The Power of Why: Why Knowing Your Compelling Reason is So Important to Finding Your Purpose
We all have things we want to accomplish in life, but so often those things fall by the wayside. Why is that? In Ed Mylett's book The Power of One More, he talks about how knowing your compelling reason is the key to success. This got me thinking about how so many things in our lives don't come to fruition because they don't have a compelling reason behind them. And I believe that's okay. When finding your purpose, you have to find what compels you.
How do you find your compelling reason? By excavating your past and understanding what has motivated you in the past. Here are a few questions to get you started:
What are some things you've been passionate about in your life?
What are some accomplishments you're most proud of?
What do you love doing so much that you'd do it for free?
The answers to these questions will help point you in the right direction and give you a good starting point for finding your compelling reason.
Your compelling reason doesn't have to be big or grandiose; it just has to be something that motivates you and keeps you moving forward. For example, my compelling reason is connection. I'm motivated by connecting with others and building relationships. That's why I love being a coach and speaker because it allows me to do just that. If your compelling reason is simply to make a difference in the lives of others, then that's enough. You don't need to change the world; you just need to change the world for one person. And that starts with finding your own compelling reason.
Knowing your compelling reason is so important because it gives you the motivation to keep going when things get tough. It's the thing that will push you forward when you feel like giving up. So often, we abandon our dreams because they seem too hard or we don't think we're capable of achieving them. But if we can tap into what compels us, we'll find the strength to keep going even when the going gets tough. So ask yourself, what compels you? And use that as your driving force to achieve your goals and dreams.
You got this boo!
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