Revisit Your Why: Articulate Your Purpose
🚧 This lesson may look familiar as it includes exercises from the Kibo Challenge. If you can answer the 5 "Purposeful Questions," then you do not need to rewatch the videos. However, if you struggle to craft answers to the questions, watch the videos and complete the reflections to help you write stronger responses.
Purposeful Questions
In a document, answer the following 5 questions
- Who are you?
- What do you do?
- Who do you do it for?
- What do those people want and need?
- How are they changed as a result?
📺 Watch the video to learn how to find your purpose (10:33)
The first step towards purpose: Finding your PEAK!
P is for Passion
📺 Watch the following talk by Noeline Karibo to learn more about uncovering your passions and turning them into a career. (11 mins)
Reflect
🤔 If you had all the time and money in the world, what would you spend your time doing? What makes you happy, or gives you the deepest sense of fulfilment?
E is for Energy
📺 Watch one of the following talks by Wanuri Kahiu about finding fun in what you do (5 mins) OR Ingrid Fetell Lee about how to find joy in life (14 mins)
Reflect
🤔 What do you love doing? What gives you joy? What feeds your soul?
A is for Aim
📺 Watch one of the following talks by ‘Gbenga Sesan on youth empowerment through skills training and support (10 mins) OR Christian Benimana on the next generation of African architects and designers. (12 mins)
Reflect
🤔 What local or global problems keep you up at night? Are there any that you would dedicate your life to solving?
K is for Know-How
📺 Watch one of the following talks by Joy Buolamwini on using her programming skills to fight algorithmic bias (8 mins) OR Bright Simons on the power and global relevance of African ideas (10 mins)
Reflect
🤔 What do you do really well? Is there something that people routinely seek your help for? What impact do you have when you use your know-how to help others?
The 5 Questions Revisited
❓ Now that you have had some time to think about your PEAK, take another shot at answering the 5 questions for finding purpose. Edit or update the answers you wrote at the beginning of the lesson.
- Who are you?
- What do you do?
- Who do you do it for?
- What do those people want and need?
- How are they changed as a result?