How far away are you from living your life purpose ?
Have you ever admired people who knew what their life purpose was and could tell you enthusiastically in a couple of sentences. Would you like to find out how far you are from living yours ? Just take the test below and you will find out in only 5 minutes. (ideal for ages 20-50).
For table A, B and C, please circle the answer that most reflects how much you agree with each of these statements. 1 = don’t agree at all, 5 = totally agree
BLOCK A.
| 1. I often can’t wait to get up in the morning. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 2. I often feel excited and energetic. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 3. I am passionate about certain things. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 4. I feel that I am making a difference with what I do. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 5. I often forget the clock when I am busy with my stuff. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 6. I am doing the things I love. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 7. I think what I am doing has an impact long after I am gone. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 8. I am having a big positive impact on people around me. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| TOTAL | |||||
Please circle the letter that corresponds to your total score:
| 32-40 | 25-31 | 8-24 | |
| X | Y | Z |
BLOCK B.
| 1. I know exactly what I want to do with my life. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 2. I remember who I wanted to become when I was a child. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 3. I could easily name 3 things, I absolutely love doing. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 4. I know exactly which things make me smile. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 5. I have lots of dreams of how I would like my life to be. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 6. I have at least one exciting idea on what I could do with my life. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| TOTAL | |||||
Please circle the letter that corresponds to your total score:
| 25-30 | 19-24 | 6-18 | |
| S | T | U |
BLOCK C.
| 1. I really badly want more from my life. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 2. I really badly want to find out my life purpose. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 3. I am willing to work on living a more fulfilling life. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 4. I am willing to face my fears. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 5. I am willing to do what it takes to realize my dreams. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| 6. I believe it is possible for me to live my life purpose. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| TOTAL | |||||
Please circle the letter that corresponds to your total score:
| 25-30 | 19-24 | 6-18 | |
| M | N | O |
RESULTS:
Please find your letter in each of the blocks A,B and C.
BLOCK A
X = Congratulations ! You are already enjoying a highly fulfilling life and depending on how close you hit the 40 points maximum score you might already be living your life purpose. You are inspiring to the people around you and you usually have a big impact on them. If this result surprises you, then this is a great opportunity to float “out of your body” and above your life and take some time to look at it from atop. Who do you see ? Consider all the great things you do
right now and how you can keep doing them. And as one of the few people who score X, I want to hear from you. Please send me an email with “I am X” in the header to coaching@developandgrow.com and I might invite you to become part of an exciting project.
Y = A few things are in place for you and you are enjoying many parts of your life. However, you are not living your life purpose yet. This might be because you don’t know it yet or because something in your life is holding you back from fulfilling your full potential (check Block B results to find out more). You definitely deserve better. So make this the first day of your new life by committing to work on discovering it and making it real for you.
Z = You are far away from living your life purpose and you will gain a lot from spending time figuring out what your passions are and how you can turn them into a reality for you. You are probably held back by circumstances be it the children, the mortgage, the current job or any other relevant force in your life. You deserve a better life. We all have unique gifts, every single one of us. Sometimes we forget about them, but they are still there. Make a commitment today to improve your life, after all, you only have one shot at it ! No time to waste.
BLOCK B
S = Congratulations ! You are very clear about what it is you want to do with your life and you definitely stand out with that. Research has shown that only a small minority has goals or a vision for their life – let alone a life purpose – and an even smaller number is turning it into reality (see BLOCK A results to check how well you do on that). If you are still in the “knowing” place but have not turned it into reality yet, check in with yourself on what and who is holding you back. Work on overcoming those obstacles now (get a friend or a coach to help you), so you can live the fulfilling dream you have created for yourself.
T = You have some idea on what you would like to do with your life but you are not sure yet and often swing from one great idea to the next. There are lots of ways to gain more clarity, like reading books, taking time to think, taking a life coach or attending courses. The first thing, I recommend you do, though, is figure out which activities give you true joy and make you smile. What do you truly love doing?
U = You don’t know what to do with your life and you may even have given up dreaming about it. The pressures at work on you are so strong that it might not seem very realistic to even begin the work. And yet, I encourage you to be bold and make a commitment to yourself to find out. This is about YOU ! And wherever you are, whoever you are today, you can become who you want to be. Consider taking my “Discover and Live your Life Purpose” workshop and turn yourself around. Surprise yourself!
BLOCK C
M = Congratulations ! You are a very driven person, constantly striving for more personal growth. Fabulous. With this attitude, nothing will be able to stop you from achieving the most fulfilling life. So go and dive into the resources available to you to improve your life even further. Know that we are always available to help you achieve your biggest dreams.
N = You are quite content and happy with your situation and not really ready to commit to much work on discovering your life purpose because you might not see how that would make your current life much better. You may also doubt, that you will ever find it, or you may fear the consequences. To find out whether your life is on track to fulfillment, spend 5 minutes on the following exercise: think about what you would like to see, think and feel about your life when you are 80 years old and look back at your life. What would sort of life would you have liked to live ? What would you like other people to say about your life ? Are you living this life?
O = Sounds like you are where you need to be ! How wonderful. You are happy where you are and do not see the need to work on making big changes.
If despite scoring an O, you are not happy with your life, you might have given up on yourself. Please don’t stay in that place, the people around you need you to be more inspiring than that and you deserve so much more. Get help. If someone you love was in your shoes, what advice would you give them ?
If you want to discover your life purpose and live a more fulfilling life, register for our popular “DISCOVER AND LIVE YOUR LIFE PURPOSE” workshop. For more information and registration, click here.
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I think this test is quite useless, people know anyway whether they live with purpose or not. The REAL question is how to find your purpose.
The best test out there I’ve come across is here: http://www.theonequestion.com
May 1st, 2009 at 10:47 pm
i think that no test will help you to get closer to truth.
June 3rd, 2010 at 4:37 pm
Perhaps this test will help some get a clue to finding meaning and purpose. However, generally people need a more comprehensive process and a commitment to continually ask the question, “What is my purpose in life?”, throughout their life