The article challenges conventional views on purpose, arguing that it should not be seen as an elusive goal but rather as an engaging process. It advocates for 'little p' purpose, rooted in daily actions and struggles that bring joy and growth. Rather than being a destination tied to achievement, purpose is about embracing the journey, revealing mastery and happiness through participation and effort. The concept emphasizes that true fulfillment comes not from arriving at a monumental achievement but from engaging deeply with the process of life and personal growth.
Choosing a life of process-oriented purpose means showing up to the hardest fights-the ones that matter deeply to us. It means doing hard things.
Instead of making purpose a mountaintop to climb, we need to make it a trail to walk. Found not in the outcome, but in the doing.
Happiness lives in becoming-not in arriving. Mastery, agency, and meaning are born in the fight, not in the finish.
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood.
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