Life Lessons on Purpose and Designing Your Path

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Don't tie your self-worth to external achievements. Focus on how you want to live, not just what you want to achieve. Fall in love with the journey, not just the destination. Choose to live by design, not by default. Find the ninth path, the one that aligns with your true desires. Remember that your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition, as they know what you truly want to become.

If you're a regular reader of my work, you know that I have a special affinity for drawing upon wisdom from the past and applying my own lens to create something more usable for our own present and future.

Today's wisdom comes from a letter (full transcript here) written by a 20-year-old Hunter S. Thompson to a dear friend who had sought out Thompson's advice on finding his life purpose.

5 brilliant lessons on finding purpose (that we can all apply on our journey): (1) Accept the perils of advice, (2) Seek perspective-altering experiences, (3) Goals should conform to you (not vice versa), (4) Define your way of life, and (5) Live by design, not default.