# 3. Create the Life You Want

1. Finding balance through purpose: read the text, watch the video and fill in the answer to the logbook questions in Egodact.

Purpose is a guide to help you navigate all parts of your life. It shapes your worldview, underlies your goals, ambitions and dreams and influences how you interact with the environment and those around you. Once you find it, it will transform your life.

WHY DOES IT MATTER?

Think of it this way - without purpose, you are like the captain of a ship without a compass.

Knowing your purpose will enable a conscious awakening of self and realization that the world doesn't revolve around you, but everything in your world, collectively. Conscious awakening is a heightened state of awareness to raise your standard in thinking, planning, organisation, strategy, wisdom, knowledge, understanding, compassion, patience, kindness in order to produce positive outcomes.

To know your purpose, is to know the feeling of true joy and will lead to fulfilment in life.

Watch this video about purpose:

Watch video here (use password education2020 to access): https://vimeo.com/426760641

Logboek 3: What is purpose?

1. In your own words describe what purpose is.

2. Describe a time when you gave something to someone without expecting anything in return?

3. Describe how you felt when you gave without expecting anything in return. How did that person react, and how do you think they felt?

4. Describe a time when someone gave you unconditional support. How did it make you feel?