Commit to a Worthy Why
Last month, we talked about the human condition in regard to how we adapt to our atmosphere and use what we have been given well. We talked about having a why and clinging to it when hard times come in order to prepare well for the overflow ahead.
In honor of International Women’s Day this week, I want to address the “why” itself. While having a “why” is essential to moving forward, and in the right direction, it is important to make sure that you have a worthy “why”. Otherwise… why go through the trouble of fighting for it at all?
As much as humans desire progress and movement, we also desire purpose in doing so. Our core motivation moves us to implement disciplines that reinforce the path to our goal and reveals what we truly value. Some work for themselves and their personal desires, and others work for things greater than themselves to impact the people and world around them.
A word of advice that you can take or leave, but choose a “why” that serves something greater than yourself. We are so small. But we have the chance to be regarded and remembered highly through our impact in the legacy we leave behind.
On the topic of legacy, yesterday was International Women’s Day. As much as we are celebrating the women we know and love, we are also celebrating those that came before us and committed to a “why” greater than themselves.
It is easy for your “why” to become self-serving. Most of us want to be seen as strong, capable, and intelligent human beings, and this can very quickly become the reason we do what we do. But in choosing a why outside of ourselves, we naturally become more of what we were striving to be while we serve those around us.
We each have unique ways that we have been designed to best serve people through our skills and the way we are wired. It is no secret that women have had to fight to be acknowledged as valuable, and still have to today in certain spaces. We have come leaps and bounds from where we started, but there will always be another moment to stand up for what is right. So as we commit to “whys” that better the world around us, we should also look for opportunities to add value to the people around us. When we acknowledge and understand the inherent value of humanity, we approach life and relationship differently.
For myself, my “why” is rooted in loving people and communicating their value to them in the way I choose to interact. My goal is to see and understand people and that they would know they are cherished in that. There are a few questions that I take to God in prayer as I continuously develop my “whys”.
What is the heart of God burdened for?
In what specific ways have I been gifted to serve people?
What groups of people am I best tailored to reach?
Ask yourself why you do what you do, and if it is worth it. If it is, I’m cheering you on toward it! If it is not, I hope you can find and commit to a worthy “why”.
If you want to chat more about the process of finding your “why” or how to ask these questions effectively, shoot me a DM on Instagram at @allaurcreative.
I’d love to chat with you about it!
Laurel, Co-CEO
