That being case I’d like to follow along with last weeks theme of Living your purpose. Getting into one of key elements to doing just that.

Living with Courage.

I believe living a life of Purpose begins and ends with Courage. It takes courage to open up and face your truth, to be honest with yourself.

Clearly, there are many hindrances and roadblocks along path of purposeful living. In my own life biggest has been fear. The fear of showing vulnerability. The fear of being judged. The fear of rejection, fear of failure, fear of being alone, fear of unknown and uncertainty. There was fear everywhere I turned. Until one day I just got sick and tired of living in fear.

In a conversation about some of worlds great revolutions with a friend who grew up in Russia point was made that one of conclusions an oppressed people must come to is they "just can’t live this way anymore." This is point at which pain of being oppressed becomes greater than pain of facing fear. Fear is an oppressive bully and thief. The way to conquer it is to face up to it with confidence and courage. The feeling comes over you that something has got to change and it has to change now! Perhaps you’ve known this feeling.

Of course, living a life on purpose starts with knowing what your purpose is. Are you crystal clear about what purpose of your life is? If you aren't sure, then you’ve just identified place at which you should start a new life of purpose. Start by getting clear about what your purpose is. Don't feel bad if you don’t already have this clarity. In a recent survey of more than 3000 people when asked question, "What have you to live for?" 94 percent said they had no definite purpose for their lives -- 94 percent! That leaves only 6 percent of us who know why we're here. It’s no wonder we're not a particularly happy society.