Measuring Impact

Have you ever thought of ‘The Purpose of your Life’?. 

What really does purpose of life mean, is it in reference to what we believe is our destiny or what we choose consciously to be our life’s objective?

Even if we know what our purpose is, do we know if we are fulfilling it or do we have a means to measure it? If not, is it worth it?

So many questions and it may feel like so little time, however, given the weight of the daily routine, what we have overlooked is that it’s the small things that matter. That extra effort at making someone smile, going the extra mile to help a new comer at the work place, making that additional call for someone else’s convenience or maybe its just lending an ear actively to a person who needs it.

Purpose is too big a word to decipher. Understanding and determining the reason for our drive is too large a task to take on at one go, when we are parallelly figuring how to navigate through life’s curveballs. 

What is doable and measurable though is the impact that we create in everything that we do. It is unfortunately, very few of us who can confidently and truthfully claim to give 100% to the moment that we are live in.

Gratification lies in the moment that we feel the impact we have made. Life is like watching a scene from an extremely immersive movie, except that we are living the story. You are the lead. Everything you do has the capacity to be as impactful as the protagonist of the script.

Remember to carry your ‘main character’ energy where ever you go, even if it is from your bedroom to your living room. The way you create impact consciously, can range from simple things such as making sure to give genuine compliments, picking up one extra thing to do per day, actively listening, to, mentoring someone at work, observing ‘Create an Impact Day’ at work where you go over and above your basic responsibilities, start a community service or maybe support a cause with consistency, monetarily and otherwise.

Living life large, is not about being popular, it is about going to bed each day knowing about the impact we have created. The contentment of having made a difference to the day is all the measurability that you would need, to know about the successful impact you have created that day.

A lot of our lives are spent in looking at our long term goals, settling down, hustling to live a peaceful retired life, but the impact that we can create every day, is underrated. Make yourself smile, volunteer, embrace kindness, put in something extra and wait for life to surprise you in return.