Purpose Pivot
Pay careful attention to your own work, for then you will get the satisfaction of a job well done, and you won’t need to compare yourself to anyone else. For we are each responsible for our own conduct. Galatians 6:4-5
For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. Ephesians 2:10
Have you reached a point in your career where you are wondering if this is all there is?
Have you primarily been raising your family and now want to explore new opportunities, but aren’t sure where to start?
Do you realize that there is a difference between success and significance? Between paycheck and purpose?
Ephesians 2:10 tells us that we have been created with an eternal purpose. Do you know what your purpose is? Do you feel like you are pursuing that purpose?
In Life Reimagined: The Science, Art and Opportunity of Midlife, author and journalist Barbara Bradley Hagerty writes:
Millions of people find themselves with the same unsettling questions. Part of midlife’s challenge is to closely examine the old script—the one the family and society writes for you, the one in which you are meeting everyone else’s expectations—and see if it needs revision. The new script tailored to your core identity—your own talents, passions, and personality-and these should shape your goals. For some, this means a major revision, bringing in a new cast of characters and an entirely new location. For others, it means rechanneling one’s energies just a few degrees into something that gives them meaning and verve.
In PhaseNEXT, we encourage a three-step process to making the Personal Pivot into the opportunities and joy of midlife:
Get clear on who you are and what you are called to do. This is a time to take inventory of the talents, dreams, passions, and desires that God has given you and seek to understand the eternal purpose He has for you. This can be done through individual reflection, personal assessment tools, and input from family and friends.
Re-evaluate your personal infrastructure to better support your new purpose and direction. Until now, your physical, professional, financial and relationship patterns supported the mission of career and family. What do you need to change? What can you eliminate? What do you need to add?
Develop a plan and do it! Investigate and sample the many opportunities to discover and pursue your purpose.