Redefining your life purpose is often a means of redefining your life trajectory. You’ve hit a point where, frankly, what you’ve been doing is no longer working for you. You feel unhappy, dissatisfied, lost, frustrated, or depressed. What you once drew meaning from no longer fulfils the needs in you. You perspective has shifted, a new light is being gleamed on either yourself, your situation, or your life in general. Growth is seldom easy, if it ever is, and as we grow we begin to change parts of ourselves.
Changing the course of your life requires you to study yourself, to introspect deeply and honestly, and figure out what you really want. Where do you want to be? Are you chasing something that is ultimately elusive and ill-defined, are you chasing something superficial — fame, validation, pleasure, escape from pain — or are you willing to press down and find something valuable for you to base the next stage of your life on reaching?