Your ‘Why’

Crafting your ‘Why’ demands that you discover yourself.
Recognize and believe that you have the power to become anyone you want.

If you are willing to lay out the plan, plot the course, and work at it, you can
become the person you want to be.

You have been many selves. Each crafted out of need which became desire.

You have been a child, a boy scout, a girl scout, a brother, a sister, boyfriend, girlfriend, husband, or wife and many others. Each of these persona had slightly different outward personalities and as you grew you adapted to new ‘YOU’s’

You can craft the YOU that is synchronized with your heart’s desire. To do this you need to set aside some time for daily reflection. There is no rush so don’t set a time limit and put pressure on yourself.

Begin by reflecting on:

• Where you have been,
• Who you have been
• Make a list of items that:
• YOU like about YOU and that
• YOU dislike about YOU

Ask yourself:

• What’s my story?
• How did I get here?
• Know where YOU are today? Understand why

Take time to meet You:

• Who are you? Are you the person you thought you would be when you were growing up?
• What happened to your dreams?
• What is your world view?
• What filters do you have in place?
• Stop and look at You and the world around you.
• What are your goals?
• Where do you want to be in five years?
• What do you want in your relationship with your spouse?
• How’s your relationship with your children?
• What have you done to get to know your neighbours?
• What hobbies would you like to renew?  Or start?
• What makes you happy?…….so happy you get goose bumps?
• How often do you do things that make you happy?
• What are you thankful for?
• How often do you say I am happy and grateful for every minute of my life?

Learning to know YOU is work; it takes time and patience
Decide on the end goal for each of three major life areas, so that You can Walk Your Talk

Personal:

Who will you be?
What are your values?
What do you cherish about life?
What is important?
How do you want to be remembered?

Relationships:

What type of friend, son, daughter, Mother, Father, sister, brother do you want to be?

Freedom:

What Degree of Freedom do YOU desire?
What will you do with freedom?

Now the next step is to craft a ‘self talk’ that is synchronised with your ‘why’.

I must give sincere thanks to one of my mentors, Sarah Thompson for sharing this blueprint for self discovery at a recent team training.