What’s Your “Why”?
If Your “WHY” Doesn’t Make You Cry, Perhaps It Isn’t Big Enough
During the years leading up to my coming online in 2006 and leaving my previous life behind, my “why” was building up to a single moment where there would be no turning back. But, I did not realize this until a year or so later. This was because I was not in tune with my body and mind nearly enough to recognize the signs of what was occurring in my life experience. What’s your “why”?
I’m really not sure who coined this phrase — If your “why” doesn’t make you cry, perhaps it isn’t big enough, but I’ve now heard it multiple times over the years, across multiple different industries, and know it holds significant truth.
Answering the question “What’s your why?” leads you to a statement of purpose that describes why you do the work you do and why you live the lifestyle you do. It is your calling. It is your conviction. It creates your legacy, long before you’ve even begun to think about the oeuvre that is the work you’ve done, goals you have accomplished, and the art of any type that you have created and shared with the world. You may think your impact has been small and reserved, but it’s, in fact, much greater than you could ever imagine.
WHY did you choose the career you started your working life with, way back when? WHY did you…
