It's The ADHD-Friendly Show | Personal Growth, Well-being and Productivity for Distractible Minds Stop trying to find your purpose and do this instead
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Mar 20, 2026 A personal tale of quitting a career and traveling to India in search of meaning. A yoga teacher's simple advice to follow joy rather than chase a singular purpose. How meaning can be applied, change over time, and be discovered through curiosity, sustaining practices, and small commitments like fostering dogs.
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Ashram Trip That Failed To Reveal Purpose
- Karen McGill quit her job, lost her work visa, and moved to an ashram in India hoping to find her life purpose.
- After training she sobbed to a wise yoga teacher who told her to "just do what makes you happy," which she initially dismissed.
Test Joy As Your Compass
- Do whatever feels joyful in the moment and test it: keep what continues to feel joyful and stop what doesn't.
- Dr. G quit finance, tried trekking every Tuesday, then studied Indian philosophy and became a yoga teacher—joy guided his path.
Purpose Is Applied Not Discovered
- Purpose isn't found; it's applied as meaning to parts of life you choose to prioritize.
- Karen realized she should've explored yoga within her California life instead of dramatically uprooting herself to 'discover' purpose.