Self-Mastery Tip: Enhancing Meaning and Purpose
by Dr. Brian Higley | 3 comments
The great psychologist Victor Frankl survived the Nazi death camps and used the experience to help create a way to help people overcome suffering called “logotherapy.” Frankl said that we can handle any “what” (or situation) in our lives if we have a strong enough “why” (or meaning). This shows how important it can be to connect what we do with something that is meaningful to us. If we can connect our goals with an exciting meaning, purpose or mission, we tend to feel more energized to overcome the barriers to achievement of our most important aims on a day to day basis.
Meaning and purpose can be enhanced by staying aware of how what we do connects with our broader objectives in life. Here are some ways people have been able to strengthen meaning and purpose in their personal and/or professional lives: (more…)
