Your Purpose Doesn’t Have to Be Big, It Just Has to Be Genuine
Here’s why size doesn’t matter.
I was about to go on stage before a hundred of my peers, presenting a workshop idea to them. Many people had lined up to present their ideas, and only a few of those ideas would be chosen by popular vote.
As I was listening to the people on stage, I started feeling more and more nervous and regretted my decision to take part in this idea pitch.
I had just recently left a highly paid and prestigious job (and my entire legal career along with it), moved to another continent, and started a business from scratch. Half a year after these drastic changes, I was still finding my sea legs in my new life as a career and life purpose coach and it showed.
One of the presenters before me wanted to build a better medical system in a place that desperately needed it. I don’t recall all the other ideas that were being presented as this was a few years ago. What I vividly recall is the increasing sense of dread I felt about sharing my suggestion with the crowd.
My workshop idea just felt so… small in comparison to some of the world-changing stuff I heard from other people. My suggestion wasn’t trying to end systemic racism. Or improve the health care system. It didn’t even do anything to reduce waste.
