Purpose
Purpose is the fourth fundamental development area of The Circle Blueprint—which you may have read, but which is not entirely essential. There are also workbooks for the other three fundamental development areas (Independence, Humility, and Power), and you may wish to also work through the other three after you work through the Purpose Workbook to more fully develop your Circle Blueprint. The system in this workbook is intended for anyone with an interest in developing a higher mastery of the element of Purpose. People who develop a mastery of Purpose have a clear understanding of how to deploy the gifts they have in life in the most useful manner.
Six Factors Affect Our Ability to Gain Purpose:
- Resolute: Clearly knowing your destination before your start your journey, thoughtfully determining your progress, and the ability to choose wisely.
- Diligence: Deliberately and persistently acting in pursuit of a goal.
- Myopia: Inflexible, closed-minded thinking.
- Experience Sharing: How we communicate events to others.
- Self-Deception: The act of misleading oneself.
- Spirituality: Seeing that life is much bigger and more complex than what is material.
The Circle Blueprint provides in-depth explanations of these factors, but this overview should give you a gist of it, and the results of your assessment, or even honest self-reflection on these issues, will let you know where you may need further development or better balance.
Specifically, the assessment results provide descriptions on our “Thriving Scale.” On each factor, you should have a score.
- I am hanging on by my fingernails. Despite all I have accomplished, my life isn’t good at all.
- I am eroding. I’m not desperate but my life is a grind and does not seem to be headed in a positive direction.
- I am treading water and just sort of enduring my situation. My life isn’t bad, but I would not say it is good, either.
- I am growing. My life is on a positive trajectory. Certainly, it could be better, but I am reasonably satisfied and optimistic about the future.
- I am thriving. I am creatively engaged in my work and life. I am at the top of my game. I feel energized, balanced, healthy, and happy.