Finding one’s purpose is easy for some. They know already who they want to be, and what they want to do.

It hasn’t always been so easy for me.

I am a fast learner, because of that, I tend to do reasonably well in many things, and since I like variety, change is always exciting to me.

Because of this, coming up with a list of things that I would like to do, hasn’t come that easy to me, but I learned a little trick that I have used over time. Here it is:

I sit down and I start to write out the things that I definitely wouldn’t want to do. A “not to ever do” list. First in a generic fashion, then in more detail. Sort of in a tree structure. This helps bring clarity and focuses the mind. It also helps at a later time to justify when it is time to walk away from some opportunities.

Sometimes, to judge the light, it helps to look at the shadows.

Finding one’s purpose is easy for some. They know already who they want to be, and what they want to do.

It hasn’t always been so easy for me.

I am a fast learner, because of that, I tend to do reasonably well in many things, and since I like variety, change is always exciting to me.

Because of this, coming up with a list of things that I would like to do, hasn’t come that easy to me, but I learned a little trick that I have used over time. Here it is:

I sit down and I start to write out the things that I definitely wouldn’t want to do. A “not to ever do” list. First in a generic fashion, then in more detail. Sort of in a tree structure. This helps bring clarity and focuses the mind. It also helps at a later time to justify when it is time to walk away from some opportunities.

Sometimes, to judge the light, it helps to look at the shadows.