WHY before WHAT

Have you ever started with asking yourself WHY before you state the WHAT?

I remember the day I said I wanted to have weight loss surgery. It had been an uphill battle for so many years and I struggled with trying to win the “diet” challenge. I lost every time, sinking into a deeper state of depression and emotionally feeling like a failure.

WHAT I wanted to do was really easy to say. I want to lose weight. I want to get healthy. I want to exercise. I want to eat right. I want to shop for trendy clothes in normal stores. I want to better my life. I want be there for my family and children. I want to excel in my career. I want to make my parents proud. I want, I want, I want … Wanting is so easy.

WHY is a whole different world. During my 125lb weight loss the what’s came easy. As I unexpectedly began to regain weight (which they say is normal after 2 years), I found myself asking WHY. Did I every really know the why before I began this process? WHY is so very important and I had to give myself as much time as it took to find the answers.

Best-selling author Simon Sinek has a book called Finding Your Why. He demonstrates the Golden Circle and says, “People don’t buy WHAT you do, they buy WHY you do it.”