Give Value to Others to Find Meaning in Your Life
By: Vandana Anand
Tags: Passion, A Meaningful Life, Value Creation, Life Purpose, Meaning Of Life

One of the biggest challenges people face in their lives is to discover their life’s true purpose. Some of you could align it with your profession, while others might want to dig deeper.

Even after being successful, many of you are not satisfied with the career choices, life choices and keep questioning your existence. When you are under pressure in your life, the confusion may persist for a longer period of time or throughout life.

So, what does living a meaningful life mean to you?

Do you want to help others?

Are you thinking of volunteering with a non-profit organization?

Do you want to lead a peaceful life with yoga and meditation?

Or

It could be anything that brings peace and joy in your life.

But do you have to wait for a specific time to lead a life of purpose?

The answer is No.

You can start now, at this moment.

When you give value to those around you, you lead a meaningful life. And you can find value in the smallest of activities every day. Here are a few things listed below which you can practice.

Be Kind: Be kind to others. This is one of the simplest acts of finding meaning in life, but very few practice it. You can be kind to your loved ones, with your co-workers, with your house help, and all service providers. By being kind, you are spreading happiness, peace in someone’s life. Isn’t this giving a meaning to your life?

Show Empathy: Like kindness, try and understand others. People are dealing with various challenges. All they are looking for the least, is someone who can understand them. When you show empathy, you lift somebody’s spirits; you add value to their life.

Listen Effectively: You need to be a good listener to understand somebody. Time is one of the most precious commodities these days. Nobody wants to spare their time listening to the concerns of others. But everybody has a right to be heard. If you have elderly parents at home, a child who loves to talk, spend some time listening to them. You will add value to their life.

Share Knowledge: You all must have realised the importance of being a life-long learner. Share your knowledge with others instead of hoarding it. See how others benefit from it. This can provide immense satisfaction to your life.

Motivate others: We are living in tough times. People are struggling with low self-esteem. You have the power to use words, which can encourage people, and add to their confidence. Complement somebody, appreciate them for their work, tell them they are unique and special. Your one word of encouragement can work wonders. When you raise positive emotion in others, you change their life for good.

Solve Problem: You could help someone who is struggling to keep pace with the latest technology. You can gift somebody a book to read, you can help a job seeker built a perfect resume, you can help an elderly with a doctor’s appointment, or you can help somebody create their website. There are numerous ways in which you can solve somebody’s problems. You need to reach out, ask and offer your help.

Smile: Smile often; smile when you look at strangers. Smile, when you are talking to somebody, smile when you exercise. Smile is contagious. Spread it to add value in people’s lives.

Meditate: When you meditate, your mind is calm; you have clarity in life and control over your emotions. You raise your energy levels and spread positivity around. Mediation not only adds value to your life, but it also does an excellent service to the world.

Prioritise: It is essential to set your priorities right in life. It could be your family, health, career, or anything depending on your choice. When you prioritise, you find things that matter most in your life and you do away with the rest.

Reflect: Reflect on your life. Ask yourself these questions, what do you love doing? What would you love to do every day effortlessly? Invest time in doing what makes you happy. You have the best answers to all your qurestions. Spend time with yourself.

Think differently and help others think differently. When you add value to people’s lives, you discover your purpose.

Do what makes you happy. These small positive acts will help you add value in the life of others and help you find purpose and your inner calling.

Don’t wait for a significant opportunity to come your way. Change moments with well-intentioned acts to make it big.