Laurie Beth-Jones created a 3-piece puzzle to hone in on your passion.  This will help reveal your life's purpose.

Every purpose requires action.  Below is a list of action verbs.  Choose 21 verbs that most excite you. After you choose the action verbs, select the main three.  These words will help shape your activities in accordance with your passion.

Then, write down your three most meaningful, purposeful and exciting verbs here.

• 1. ________________________
• 2. ________________________
• 3. __________________________

Your action verbs above are the first piece to the puzzle. 

In creating the second piece, answer the following:

What do you stand for?  What purpose, value or principle would you be willing to die for or devote your life to?  What is at the center of your heart?  For example, your phrase may include family, service, excellence, justice, freedom, or faith.

Write your phrase here.  This is the second piece to the puzzle.

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For the third piece of the puzzle, answer the question, who are you here to help?  For example, Jesus said, "I came to help the lost sheep of Israel."  As the leader of the Kings & Priests Unlimited organization, I have come to help those who desire to become effective entrepreneurs and ministers. 

So what specific group of people are you here to help? For example, your phrase could be "impoverished people", "spiritually starved people", "business leaders", "pregnant teenagers", or "single mothers."

Write your phrase here.  This is the third piece to the puzzle.

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Let's put it all together.  This is the formula for your purpose statement:

Puzzle piece 1 + Puzzle piece 2 + Puzzle piece 3.

My purpose is to: ________________, ________________, and ________________

(Your three action verbs)

__________________________________________________________________________,

(What you stand for)

so that I can help

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(The specific group of people)

YOUR THOUGHTS 

Does your newly created purpose statement surprise you?  Is it closely related to what you are doing now?  Does it fit you? How is it different?  How do you get your life on track to the above statement?  Now go get a dictionary and look up as many synonyms related to your action words.  These words will spark a powerful passion in your heart and encompass a lifetime of activities.

Create business opportunities centered your newly discovered purpose.  You are on giant step closer to developing your true life's work.