In a world full of advice on the importance of setting and meeting goals, we can easily lose sight of why we are setting and working towards goals in the first place. Life is more than just about reaching goals. It should be about enjoying life along the journey to goal attainment and resting to appreciate your success once you’ve made it.
Some people seem to strive towards goals that seem irrelevant to their happiness. The wiser way to determine what goals to set for yourself and how to work towards them starts by finding your bliss.
The term “follow your bliss” was coined by Joseph Campbell and relates to finding the thing that brings you the most joy in life. By following your bliss, you will find meeting your goals much easier and enjoyable – because you’ll be in the flow of what you are here to accomplish. Whatever your bliss is, you have the abilities to perform it within you from the moment of your birth. There’s less need to struggle to succeed.
- When you are following your bliss, you experience:
- More energy and enthusiasm
- Experience a purpose in life
- Believe you are working for the good of all
- Experience more synchronicity
Feel content and fulfilled
How do you find your bliss so you can follow it? The answer lies within you already. All you need to do now is allow the time and space to experience the self-actualization that will reveal your bliss.
Answering these questions in a journal will help you discover it so you can move towards it.
- Think back to a time when you were most happy and content. What were the activities you were involved in at that time?
- What activities are you involved in when you lose track of time?
- If you had all the money you needed for your entire life, how would you spend your time?
- What activities have you been involved in when you felt your performance was beyond your ability?
- Besides sitting quietly in the dark listening for the small still voice, what else should you BE if you want to find your bliss?
In order to really get to the heart of these things, you have to truly dig deep and get comfortable with both your bliss and your own vulnerabilities.
- Be open – sometimes the thing we least want leads us to find our bliss.
- Be curious – try new experiences, ask questions, discover the answers to things you’ve always wondered about.
- You never know what activity will shine a light on your bliss.
- Be a risk-taker – those who wish only for safety and security rarely find their bliss, let alone follow it.