2023 Purpose

Hey, folks, how are you? My name is Nick the poet. I hope your holiday season has been going awesome. I hope that you are having some peaceful time, some positive time, and, you know, if you're going through a challenging time, I hope that you are reaching out and asking for help and, you know, not trying to do this alone. And I want to take some time. And we're in this interesting period, right? It's between December, you know, 26, it's the 27th day, and the new year. We have this time to, you know, think about 2023, think about what's coming, and.

And take some time to reset, you know, like Luke was talking about on his live yesterday. And I want to talk about purpose. And so have you ever felt like there must be more to life than what you are currently doing, or have you felt like you have a greater purpose that you have not been able to express? Do you feel sometimes lost and disconnected from who you truly are and what your purpose is? So, if you felt these things, and I know that we all have, then I'm hoping that this video can give you some ideas about how to make your purpose and begin living your purpose.

And one thing that Luke, our founder here, Cadre, shared with me is that he likes to look at his purposes in different buckets. You know, there's the work bucket, there's the family bucket, there's the friendship bucket, there's the spiritual bucket. There's. So I think if we can identify these buckets, that can be super helpful. And so to do this and to begin kind of, you know, thinking about our purpose, I think it's good to do a self assessment, kind of an inventory process, right? So, take time to reflect on the things that make you come alive, the things that excite you, the things that bring out your best qualities.

So consider what activities make you happy, right? What are. What are your gifts? Ask yourself questions such as, what am I passionate about? What brings me joy? And try not to get too bogged down in perfectionism here. Just take out a blank sheet of paper and just start writing. You can also type it on your computer. But I do feel that there's something with. With writing it out, you know, longhand, that can be super beneficial. So take some action. Then once you've identified these areas of strength or interest, take action towards exploring them further.

So this could mean taking a class or joining a group related to this area of interest. Once again, we're just taking these different actions that are going to bring us closer to our purpose. Because in my experience, you know, we could spend the whole life, our whole life looking for this, this purpose, and it's going to be different at different times. Thank you so much, Brandon. And by the way, I owe you a phone call. I'm going to call you back, so just a reminder for you there. Merry Christmas, buddy.

So, yeah, if we can keep taking these actions, it's going to bring us closer. And I talk a lot about following our bliss, and I think this could be a great thing that's going to bring us closer to that purpose. And the other thing is, too, is like, we don't necessarily need that purpose to always be super external. Like, when we met at the Cadre retreat, I came up with some goals for 2023 that were very externally based, and it was like, make a million dollars and gain a million followers on social media.

Now, those are great goals and they're big goals, and they would, you know, help me to expand and grow. And I do want to work towards both of those. But just in the past couple of weeks, you know, since then, I've identified that really my main goal and purpose for 2023 is wellness. It's, it's, it's getting well, and that's mental health, and for me, that's physical health. You know, I identified, I'm weighing in at like 164, 165 pounds, and I'm like six three or six four. So I'm on that low end of what the kind of ideal weight is there, you know, and so I really need to work on my nutrition.

And so, like, I've identified that. And so I'm meeting with a Cadre nutritional coach this Thursday or Friday. Looking forward to seeing you, Troy. So that's something that I'm super excited about. And so it's like, in this process, and some people will be much more concrete about their goals and purpose, and I think that can be one way to do it as well. So I'm kind of just presenting this, you know, different buffet, if you will, of options that could start working you in to that purpose. But I do know that taking action is absolutely huge, because if we just stay in the theoretical about our purpose, we're not going to know.

It's like, oh, I think I, you know, want to write a screenplay, or I think I want to, you know, become a personal trainer or I think I want to become a lawyer. We don't know until we actually start taking some kind of action in that direction. And we do want to then create goals based on what inspires and what motivates us, because that's going to give us the clarity. And I do find that when I write it down, and when I write those goals down, I achieve them, or I head in that direction, and so get it down on paper and then seek out inspiration from others.

So, read stories about people who have been in the similar arena that you want to go into, watch videos, come on the Cadre platform, and connect with different people about these different goals that you have, and then you can start making decisions based on pursuing these passions and then share this purpose with others. And I think we also need to be careful sometimes hear about who we're sharing our passions and our goals with, because sometimes you might share it with the wrong person and they're like, that's a terrible idea, you know, or that's not gonna work, or that's, you know, whatever, and then you won't be able to, you know, achieve that goal.

So you wanna try to share it with people who are gonna encourage you and encourage your purpose. And they say that your life is kind of the composite of the five people that you spend the most time with. So really, you know, like we are doing here at Cadre, get that crew, you know, get that people that are going to help you with that purpose, that purpose that is outside of yourself, that is bigger than yourself, because that's going to what's going to grow us, you know, into the best versions of ourselves, and then keep on iterating, keep on changing it, keep on growing.

And, yeah. Sean says writing goals down is key. Sharing can help with the right support person. That's. That's so true, you know, and sometimes, you know, you might share it and you might get a reaction that's not that great. That's okay, too, because we can keep on refining and working the process. It's once again taking action. So my call to action for you is to, in this next week, sit down with a piece of paper and start writing about your purpose, writing about what you're passionate about, and then take some kind of action, whether that action is to go out there and take that class or take that lesson or make that call or write that email or sign up for that thing, you know, take some action in that direction.

Right? Because we're all in this together. That's the big thing, you know? So let's support each other. Let's keep the good times rolling. If you're going through bad times, let's ask for help, right? And just wishing you peace, positivity, prosperity, while all acknowledging that we have a lot of work to do together. Have an awesome day. Buh bye. It.