3. What do you want people to remember about you?

4. What do you want to accomplish in your life before you die?

5. If a book were written about you, what would title be?

6. Finish this sentence... "I want to make a difference by..."

Remember one thing...your purpose is not what you do (job), it is not your role in life (parent, spouse, teacher, etc.), it is why and who you are "in spirit". Your purpose can be fulfilled in any number of professions or roles.

If you find your INSPIRATION by answering above questions, then WoooHooo, good on ya, mate! (I'm practicing my Australian). You will have discovered driving force that propels you. Something will spark a flame, rev idling engine, snap a piece into place and off you go.

You know, people want to be INSPIRED, people want to create, people want to connect. It's in our human-ness. In this new INSPIRATION Age, we will want to place ourselves in company of people and events wherein taking action is purpose. So much of Information is passive - reading, surfing Internet, watching TV. Often we do nothing with it. While all of INSPIRATION is in passion-driven action.

I meet exhausted, duty-driven people every day. The most common phrase I hear is,"I'm just too busy." How on earth did we get into this state? We are suffering physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually with this lifestyle we created. We hear advice "relax" and "just slow down." And who DOES that!? Slowing down a duty-driven life only prolongs suffering while living a passion-driven life actually energizes you.

We ARE entering INSPIRATION Age. Be ready! Get yourself On-Purpose and Love what you are doing 80% of time!

What did you just say?.....Oh yes you DO! YES you do have time to honor who and "why" you are. Be open to INSPIRATION that will compel you to make it happen.

1. Deadlines are fear-based; if you want to be creative you must give yourself an "incubation period." Deadlines create distractions that rob your attention, research indicates. Even with a deadline looming, to get creative you should focus on your work in an environment protected from distractions.

2. Competition is fear-based; collaboration is fun-based. If you want to amplify your creativity, research tells you to foster confidence to share your ideas with others. Be open to debate with collaborators and create a noncompetitive environment. You'll hit new heights of creativity!

3. Catching people doing things right, rather than punishing them for doing things wrong, is fun-based. Public celebrations, according to research, of accomplishments are a boon for creativity. If you want to spark creativity, publicly recognize someone's work or contributions!

4. Sparking intrinsic motivation is what fun accomplishes when you use it as a motivator. Intrinsic motivation, research proves, is critical to creativity. Anyone, it turns out, can be highly creative - when they become intrinsically motivated! Motivating yourself with fun clears away barriers and allows your experience, knowledge, and skills to foster new, creative ways of thinking.

5. You are more likely to have a creative breakthrough if you were happy day before. When you're happy, which usually happens as a byproduct of fun-based motivation, research clearly indicates a great chance of your happiness "incubating" overnight to show up as a creative idea following day.

How about that? I couldn't have asked for more compelling evidence that fun is a better personal and professional motivator than fear. Amabile's 8-year study clearly shows that today's happiness predicts tomorrow's creativity! So start getting happy today by motivating yourself with fun and then re-create your world tomorrow!

By way, Lady Jane Grey was reluctant to take throne of England because she was only 15 years old and she held unpopular Protestant beliefs. Her reluctance was well-founded; young Queen relinquished crown after just 9 days, plead guilty to treason, and was eventually beheaded.

Let's give fear, as our motivator, same fate. Fear becomes a nine day wonder when we replace it with fun today!