'Remembering our Why' Series

Yesterday, I was inspired to start a series of WA blog posts about 'Remembering our Why'.

Why are we doing what we are doing? Why are we spending so much time on our website/blog? What are we looking for, behind the success and the money?

I jotted a few ideas down on paper but was hesitating to actually start this series... until I read Ropesa's blog post "I really need a pick me up today" (https://my.wealthyaffiliate.com/ropesa/blog/i-really-need-a-...).

I commented on it, and Ropesa's and Michael-Rey's answers to my comment encouraged me to actually start this series...

So here we go... :-)

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At the Core of What We Do, What is it that Gives us the Strength and Inspiration to Move through Challenging Times?

What is it that stops us from giving up? What is it that moves us out of apathy, and into action?

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More than Hopes and Dreams of what's to Come, I Personally Find that Remembering my Why Gives me the Clarity to Choose my Actions.

My "reward" is then already in my actions themselves, regardless of the result I get from them...

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I am not 'Result-Oriented', I am 'Meaning-Oriented".

Let me give you a concrete example... one of my Why's is to live as much as possible in the emotion and sensations of Joy. Why? Because I personally believe that the feeling of Joy works as a guiding compass... what brings me true Joy nourishes my heart and soul. So if writing something brings me Joy but some people don't appreciate it, that's fine... because my writing already brought me Joy. If other people like it, that's "just" EXTRA Joy. :-) And I do LOVE it when they show appreciation for my work! :-) <3 Because I feel the connection!

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Why is it Important to Know our Why?

Well, if we forget our Why, we may still be taking actions that we believe are going to take us in the direction of our dreams, but we may be deeply mistaken... there is a quote I love that reminds me of this whenever I wonder what I should do:

"Verily I say, the world is like the vapor in a desert, which the thirsty dreameth to be water and striveth after it with all his might, until when he cometh unto it, he findeth it to be mere illusion."

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So... What is our Why?

Here are some of MY Why's...

• Joy
• Connection
• Applying the teachings of my faith
• Honoring the Creation (my body and my environment)
• Love
• Family
• Friendship
• Sharing
• Being a Role Model/an Inspiration
• Being Authentic/Walking the Talk
• Education
• Children's Rights
• Animal Rights
• Gender Rights Equality
• Social Justice

Whatever I do, I strive for my actions to be as much as possible aligned with my Why's.

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What about You? What are YOUR Why's?

Are you clear about them? How do you feel when your actions and results are aligned with them? What could you do to be as aligned as possible as often as possible with your Why's?

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Announcing the 'Remembering our Why' Series

I have jotted down a few thoughts on some of my Why's and I am planning to share these with you in the coming days... the idea is to remind us to remember our Why, and make us stronger when we need it the most... because we all know that there are times when we joyfully ride the waves of affiliate marketing and website building, and other times when we doubt, when we wonder 'What's the point?'... and in those moments, we need each other's support, and we need to reconnect with our core values.

I think the first post in this series shall be:

"Printing your Own Money and Digging for Gold: a Family Business"

It's pretty much written but I still need to type it up and edit it... Keep an eye out for it in the coming days. :-)

Have a beautiful day and week everyone.

To our Success,

Nathalie