Excerpts from a Prolific Thinker

  Finding one’s purpose is the key to self-realization If you are anything like the millions of people searching on the internet for self-development topics, you might have come across web pages and articles related to Purpose , Passion , or Vision as these are the 11 th most researched topics in that area. Originating from the 14 th century, “purpose” – from Anglo-French purpos , Old French porpos "an aim, intention" (12 th century), and from porposer "to put forth” – is generally defined as something set up as an object or end to be attained: an intention. Though its appearance in our modern vocabulary is relatively old, the twenty-first century has sparked a keen interest in the importance of purpose in one’s life. Robert Byrne famously stated that “the purpose of life is a life of purpose”, as an author and Chess master who pursued his passion until his late 70s, the key message was that a life with a clear goal is the essence of a life worth living. We a...