what is your why?

I was challenged again with answering questions I dreaded, and as I sat listening to the speaker reign down questions on me in rapid succession I asked myself, Why? Why am I passionate about what I do? Why am I subjecting myself to this process I was going through? Why am I pursuing this thing and what does it mean or define to and for me?

I realized that I was not answering the questions being asked of me, but instill asking myself the Why questions and wondering if the answers I provided to myself were substantial enough to continue on this path.

Why was I on the fence at that moment with the thoughts of, “To hell with this, I am not dancing to make anyone give me what I worked my behind off to achieve! Who did they think they were to throw question after question at me as if I needed their validation? I found myself in the moment extremely bothered and wanting to shut down and let “them” think whatever they wanted to think about me and feel the sense of “power” over outcomes I was waiting for.

But then it hit me like a loving slap (lol), why did you get into this field? Why do you get up day after day for this? What motivates you to do this? What is your why?

I had to remove the emotion out of where I was and reflect on my passion and why I do what I do and how it drives me to continue and excel. That why pushes me on days when I have no desire nor drive to anything but stay in bed and sleep. But I don’t and that why brings a smile to my face and fills me with a heightened sense of satisfaction that I made a difference to someone or touched a life in a way that was meaningful.

That is my why, and as I reflected on this it came to me to voice my why to this entity who was hurling questions and then sat in silent satisfaction of victory. But he had not won, because I spoke and all of the why’s came pouring out with a power packed punch to say, you did not and will not stop what I KNOW I was called to do.

For many losing sight of your why it will allow negativity to creep in and derail you. It will attach itself to you and begin its damaging cycle of questioning if your why is worth it. But I want you to understand that without these “tests”, you would not fight as hard, have the drive nor determination to fulfill your why.

I encourage you to reflect, journal, and process your why daily. Why is that important? Because if we lose sight then we can become consumed with negative messages that will poison us until we are depleted and give up.

Motivation - passion - drive - determination - willpower - self-fulfillment - love - joy - advocacy - & peace filled

These are my Why’s - what are yours?