you wanted to do. Simple fact is that some people are just too comfortable with their lives to change anything about them.

So next time you hear yourself or your friends saying that life got in their way, just smack them on the head and tell them to take the responsibility to their own hands! Or just send them to this blog for some verbal head-smacking. Do whichever you are more comfortable with.

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People love setting goals. Not too many people achieve them. Why? I think it is because people set goals without thinking. They set them because everybody else around them is doing it. Seldom people ask: “Why do I need this goal? What will accomplishing this goal accomplish in my life?” I am going to attempt to correct this situation with this article.

Read on.

I have never set yearly goals before this year because I always had my life planned out for me: register for classes, work out, get a degree and so on. However, now that I am a free man, it makes a lot of sense to set goals. Many people call this the New Years resolution, but I just despise the word because to me it represent the epidemic of laziness. So let us just call it goals.

The key question for me was: “What type of goals do I set?”

I knew it had to do something with the purpose of life that I have defined for myself: “Evolve by consciously seeking and learning from unique value adding experiences with a purpose of becoming a positive role model.” Yet, that was too vague.

I had to narrow it down. I did not want to pick random goals without any purpose in my mind. Then I thought that I should set life long goals that would support my life’s purpose. But then, how do I know that these life long goals will not change over time? It was a bummer.

Then I remembered!

I had to choose goals that would support my core values which are aligned with my purpose of life! It all made so much sense! Values define who we are and guide us in our lives. Therefore, if I want to have a clear sense of who I am and the direction of where I am going, then I must reinforce my values. I can reinforce them by setting goals that are congruent with those values.

For example, some of my values are independence, growth and experience. As I was looking over the list of my values, I realized that I was neglecting a major value of mine: independence. The next simple step was to just think of things which would enable me to become more independent.

It was easy!

I wrote them all out. I repeated the process until I had a complete list of major purposeful goals that I want accomplish in 2010. You can do it too!

Before you start you will need two major ingredients:

• Your Purpose Of Life
• Your Core Values

Once you have those taken care of, you can easily proceed by asking yourself a simple question: “Am I living this value in my life?” If not, then you simply ask yourself: “What do I need to do to start living this value?”

It is very simple and easy easy process, but it requires a lot of set up time: coming with the purpose of your life and discovering your core values. However, once it is all said and done, you will feel great as you will know the exact direction in which you need to take your life!

Happy Exploring!

Summary

This article is going to offer a practical guide to self-awareness. Last week I discussed awareness and it’s importance in our lives. Yet, from my experience, I know that people are looking not only for theoretical knowledge, but for practical tips of how to implement a change in their lives. That is why today I am giving you a free practical guide to self-awareness based on personal experiences: “Look Outside To Learn About What’s Inside.”

Assumptions

It is my strong belief supported by my experiences that the world outside of ourselves is a pretty good indicator of what is going inside. It reveals unparalleled information about our emotional state of being. If you read my article on emotions, then you know how much information emotions actually hold.

What is the basis in saying that  the world outside  of ourselves is a pretty good indicator of what is going inside? Experience. That’s the quick answer.

The more detailed answer follows. Most people seek validation for their actions, thoughts and feelings. We naturally want to be understood and fit in with others. That is how we connect with the rest of the world. It is good a good part of our human nature if you use for the right purposes.

However, it can be harmful if it is used carelessly. If people are feeling negative emotions, they will be more likely to seek validation of their feelings by subconsciously seeking negativity. It may come in various forms. Some people turn to other negative people; some turn to unhealthy foods; some turn to sad or depressing music, movies, books. etc. All of the above actions are meant to validate that our negative emotions are normal. In essence, they are meant to make us feel good about feeling bad. That is a trap that most people fail to become aware of.

Look Outside To Learn What’s Inside

That is exactly why I wrote this article – to increasing your awareness of your emotional state of being. The simple correlation between your inner world and your outer one is this: disorder or negativity on the outside usually reflects the same on the inside. It is important to not use this guide to evaluate other people’s inner emotional states. Most people are good at hiding even the smallest things from the outsiders. This guide is intended for your own personal use and evaluation only.
There are five ways that we absorb information from the outside world:

• sight,
• hearing,
• taste,
• touch,
• smell.

With that in mind, I will teach you how to use those five senses to increase the awareness of your emotions. Ask yourself the questions listed bellow and examine the answers that you get. The accumulation of those answers should give you a pretty good understanding of what is going on the inside.

