Why?

Wednesday 01^st October 2025    Day 23300

When we embark on any initiative in any sphere of our Life, we spend a lot of time figuring what we want to do, how much effort it would take, when is a good time to start off etc.

The most important thing however, is to ponder on is WHY we wish to do what we want to do?

And the WHY should be all encompassing. Meaning, not just looking at what that activity does for ourselves e.g.” what is in it for me?”, but also looking at what is the desired impact on others. A selfless perspective.

When the main outlook in Life shifts to “what impact do I want to leave on everything around me in my limited duration of Life?”, one would be prompted to think of our impact on others, for everything that we do.

The past weekend I was in a dialogue with a successful entrepreneur, who is eagerly looking at new opportunities for his own life and for the business activity that he has created over the past 12 odd years. What should he pivot his existing enterprise to? What should he venture into as new business opportunities? What should he do with his personal life?

For each of these questions there would be clear answers to a powerful WHY? All the answers to these WHYs would indicate to us what impact he is wanting to leave on the planet.

The 5W and 1H framework is a method for gathering information by asking the six fundamental questions: What, When, Where, Who, Why, and How.

A clear emphasis on the WHY would explain our deepest motivations, recognise that everything we do has an impact on the interconnected whole. And when we shift away from our perspective of the self and include the WHOLE into our perspective, our answers would be more meaningful.

Why do I wish to pivot away from my present business?

Why do I wish to start any new business / businesses?

Why do I wish to get married?

Why do I wish to buy a premium, high end car?

And so on…..

 

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