Wait, what’s my Why?

What’s my why?

I’ve asked myself this countless times.

What motivates me to get up in the morning? Why did I start this project in the first place?

Yesterday, I met with my godfather and mentor, Martin Albisetti, to talk about the podcast and blog and during our conversation, he asked me exactly that question: “What’s your why?”

At first, I felt overwhelmed. It had been a while since I’d thought about it and it took a bit of time before it became clear to me again.

What I’ve realized though, is that my why all comes down to a problem I want to solve:

I see way too many people who aren’t happy or aren’t fulfilled in their jobs and way too many young people who are choosing careers they won’t necessarily enjoy. 

And I truly believe it’s because so many of us make decisions for the sake of others. We choose the path others want for us, not the path we truly want. We don’t have the courage to stand out and out and do something extraordinary, out of fear and insecurity of failure and what others will think. 

So we forget about our own ideas and dreams and choose a path that has already been traveled. And we end up being unhappy because we’re living a life that isn’t really ours.

I want to change that. I want to help and encourage people to pursue those ideas. I want to guide people on their own unique path, not someone else’s. 

Do I know how? Not yet, but I’m taking this time to dig deeper into understanding what steps the people who are living their dream took and what happened to the ones who gave them up.

And I’m in the process of finding methods that can truly initiate change and make an impact. 

I’m still on my own journey and I have a lot to learn, but I’m getting there.