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I read "So Good They Can't Ignore You" last year and was having the same question: "what is my mission in life and how to get/realize/understand that?" My conc
by brunosutic 9y ago
I read "So Good They Can't Ignore You" last year and was having the same question: "what is my mission in life and how to get/realize/understand that?"
My conclusion was: I don't know and don't have a specific mission. The closest I have to a mission is a set of positive (may probably not conscious) principles in life that I'm sticking to. Examples:
- always be improving
- learn, learn, learn
- work hard
- presented with negative or ambiguous choices, choose the best available one (don't screw up everything because of frustration)
I'd also be curious to hear opinions on these:
- Is it "necessary" to have a specific higher mission? Can't I just stick to the set of positive principles?
- Do I have to actively be looking for a mission? Or I wait and let it happen?
- lumannnn 9y agoI really like your principles! :) IMHO, a mission helps focusing on things which really matter to get where you want to be in a couple of weeks, months, years,... And by that, I do not mean that one gets there faster by having a mission, but rather gets there at all. Yes, things happen if you wait. But in my experience, not the things you want. Or, if things you want happen just by waiting, it was by coincidence, mostly? I think living by a set of positive principles is really important! I like to complement my principles with a mission, while still staying humble and open minded (i.e. having a clear focus but not blocking new and different insights, thoughts, ideas..). I hope that makes sense. Any chance you also read "Principles" by Ray Dalio?