Why Your "Why" Is So Important
Why Are You Here?
How often do we remind ourselves why we want to achieve something? Why would you be willing to commit to something that consumes considerable time and effort and that may require some faith before I even start? Who the heck does that anymore? There has to be some motivation to move yourself to the point of action and that is usually a huge turning point in anyone's life.
Why did you join Wealthy Affiliate?
The obvious "why" could be necessity, inspiration, wanting to be all you can be, or maybe you flat out need to make some serious cash and want to steer your own ship.
It doesn't seem to matter so much why when the outcome is already determined such as a job you don't like or a calling that doesn't really fit you. When so much of what we do is so automatic and part of our routine we tend to lose our initiative and real desires and direction in our life.
It's All Your's
Your "Why" is unique to you and should be. Nobody knows your needs and dreams better than you. It could be to have a better lifestyle, to make more money or to travel the world. It's your oyster.
While you may know why you want to build your own business and build yourself a website, your goals maybe fairly broad and may need to be whittled down to something specific and attainable. Something that is a must have in your life. Something that drives you.
The reason "Why" is so important
I'm trying to share with you the way I would like to be shared with...Here it goes,
My first year here has been challenging to say the least but that's not what my focus is here. I have had every reason in the book to say screw it, I'm done, but that's not who I am and if you are reading this it's probably not you either. My main point is that when times get tough and you're not progressing like you'd like to you need to remind yourself "Why" you're doing this.
I think we are all here for a very common reason that is unique to each of us and we need to have that one "why" that makes us do the things we need to do.
Glad to have gotten that off my chest...This is my first post ever.
I hope this relates to someone out there :)
All the best,
Doug
I finally get a chance to read you as you have decided to write about it. For that, I totally salute you. As I just mentioned to davyrobot, it is the fear to succeed or fear of failure what keeps people forgetting their main intentions, their dreams, their goals... Even if we know our WHYs, if there is that fear, which leads to procrastination (among others, from the list of Excuses), we would never move forward. Personally, I believe the whys should be defined right in the beginning, have a mission statement (at least)!
Therefore, the determination to really get to the final of the race is, to me, crucial. It doesn't matter if we arrive in the first place, nor does it matter if we're the last in the race. The main point is, we ARRIVE and make things happen!
Thank you for sharing your thoughts. You've got a fan here.
Cheers,
Jenn
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Cheers back at ya,
Doug
Yes, the "WHY" is absolutely essential and to be felt at the core of our very being.
Best wishes and continued success, happiness, abundance and peace in all that you do:)
I'm very clear on why I'm here - and I talked about it on my profile page here, and on my website.
It's a very powerful thing to understand your "Why" - and it also translates to your potential future customers. Why are you doing what you're doing for them (eg. niche site or authority site - what value are you adding to their lives).
We could all easily say "I'm done" many times over I'm sure - but our "Why" stops me, certainly, from saying that.
If this is your first post, I look forward to more.
All the best, Mark
Doug
All the best of success to you,
Doug