1. What do you see?
   • What do you see in the mirror?
     1. Are you satisfied with your physical fitness?
        • Be honest with yourself. Could you be in a better physical shape than you are today? It is important to clarify one point: just because you are not happy with the way your body looks, does not mean that you are not in shape. For example, you could be in the best shape of your life and still could be unhappy with your body. Leave negative body images aside.
     2. Is there a smile on your face?
        • A fellow blogger and a good friend of mine, Oleg Mokhov, covered smiling in one of his outstanding articles: “How to Drastically Improve Your Mood: Smile”
     3. Are you well-groomed?
        • Do you take the time to shave, get a haircut, etc?
     4. How does your skin look?
        • Healthy skin goes back to proper nutrition and stress management. Are you doing a good job at managing both?
     5. Do you have healthy teeth?
        • Do you take time everyday to brush your teeth to keep them healthy?
   • What movies are you watching?
     • Are they happy, thoughtful movies with social commentary? Are they comedies that give you a good laugh? Are they horror movies? Are they existentialist movies? Are they drama filled?
   • What do you see around yourself?
     • Is your desk messy? Is your house messy? Is your bedroom neat? Is computer organized? Is your car clean? What about your garage? What about your yard? What about your closet? What do you see on your way to work? What about the neighborhood that you live?
   • What do you read?
     • Are you reading self-help blogs, magazines, books? Are you reading knowledge enhancing books? Are you reading drama? Are you reading comics?
   • What clothes do you wear?
     • Are they dark? Are they bright? Do you wear “happy” colors?
2. What do you hear?
   • What music do you listen to?
     • Is it happy? Is it peaceful? It it rowdy, angry, energetic, sad, motivating, relaxing?
   • What are people saying to you?
     • The basic question here is: “Are you surrounding yourself with the right people?” Are they positive or negative? Do they complain a lot? Do they encourage you? Do they strive to achieve things in life? Do they look for solutions?  Do they gossip?
   • What about the noise outside?
     • Is it quiet? Is it noisy? Can you sleep and rest well?
3. What do you smell?
   • How do you smell?
     • Do you take the time to take care of yourself? Do you smell fresh and clean? Are your clothes clean?
   • How does your environment smell?
     • Do you live by a road, a factory? Do you live by a park? Do you like in the country? How does your house, your room, your office, your bathroom smell?
   • How does your food smell?
     • Does it smell fresh? Does it smell inviting?
4. What do you taste?
   • How does your food taste?
     • This question basically deals with your diet. Does your food taste good? Is it something that you should be eating? Is it the right food for you?
   • How does your water taste?
     • Does it taste fresh? Is it refreshing?
5. What do you touch?
   • Are your clothes smooth to the touch? What about your skin? Other textures around you?
     

The reasons for choosing junk food over healthy one over are various and complex and I do not believe the discussion of those reasons would add any value to this discussion. That is why I am going to omit them for the time being.

How To Use The Information

1. Get in the habit of asking yourself these questions and monitoring the responses. That will give you a ton of data to work with.
2. Catch yourself in a certain emotional state fast! If it is not a pleasant one, then you will be able to do something about it fast.
3. Identify habits, places, people, foods, activities that are not healthy for you and that can and probably should be changed.
4. Change what you do not life. Just like your inner emotions will attract you to ideas, places, sounds, etc to support that inner states, so can the outside environment influence the way you feel inside. It is my experience that environment is a huge factor in the way we feel in life and what we do. So if you want to change your emotional state of being , then you should consciously change the way your perceive yourself. You should change your environment to support the new emotional sate that you want to be in.

Some things might be easy to fix. For example, you can start smiling, brushing your teeth, washing your clothes regularly, cleaning your desk or room today. However, some changes will take much longer. For example, changing the people that you hang out with, moving to a different neighborhood , getting a different job, getting in shape, eating proper foods might you take you a long time. Yet I believe that is possible and many people have done it.

The important things that you are aware of your emotional state and being able to identify things that limit your growth and eliminating or changing them. If you are looking for effective ways to simplify your life and eliminate the unnecessary, I highly recommend ZenHabits.net.

Thank you for reading.

