36: How did I search for my purpose in life?
Welcome to Woman Leadership show. I'm Janet and in this episode, I will be sharing with you
When I was a child, my wish was to grow up fast and be an adult so I don’t need to listen to adult and make my own choices and do what I can do. I do not know what was my purpose when I had to work at the provision shop since 5 years old and doing the routine of setting the shop at 6am and end my work at 10pm other than going to school.
There were times I prayed to the heaven asking why I was doing what I had to do and how would I got out of there as soon as possible. Given no other choice, I had to do what I need to do with the instruction of adults and had to behave well so they would not dislike me or restrict me from doing what I like such as going playground and reading my favourite books. Yes, it seems to be something that may not happen much here in Singapore as most children now do have access to watching tv and devices but during that time, watching tv, going to playground and playing with neigbourhood children were a delight and bonus to me.
It was only much later that I started to discover more about myself and my purpose in life. I started writing journal with the recommendation of my coach, gave me an avenue to pour our my heartfelt feelings through journaling and at the same time I go through the healing but not keeping it to myself and explode later when situations trigger that particular vulnerable spot.
7 habits of highly Effective People has habit 2 begin the end in mind, it requires us to spend about 30 minutes to reflect and write down our mission and purpose in life how we want to impact others. It took longer time for some to write while some has to find a quiet place to write down and continue to finetune even after completed during the workshop. We will refer to it throughout and tweak it to be clear and attune to our lives.
I finally found my purpose other than striving hard for my famil , my purpose is to empower women to be a leader in their own way and helping them to shine and be an inspiration to everyone they can impact in small and big way. I have came a long way to lead, motivate and inspire myself before I can lead, motivate and inspire others. We women can be a voice to others showing how we overcome all difficulties and fears because we have the big WHY. We do it because of our love for family and those we care so much about. We have the BIG heart to support other women so we do not feel alone and helpless.
- My strengths and feedback from others
o Helping others to be better at what they do
o Team leadership
o Religious faith that helps me in discovering my purpose in
- Coaching
o I can do more that what is expected of me, proactive in searching for opportunities and how I can impact others
o Promoted and achieve the level of status and income in my life
o Begin the end in mind , write down my mission and what I like to do. Find a quiet place to reflect and can rewrite few times. Journal down my thoughts.
- Mentoring
o I have started mentoring program with my Genecia and it helped me to think about possibilities and not limiting to only one or two opportunity.
o Join a community where I get inspiration, read books, listen to audios and hear others experience and success stories.
Takeaway
- Keep a journal and note down my thoughts, dreams, experience and successes
- Important to have coaches and mentors who would help us to discover our strengths and guidance how to reach out dreams or goals.
- Be willing to invest in myself as these skills and knowledge remains with me and no one else. The investment will payback in long term when you become bigger than who you are and do more, speak more and live my purpose more meaningfully by reaching out to more people.
- Get surrounded with positive and supportive close group who will not judge you and have your back whenever you need them. They will be there to challenge you to get out of your comfort zone and be better in what you are doing. For me, I have friends, colleagues, bosses, coaches and mentors who challenged me to unleash my potential and think out of the box often. One thing I have also learned is if I am going to do the same thing expecting the same result, it will not works. I have to think out of the box , be more creative and not letting myself confine to what have been done but what can I do better to improve.
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I hope that through my sharing, it draws inspiration and personal reflection for you. I believe every woman can be a leader in your own way. I look forward to seeing you in my next episode where I will be sharing with you tips and ways to realize your full potential as a leader on Woman Leadership.
When I was a child, my wish was to grow up fast and be an adult so I don’t need to listen to adult and make my own choices and do what I can do. I do not know what was my purpose when I had to work at the provision shop since 5 years old and doing the routine of setting the shop at 6am and end my work at 10pm other than going to school.
There were times I prayed to the heaven asking why I was doing what I had to do and how would I got out of there as soon as possible. Given no other choice, I had to do what I need to do with the instruction of adults and had to behave well so they would not dislike me or restrict me from doing what I like such as going playground and reading my favourite books. Yes, it seems to be something that may not happen much here in Singapore as most children now do have access to watching tv and devices but during that time, watching tv, going to playground and playing with neigbourhood children were a delight and bonus to me.
It was only much later that I started to discover more about myself and my purpose in life. I started writing journal with the recommendation of my coach, gave me an avenue to pour our my heartfelt feelings through journaling and at the same time I go through the healing but not keeping it to myself and explode later when situations trigger that particular vulnerable spot.
7 habits of highly Effective People has habit 2 begin the end in mind, it requires us to spend about 30 minutes to reflect and write down our mission and purpose in life how we want to impact others. It took longer time for some to write while some has to find a quiet place to write down and continue to finetune even after completed during the workshop. We will refer to it throughout and tweak it to be clear and attune to our lives.
I finally found my purpose other than striving hard for my famil , my purpose is to empower women to be a leader in their own way and helping them to shine and be an inspiration to everyone they can impact in small and big way. I have came a long way to lead, motivate and inspire myself before I can lead, motivate and inspire others. We women can be a voice to others showing how we overcome all difficulties and fears because we have the big WHY. We do it because of our love for family and those we care so much about. We have the BIG heart to support other women so we do not feel alone and helpless.
- My strengths and feedback from others
o Helping others to be better at what they do
o Team leadership
o Religious faith that helps me in discovering my purpose in
- Coaching
o I can do more that what is expected of me, proactive in searching for opportunities and how I can impact others
o Promoted and achieve the level of status and income in my life
o Begin the end in mind , write down my mission and what I like to do. Find a quiet place to reflect and can rewrite few times. Journal down my thoughts.
- Mentoring
o I have started mentoring program with my Genecia and it helped me to think about possibilities and not limiting to only one or two opportunity.
o Join a community where I get inspiration, read books, listen to audios and hear others experience and success stories.
Takeaway
- Keep a journal and note down my thoughts, dreams, experience and successes
- Important to have coaches and mentors who would help us to discover our strengths and guidance how to reach out dreams or goals.
- Be willing to invest in myself as these skills and knowledge remains with me and no one else. The investment will payback in long term when you become bigger than who you are and do more, speak more and live my purpose more meaningfully by reaching out to more people.
- Get surrounded with positive and supportive close group who will not judge you and have your back whenever you need them. They will be there to challenge you to get out of your comfort zone and be better in what you are doing. For me, I have friends, colleagues, bosses, coaches and mentors who challenged me to unleash my potential and think out of the box often. One thing I have also learned is if I am going to do the same thing expecting the same result, it will not works. I have to think out of the box , be more creative and not letting myself confine to what have been done but what can I do better to improve.
-
I hope that through my sharing, it draws inspiration and personal reflection for you. I believe every woman can be a leader in your own way. I look forward to seeing you in my next episode where I will be sharing with you tips and ways to realize your full potential as a leader on Woman Leadership.