No matter what your belief system is of how you came to be on this planet, the fact remains that each of us has been given certain talents and gifts that are meant to be used throughout our lives.
If you aren't living with that fact in your mind, you need to experience a spiritual awakening and define how your special gifts can be nurtured to put you on the right path to a full and satisfying life of purpose.
What's So Special About a Purposeful Life? Living your life with a determined focus of what you are on this earth to achieve - planted firmly in your mind - will direct you to a wide array of experiences that will bring you a great deal of personal fulfillment.
Out of this personal fulfillment you will be likely to experience a natural healing of various mental and physical ailments that have been plaguing you.
This occurs from the shift in your mind to be focused on greater things and be open to what life has in store for you.
Living with your purpose in mind will be what will attract all kinds of people and situations and propel you further on your path in life.
What is often referred to as "coincidences" or "being in the right place at the right time" is really a sign that you're doing something that is in alignment with your specific purpose.
What Am I Really Missing if My Life Doesn't Have Purpose? For that skeptical part of the mind, we should address this question just to be able to put that part of the mind at ease because that old saying "What I don't know, won't hurt me" definitely does not apply to your purpose.
What you'll be missing is:

• A real concept of meaning in life that can never come from outside of you.
  
• A balanced life, because you won't be living your true life.
  
• The life you were meant to live!

How Do I Find My Purpose? Ask, seek and find! Ask yourself lots of questions.
What gets you excited? What are you doing when it's easiest to get out of bed? What do you find easy to do? What hobbies or leisurely activities tend to be energizing for you? Seek out the information that relates to your answers.
Spend some time just exploring different avenues and notice how you feel and what other thoughts or opportunities arise for you.
When you're following your true purpose, you will sense a flow in life and you will be filled with a whole renewing of your mind.
Find the path that is best suited to your talents and gifts.
Expect some resistance from the people in your life and don't let them steer you in the wrong direction because they think they know better than you.
Only you can truly know what's best for you and it's often not what others think.
Napoleon Hill provides many insights to living a purposeful life.
In his "Laws of Success" he says,

"What a different story people would have to tell if they would adopt a definite purpose and stand by that purpose until it had time to become an all-consuming purpose.
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Strive for a genuine purpose in your life that becomes 'all-consuming' and gives you the motivation to live life to the fullest.
Involve your whole self - your body, mind and spirit - to experience a spiritual awakening that will be the driving force in your future endeavours.