Remember Why You’re Here: A 360° IMPACT Guide to Rediscovering Purpose

We spend so much of life chasing goals that we forget to ask the question that actually matters:

Why am I doing all this?

At some point, success stops being the answer. Titles, trophies, paychecks, applause — they feel good, but not whole.And when the noise fades, you start to wonder if maybe you’ve been achieving instead of aligning.

Purpose isn’t a destination. It’s a direction.It’s the heartbeat underneath everything that feels right — and the tension you feel when something’s off.

So how do you find it again when you’ve lost your way?It’s not about reinventing yourself. It’s about remembering yourself.

Here’s a 3-step reset for that:

1️⃣ The Power of Choice — You’re Not Stuck, You’re Silent

Norman Vincent Peale once said, “The greatest power we have is the power of choice.”He was right — but here’s the modern truth: most of us have surrendered that power without realizing it.

We say yes when we mean no.We say “fine” when we’re exhausted.We make choices to please, protect, or prove — but rarely to align.

Choice is the language of purpose. Every time you choose, you tell your brain, “This matters.”And your subconscious starts working behind the scenes to make it real.

But indecision? That’s confusion in disguise. It paralyzes your potential.

So pause for a second. Ask yourself:

• What have I been saying “yes” to that drains me?

• What have I been avoiding that secretly calls to me?

You don’t need to have your life figured out.You just need to start making aligned choices again — ones that move you toward the life you actually want, not the one you’ve been managing.

2️⃣ Define Your Underlying Principle — The Core of Who You Are

Most people think “purpose” is a job title. It’s not.Purpose is your why, not your what.

It’s the through-line connecting everything that’s ever lit you up.It’s what you do naturally — even when no one’s watching.

Grab a notebook. Write down:

• What do I love doing — not for validation, but because I feel alive doing it?

• What do I lose track of time doing?

• Who do I become when I’m doing it?

  
  

Now look for the pattern.You’ll find an energy that repeats — contribution, creativity, teaching, building, healing, connecting.

That’s your underlying principle — your mission in motion.

Mine? It’s helping people see what they’re capable of — then giving them the tools to get there.That’s what runs through everything I do: coaching, writing, parenting, leading.

Your turn.Boil yours down into one sentence that starts with:

“I exist to…”

That’s your North Star.When you name it, you anchor it.

3️⃣ Align Your Life — Because Purpose Without Practice Is Poetry

Now the hard part: living like you mean it.

Awareness is useless without alignment.You can’t say your purpose is “to serve others” and spend 60 hours a week doing work that depletes you.You can’t claim “freedom” as a value and stay trapped in patterns that keep you small.

You don’t need to quit everything and move to Bali — you just need to start making small, consistent shifts that honor your principle.

If your purpose is connection, start calling people instead of texting.If it’s creativity, block 20 minutes a day to make something with no agenda.If it’s growth, stop numbing yourself with busywork and start feeding your brain again.

Purpose isn’t what you find. It’s what you live into — one decision, one boundary, one brave act at a time.

The 360° IMPACT Reminder

You were never meant to drift through life waiting for clarity.You were meant to choose it, build it, and live it out loud.

The biggest lie people believe about purpose is that it’s lost.It’s not lost — it’s buried. Under expectation. Under fear. Under someone else’s definition of success.

So stop searching for it like it’s hiding from you.Start stripping away everything that isn’t it.

And remember —You were put on this earth to make an impact only you can make.

Not someday. Not after the next promotion. Now.

Because your purpose doesn’t show up when life calms down.It shows up when you do.

Ready to Remember Yours?

This is the kind of work I help people do every day — inside boardrooms, on the ice, and across kitchen tables.It’s about alignment, not achievement. Meaning, not metrics.

If you’re ready to remember who you are — and build a life and career that reflect it — let’s connect. Explore the 360° IMPACT Experience.