Are you feeling exhausted? Are you dreading tasks you once enjoyed? These could be signs of burnout. If so, it's the perfect time to explore who you are and what your life's purpose might be. Some people believe that personal goals, such as raising a family, securing a well-paying job, or saving for retirement, constitute their life purpose. While I don't want to diminish the importance of achieving personal goals, there's more to life.

Posing the right questions and staying with them until answers emerge is the initial step toward smoothly transitioning into a new phase of life.