***DISCLAIMER: Also, a reader must understand that correlation does not imply causation. That is, just because your car is messy or that you like horror movies does not mean that you necessarily have emotional issues to deal with. The same is true for the opposite: just because you are watching good movies, listen to calm music, are well put together does not mean that your emotions are under control. I just noticed correlation between my emotional states in my life and my surroundings, which, most of the time, are pretty good indicators of m inner feelings.***

My post about definitions seems to be very true and I come to realize it more and more everyday. The most fundamental issues in various societies rise from the definitions. I am college student and right now I am taking advanced courses in accounting, a class about ancient philosophy and business law. Every single subject that is ever taught in school begins with definitions. I used to make fun of people who used to spend hours debating a meaning of a word, when in reality that’s what actually matters the most – conveying the meaning to other people. The way the meaning is actually carried out is just mechanics.

Purpose of Life

Well, what does all of that have to do with the purpose of life? Well, it has everything to do with the purpose of life and life itself because it determines how we carry out our life. Since I am business major, I will use many business metaphors and examples. So let us start with that and then I will relate everything back to the purpose of life.

Business

Let us assume you want to start a business because you ____ . Why would you start a business in the first place? It must have reason, you are doing for one purpose or the other. So you must define a purpose of your business. Is it going to a trucking business, is it going to be a food store, or a coffee shop or a financial service company? You must chose…but why is it that you choose one thing over the other? Is it because you just want to make money? Is it because you want to just help others and really don’t care about the money? Or is it because you just express yourself? I guess all of that depends on what type of person you are. I guess, you can start a business for others sake or for your own benefit. How big do you want your business to be? How many customers do you want? How many people do you want to help? And the questions keep on coming and coming and coming…and it is OK if you don’t know the answers to all of them. But you must think about all of them and have an idea. Not having an idea for the business is like not having a business at all. That idea is what is going to drive your behavior, the company size, they you manage, what resources you are going to need and what are you going to do to be successful. But how do you know if you are successful? In my opinion, it is when the business actually fulfills the purpose for which it has been created. If you wanted to make tons of money and you are making tons of it, then it is successful, if you wanted to help people with their problems and they are doing better – then it is a successful business.

And there are thousands if not hundreds of thousands of companies in the world with different purposes, some are big, some are small, some of them are successful and some of them are not, but they all exist for a reason. Sometimes, they forget the reason for which they were created and that’s when they fail. Other business expect one thing from, but they deliver a different one. Changes happen and strategies MUST adapt and change, sometimes the business must change its purpose in order to survive and be successful. For example, you would never go Grocery store to buy tires? But what would happen if you went to get food and they did sell tires? Would you come back?

Your Life

Now let me take a look at people and the purpose of our lives. Of course, must of us did not really choose to be in this world, but we are here. All of us are different and unique and all of us should have different purposes in lives. That’s my own personal thought. The troubles start when people seek other people hapiness or success instead of pursuing their own. So take a look at yourself, examine yourself, ask yourself questions and why do you want to live this great life and be happy and successful in it? What is YOUR purpose in life? What are you good at? What do you enjoy doing? Make this life your own, don’t look at others. Lock the doors, close your eyes and be silent with yourself and see yourself doing something great that makes you feel happy, blissful and really successful. That is your purpose. Everybody knows their purpose in life, but some people are scared to face it. If one does not choose a purpose in this life, then one will go on suffering, will be unsuccessful and sad. It will be like that grocery store trying to sell tires and wondering why it is not generating any money? Once again, if you are not sure of something, try it. There will be only two possibilities, you will either like it or you won’t. If you do then you’re done and can take the action necessary to carry out your dreams. If you don’t like it – AWESOME, try something else and I can guarantee you that somewhere along the way you will find your OWN purpose in life and then you will know what do. Inaction is the worst thing a person can do it ones life. Don’t be afraid to try, because you might fail just to discover your true calling in life. Working towards your goal in life is happiness in itself because you are going where you want to go, you are going to do what you will want to do and you will be successful at the same type. Yes you will have to have a strategy of how to achieve it and yes you might have to change it once in a while, but it’s OK, just keep on trying. Funny thing is, though, that the purpose of your life might change, but one has to be aware that it has change because other wise it will cause suffering and unhappiness. Finally, find that company that matches your values, your purpose, surround yourself with people who go the same direction as you are, do all that is necessary to carry out your dream, but be careful to not get caught up the mechanics of it, otherwise you will forget the purpose.

I never said I would give you an answer to what your purpose in life is, because you have to find your own, not anybody elses but your own. Keep on trying, try different things because if you don’t, you will regret for not living a life. Try to find your purpose, fail and possible succeed rather than not try and fail without any chance for success. In turn, the purpose of your life is to find your purpose of YOUR OWN life.