24th February 2025
“Find your why and you’ll find your way.” ~ John Maxwell
Identifying your why is critical.
What is it that moves you the most?
What motivates you is the ignition to your passion, the source of your enthusiasm and the fuel of your persistence.
The power of your why is what gets you to stick through the gruelling, mundane and laborious work day in & day out.
All of the HOWS will be meaningless until your WHYS are powerful enough.
I love this analogy that Darren Hardy in his book, ‘The Compound Effect’ uses to illustrate this concept.
“If I were to put a ten-inch-wide, thirty-foot-plank on the ground and say, “If you walk the length of the plank, I’ll give you twenty dollars” would you do it? Of course, it’s an easy twenty bucks.
But what if I took that same plank and made a roof-top bridge between two 100-story buildings? That same twenty dollars for walking the thirty-foot plank no longer looks desirable or even possible, does it?
You’d look at me and say, Not on your life.
However, if your child was on the opposite building, and the building was on fire, would you walk the length of the plank to save him/her?
Without question and immediately – you’d do it, twenty dollars or not.”
What changed?
The risks and dangers were the same – but your WHY changed.
The reason was big enough and you were willing to perform almost any HOW.
In order for us to make significant improvements to our lives, we need an utterly compelling reason to do so.
Your choices are only meaningful when you connect them to our desires and dreams.
The wisest and most motivating choices are the ones aligned with that which you identify as your purpose, your core self, and your highest values.
That’s your WHY.
Your WHY must be something that is fantastically motivating to you.
You’ve got to get up and go, go, go — for years!
It’s the power and visceral feeling of your WHY that will get you to the finish line of your goal.
Find your WHY & Stay blessed Forever.