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There are many tools and resources on finding your purpose and learning to live according to your purpose, and some of the tools focus specifically on monetizing your life purpose. I think there is a precondition to all of this. It is not a qualifying factor but it is definitely an essential one. It should be taken as an illustrative point.

Let me point out the difference between three things that can sometimes be mistaken for a purpose. The three things we’ll look at are skills, talents, or purpose.

Skills are the basis of everyday life. Everyone has a certain number of things that they are good at. Skills are often the things that everyone must have a certain level of proficiency in in order to maintain the necessities of daily life. Different people can have varying levels of skill in the same tasks. Some examples of skills are driving, walking, talking, cooking, etc. This is easy to understand and I don’t think anyone would mistake his walking skill for his or someone else’s. It is still necessary to acknowledge this level of competence. The underlying reason is that the line starts to gray out at the next level when a person is very proficient in a particular skill to the point where it can be considered a gift or talent.

Many people have a skill that we are famous for doing well. It could be something as simple as being a good cook. However, every good chef’s goal in life is not to be a chef. At this point a person’s proficiency in a particular skill can be considered a gift or talent that most people waste on their way to finding their purpose. Not everything a person does well is what they want to do for a living. Sometimes they just enjoy sharing their knack(s) with a small group like immediate family. So the question becomes how can an individual distinguish gifts, talent(s), and purpose?

A couple of simple questions with maybe not-so-simple answers can help a person find their purpose and make sure they don’t get stuck doing something they do well but weren’t meant to do for a living.

The first question is: What am I going to do for as free as I can for the rest of my life? This takes someone who loves to cook for his family to the next level as he wants to cook at every opportunity and has a vision of becoming a successful chef and owning his own restaurant.

The second question is: What will I regret if I don’t do or feel good about not sharing with the world at large. This takes the family cook and puts them in a situation where they are willing and able to cook for family, friends, social groups, charities, etc. Also by people’s reaction and what cooking does to enrich other people’s lives.

Take some time to explore the things you do well and enjoy. Answer the two questions above and you will be on a solid path to living your purpose.