I was having an interesting conversation with my husband over breakfast about life purpose. So many of us report not having found it and feeling directionless, that from time to time I wonder why it can be so elusive and difficult to find. Research shows that finding meaning or purpose is one of the greatest ingredients for a calm and happy life. But even if you have not found meaning in your life yet, you can still have the purpose of finding your life purpose! If this is your case, here are some of the questions I ask my clients when exploring life meaning and purpose.

1. What does life purpose mean to you?
2. Why find life purpose at all?
3. How far or close are you from living your life's purpose?
4. Has your purpose in life changed over time?
5. What is stopping you from finding or from living your purpose?
6. Where are you looking for your life purpose: is it in your past experiences and skills or in something completely new and different to you?
7. What kind of impact would you like to have in the world?
8. Who are your role models, the people that inspire you the most, and why?
9. Describe a couple times in your past you remember feeling fulfilled. What was happening then?
10. How would you like to see yourself one year from now. How about 10 years from now?
11. How is it going to feel when you are living your life purpose?

Remember that most of the time finding our life purpose is about remembering who we are, what we value the most and what help us be fulfilled.