“Find Out Who You Are… Then Do It on Purpose.” – Dolly Parton

Can people tell who you are just by the way you walk?
By the way you talk?
By how you approach your work or even the kind of work you do?

Or are you hiding—behind expectations, behind what others think you should be, behind the pressures of society?

Dolly Parton once said:

“Find out who you are… then do it on purpose.”

That sounds simple, right? Yet most people never do it.

Why? Because we never stop to truly figure out who we are.
We don’t ask the hard questions.

And that is one of the greatest problems in the world today:
👉 A lack of purpose.
👉 More importantly… a lack of searching for purpose.

Are We Conditioned to Ignore Our Purpose?

Maybe it starts in childhood.
Many parents don’t instill purpose in their kids—not because they don’t care, but because they, too, were never taught to search for their own.

Maybe it’s the school system—where we’re taught that mistakes are bad, where we’re given one chance to get it right, where we memorize facts about the world but are never taught how to truly live in it.

Maybe we believe success is reserved for the rich, or that we’re powerless to change our fate.

Or maybe… no one has ever told you the truth:
👉 You were born on purpose… for a purpose.
👉 You are worthy.
👉 You already have everything you need inside of you.

The Truth About You

Think about this:

You beat the odds just by being born.
The chances of You existing range from 1 in 40 million to 1 in 600 million.

You were literally one in a million the day you entered this world.

So let me ask you:
Why are you here?
Why are you waiting for permission to live your life?

What is Purpose, Really?

By definition, purpose is:

“The reason for which something is done, created, or exists.”

Here’s what that means for you:

✅ You already have a purpose.
✅ You were designed with something special inside you.
✅ It’s time to stop chasing “success” and start chasing your purpose.

Too many people hurry to grow up, to be an “adult,” to chase the traditional dream of a good job, a house, and a stable paycheck.

But in doing so… we forget to chase our purpose.

And purpose isn’t found out there. It’s found inside.

The Purpose is Already Inside You

I once asked my mom—who was a powerful preacher—“How do we know what our purpose is?”

She smiled and said:

“People think they have to find their purpose. But God gives it to you when you’re born.
It’s that quiet voice inside you, telling you what you’re meant to do.
It’s the thing you’re naturally drawn to—the thing you can’t ignore, no matter how hard you try.”

It reminded me of Jeremiah 29:11:

"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

Even if you’re not religious, look at the world’s most successful people—they all talk about living with purpose.

Steve Jobs once said:
"Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle."

And Mark Twain put it simply:
"The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why."

Imagine a world where everyone lived their purpose…
How different would life be?

How different would your life be?

How Do You Start Living Your Purpose?

Here’s how to step into who you truly are:

1️⃣ Believe You Were Made for More

You have to trust that you were created for something bigger.

I met a young man named Alex while flipping a house. He worked with drywall, doing mud and tape work—basically the “finishing touches.”

His nickname was "Little Guy", and people treated him as the lowest on the crew.

But when I watched him work, something clicked.

He wasn’t just doing drywall—he was leading the crew.
He corrected mistakes. He helped others.
He took immense pride in his work.

And when we talked, he said something powerful:

"My job is to make the sheetrock guys look good and make life easier for the painters."

That was his purpose—and he did it with passion.

Fast forward: Alex now owns his own drywall company.

2️⃣ Focus Like Your Life Depends on It (Because It Does)

Once you know who you are, the next step is doing it on purpose.

That means focus.

Focus is like the steering wheel of a car.
Without it, you’re still moving—but you have no control over where you’re going.

There will always be:
❌ Distractions
❌ Obstacles
❌ Reasons to quit

But winners stay focused.

3️⃣ Finish What You Start

How many things have you started but never finished?

Not finishing is like going to a restaurant, ordering your favorite meal, paying for it… then leaving without eating it.

Why would you do that?

Success isn’t about starting more things. It’s about FINISHING.

“You will never know how far you can go until you finish.”

4️⃣ Have Fun (Or You Won’t Stick With It)

Finally, here’s what most people forget:

If you don’t enjoy the journey, you won’t keep going.

“This is what I have observed to be good: that it is appropriate for a person to eat, to drink and to find satisfaction in their toilsome labor under the sun… this is a gift of God.” – Ecclesiastes 5:18-19

Work will be hard.
Struggles will come.

But when you live with purpose, even the struggles make sense.

Final Thought: Take the First Step NOW

Dolly was right:

Find out who you are… and do it on purpose.

🔥 It’s time to step into who you truly are.

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