Fit Soul Chapter 8 - How to Find Your Purpose in Life

Apr 11, 2021

Discover the transformative journey of finding your life purpose through intentionality and self-reflection. Dive into the essence of the soul, revealing how true fulfillment arises from inner happiness rather than external achievements. Explore practical exercises that foster personal growth and connect your identity to meaningful life goals. Embrace passion and service to others as vehicles for a purpose-driven life, all while resisting the barriers that stifle creativity and love. It's a heartfelt call to live a life that positively impacts the community.

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Finding Your Purpose

Identify your life's purpose using resources like books and websites.
Ben Greenfield recommends resources such as Claim Your Power and Limitless.

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Reflect on Childhood

Reflect on childhood activities to identify your purpose.
Consider what brought joy and flow as these activities can inform your purpose statement.

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Find Your Flow

Identify activities that put you "in the zone."
A flow state, where time vanishes and you're fully immersed, indicates alignment with your purpose.

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Claim Your Power

Mastin Kipp

In 'Claim Your Power,' Mastin Kipp guides readers on a transformative journey to identify and dissolve hidden blocks, break free from trauma, and live a purpose-filled life. This book offers practical exercises and insights to help readers connect with their emotions and achieve personal growth.

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Limitless

Core Techniques to Improve Performance, Productivity, and Focus

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In 'Limitless,' Jim Kwik offers a comprehensive guide to upgrading brain performance. The book is divided into three main parts: Mindset, Motivation, and Methods. Kwik provides tools to challenge limiting beliefs, ignite motivation, and master methods for accelerated learning. He introduces the 'Limitless Model,' which includes the FASTER method for quick content absorption and strategies to improve focus, study habits, memory, and speed reading. The book also addresses modern-day 'supervillains' of learning, such as digital deluge, and offers practical exercises to implement these strategies immediately.

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Personality Isn't Permanent

Break Free from Self-Limiting Beliefs and Rewrite Your Story

Benjamin Hardy

In 'Personality Isn’t Permanent', Dr. Benjamin Hardy draws on psychological research to challenge the popular belief that personality is fixed. He provides strategies for intentional self-transformation, including how to design your current identity based on your desired future self, reframe traumatic experiences, enhance your subconscious, and redesign your environment to support future goals. The book includes true stories of self-transformation and emphasizes the importance of action in kindling confidence, motivation, and passion.

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Fit Soul

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Ben Greenfield

Ben Greenfield's "Fit Soul" delves into the concept of identifying one's unique purpose in life. The book guides readers through a process of self-discovery, helping them understand their innate talents and passions. It emphasizes the importance of aligning one's actions with their core values and purpose. The book encourages readers to find activities that bring them joy and fulfillment, leading to a more meaningful and purposeful life. Ultimately, "Fit Soul" aims to help individuals live a life that is both physically and spiritually fulfilling.

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True North

Jill Ker Conway

In 'True North', Jill Ker Conway continues her autobiography, detailing her experiences from her arrival in the United States in 1960 to her appointment as the first female president of Smith College in 1975. The book explores her academic pursuits at Harvard, her role as a public figure for feminism, and her personal challenges, including her husband's health issues.

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Boundless

Tracing Land and Dream in a New Northwest Passage

Kathleen Winter

In 'Boundless', Kathleen Winter recounts her 2010 journey across the Northwest Passage, accompanied by marine scientists, historians, archaeologists, and anthropologists. The book delves into the impacts of climate change, the emergence of new hybrid species, and the geopolitical tensions over sovereignty in the region. Winter also reflects on her personal odyssey, including her childhood migration from England to Canada and the complexities of cultural identity and traditional ways of life among the Inuit population.

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Do the Work

Steven Pressfield

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The Values Factor

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Don't Waste Your Life

John Piper

In this book, John Piper challenges Christians to live a life that glorifies God, rather than one that is wasted on trivial diversions and earthly comforts. Piper argues that God created humans to live with a single, all-embracing passion to display His supreme excellence in all spheres of life. He emphasizes the importance of risking one's life for the sake of the Gospel and making the glory of God the singular passion of one's life. The book is a heartfelt call to live and die boasting in the cross of Christ and to avoid a life that counts for nothing.

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Soul Keeping

Caring for the Most Important Part of You

John Ortberg

In 'Soul Keeping,' John Ortberg explores the concept of the soul and its significance in our lives. He draws on biblical teachings, personal experiences, and insights from various spiritual traditions to help readers understand how to care for their souls. The book delves into topics such as the nature of the soul, how to nurture it, and how to maintain spiritual health in a busy and often chaotic world.

Exploring New England's Spiritual Heritage

Seven Daytrips for Contemporary Pilgrims

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This book offers a journey through New England's rich spiritual history, providing seven day trips for those interested in exploring the region's significant religious sites and experiences. It is designed for contemporary pilgrims seeking to understand and connect with the spiritual heritage of the area.

Hey, what's up. It's Ben Greenfield. You may have heard that I wrote a new book. It's free at fitsoulbook.com as a digital download. You can also get the physical version for next to nothing. I'm not making any money off this book. I'm just covering my shipping and handling and printing costs. I just want you to experience some of the things I've written within the pages.

Now, because of that, I'm also recording the audio book version, and I want to give you a bit of a taste of that audio book version.

If you like it all the resources and everything for what you're about to hear are at fitsoulbook.com/resources.

So I hope you enjoy this chapter and you can always find me on social media at Ben Greenfield Fitness on most social media platforms. And perhaps there you can just let me know what you think.

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