{"id":21242,"date":"2020-12-09T09:47:08","date_gmt":"2020-12-09T13:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=21242"},"modified":"2020-12-21T19:17:07","modified_gmt":"2020-12-21T23:17:07","slug":"live-purposefully","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/live-purposefully\/","title":{"rendered":"What Does it Mean to Live Purposefully?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What does it mean to live purposefully? What are the four elements of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/purposeful-living\/\">purposeful living<\/a>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To live purposefully means to pursue things that hold personal meaning in in your life. There are four elements of purposeful living: enthusiasm, connection, satisfaction, and coherence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep reading to understand what it means to live purposefully.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Do You Live Purposefully?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To live purposefully means to invest time and energy into things that hold personal meaning in your life. It also means <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/saying-no\/\">saying no<\/a> to trials that don&#8217;t align with your passions or feed into your long-term goals. For example, if you are passionate about health and fitness, training for a marathon would be worth your time. While other challenges such as learning to cook or building a computer may be interesting, they don&#8217;t hold personal meaning in your life and, therefore, shouldn&#8217;t be focused on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Four Elements of Purpose<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>According to personal development trainer Brendon Burchard, <strong>there are<\/strong> <strong>four elements of purposeful living\u2014enthusiasm, connection, satisfaction, and coherence.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Enthusiasm: <\/strong>Take up challenges that you are excited about.<strong> <\/strong>When you are enthusiastic about the work that you are doing, challenges will feel more rewarding and fulfilling.&nbsp;<\/li><li><strong>Connection: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/depression-and-isolation\/\">Social isolation<\/a> often leads to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/find-purpose-in-your-life\/\">lack of purpose<\/a>. Surround yourself with people who will support your dreams and challenge you to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/going-out-of-your-comfort-zone\/\">get out of your comfort zone<\/a>.<strong>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Satisfaction: <\/strong>Satisfaction is made up of three factors: passion, growth, and contribution. If a challenge consists of all three of these factors, you will likely get satisfaction from working on it.<\/li><li><strong>Coherence: <\/strong>When thinking about taking up a challenge, think about how it aligns with your long-term goals. For example, if your long-term goal is to have your own art gallery, investing in courses in art history, color theory, and medium technique would be sensible challenges to invest your time in.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What does it mean to live purposefully? What are the four elements of purposeful living? 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