Day 4 — Purpose

Time: ~80 min · Goal: name what you’re here to contribute.

Purpose sits at the intersection of what you’re good at, what energizes you, and what the world needs from you specifically.

1. Unfair advantages (15 min)

What can you do, or do you see, that most people can’t or don’t? Don’t be modest — this isn’t bragging, it’s inventory.

Skills (technical and otherwise):

______

Experiences that gave you unusual perspective:

______

Networks or access:

______

Ways of thinking that feel natural to you but aren’t to others:

______

2. Who and what (20 min)

Who do you want to be useful to? Be specific — not “people” but a particular kind of person or group.

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What problem of theirs do you want to help with?

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What would change in their world if you did your work well?

______

3. The contribution question (15 min)

Finish these sentences (multiple times if needed):

The world has enough ______. It needs more ______.

When I’m gone, I want it to be harder for people to ______ because of work I did.

The unique combination I bring is ______ + ______ + ______.

4. Draft three purpose statements (20 min)

Write three different versions — different angles, different lengths. Don’t try to make any one perfect.

Format: “To [verb] [for/with whom] [so that what].”

Examples:

“To help the people I love feel genuinely known, so no one close to me carries things alone.”

“To make the backcountry more accessible to people who weren’t raised in it.”

To: ______
To: ______
To: ______

5. The eulogy test (10 min)

Imagine someone who knows you well speaking at your funeral. What would you want them to be able to say honestly about what you spent your life on?

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Compare against your three drafts. Which one rings truest?

Draft # ______ — because ______

✓ End of Day 4 deliverable

A working purpose statement. It will keep evolving — that’s fine. → Continue to Day 5 — Synthesis.