Do You Know WHY? Your Why?

It’s a very important question… Why?

When we are children, we go though a phase where our favorite word is, “Why?”

We want to know the reason behind everything.  We want to know what makes the world tick.

And then it stops…

And we forget to ask why.  We begin to just accept things.  Life turns into an experience of auto-pilot.  “Why” doesn’t seem important anymore because we are so busy… doing whatever it is that we do.

So, let me ask you this… Do you know your WHY? It’s my favorite and most important question and something that we need to ask ourselves about every activity we participate in.

Why?  You ask.

Because if you don’t know why, you don’t know how and you will waste a lot of time going nowhere in particular, but with a LOT of frustration.

So let me ask you this and please answer honestly…

Do you know why you are doing everything that you are doing in your life?  Why you are living where you are living, why you are doing the work that you are doing, why you are the person that you are and the reason that you want the things that you want out of life?

If not, you are reading this post for a very good reason.  It’s time to figure it out.  Write it down.  And commit to it.

Knowing your why is essential to having the confidence and clarity to achieve your dreams.  It gives you your mojo.  It gives you purpose.  It gives your life meaning.

Ok, now… Do you know your why?

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  • brittmichaelian

     Yes, a simple WHY is just as important.  And getting comfortable with your WHY is the first step in getting to the heart of where you want to be in life.  It’s an evolutionary process.  Some never get there in terms of being comfortable and aware of their WHY.  Totally relate to your thought here, Lori!

  • Danalou55

    Hi Britt, Finally had a few minutes to tour your site. I love it, and your video is great Makes total sense. You have to know where you’re going, so WHY is the perfect question. Look forward to more talk in the future!
     

  • http://www.brucesallan.com Bruce Sallan

    I completely agree with you, Britt. If it’s not fluid, I’m not sure I’d even trust it!

  • http://twitter.com/anacalexandre Ana Alexandre

    Love this post! So important.

  • Mia Redrick

    Love this insight Britt. Why is a powerful question.

  • http://twitter.com/JasonEng_ Jason Eng

    My 2 year old keeps asking me why about everything. I remember growing up and my parents always just telling be “because I said so” and I hated that. So I told myself that if I ever had children that I wouldn’t use that response. So far I’ve kept to my word and have always given my son a response other than “because I said so”. I’m guessing that something like that should apply to my own “why” questions instead of just running on autopilot accepting things as they are “just because”. This will be a great way to start 2013! A good blog post makes people think, and thank you Britt for making me think.