🎯 PURPOSE
“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” – Mark Twain
Purpose is the compass beneath your feet—the reason you get back up, the why behind the what. For ADHDers, who often feel pulled in many directions, purpose can be the anchor that brings focus, drive, and clarity. When purpose is strong, distractions lose some of their grip, and momentum begins to build.
But purpose doesn’t always arrive in grand epiphanies. It often reveals itself in small, resonant moments: helping someone in need, creating something meaningful, feeling deeply moved. Living this value is about paying attention to what lights you up, what calls you forward, what gives your energy a home.
In the ADHD terrain, it’s easy to get lost in survival—keeping up, fixing mistakes, fighting the next fire. But purpose invites you to zoom out. To ask, “What is this all for?” It gives shape to chaos and turns motion into meaning.
Purpose doesn’t have to be a fixed destination. It can be a direction, a feeling, a set of values that guide you through storms and successes. It reminds you that you are not here just to manage symptoms—you are here to matter.
🧭 The HOPE Trail Map
- Helps or Harms: Is this task aligned with my deeper purpose—or just noise?
- Own My Values: I want to be someone who lives from the inside out—anchored in what truly matters.
- People and Pursuits: Who reminds me of who I’m trying to become? What activities make me feel useful, alive, and aligned?
- Enact and Evaluate: Today, I’ll do one thing that honours my purpose—even if it’s small or unseen.
⚠️ Trail Challenges
- ADHD symptoms may cause detours that feel like lost time.
- Self-doubt can block belief in having a larger role or impact.
- Pressure to “find your purpose” may feel paralyzing or performative.
🪧 Trail Markers: Small Steps Toward Purpose
- Reflect on moments that made you feel deeply you.
- Journal: “What would I keep doing, even if no one noticed?”
- Choose one value to guide a decision or action today.
🔥 Campfire Questions for Reflection
- When do I feel most aligned with who I want to be?
- What story do I want my life to tell?
- What if I let purpose be a direction, not a demand?
Purpose is not about pressure. It’s about living in a way that feels meaningful—step by step, breath by breath, becoming who you already are inside.
