"I Drove by the Fork in the Road and Went Straight."

The title is a line quoted from Jay-Z on "Renagades." How do you know what you want to be in life, which direction you want to go in? Some people know from a very young age exactly what path they want to take and how they are going to get there. Others spend their whole lives trying to figure out what their purpose is on this planet. But how do you figure that out? Here are some tips about how you might be able to find the path to your destiny.

• Meditate/Pray. Regardless of your religious views, you need time to yourself to figure out what you want. Creating an atmosphere where your mind is free of clutter so that you can sort out your thoughts is key to creating order. Everyone needs some alone time.

• Read/Write. Reading will always and forever be the path to learning so make sure you do as much of it as possible. The more you read the more you will understand about how you and world around you functions. Writing is one of the best skills to have. If you can control and manipulate words, opportunities will open up for you ten fold. It also is a tremendous release of stress and creativity when needed. All you need is a pen and paper.

• Explore. The only way that you are going to be able to find out what you were put here to do is to explore your options. The more you are out of your comfort zone, the more you will learn about your capabilities. Travel and try new things.

• Mistakes. Be willing to make mistakes because they are going to happen anyway. You can't avoid them. The goal is to learn from them and get better at whatever it is that you are doing.

• Just Do It. Like the famous Nike slogan, you are never going to know unless you do it. 

Try some of these techniques out and let me know how it turns out. Peace.