If I asked you why you do what you do, could you answer me?
If you are like many women, you had a vision for your life when you were younger and you worked hard to get there. You studied hard, found a great job. Maybe you always knew you wanted to be a Mom and you went for it. Like many of us, you have seen those goals come into being in one way or another.
So do you know WHY you are a mom, a working mom, an entrepreneur, an employee? What is it about DOING these things that brings you joy? Do they bring you joy?
Maybe you haven’t thought about this before. Part of being awake to life is being completely aware of what you want and living in a way that helps you accomplish this.
So let’s do a little exercise together:
I am a mom because:
I work because:
I work at this job because:
I stay at home and care for my children because:
Now, I am not looking for, “I work at Starbucks because it pays the bills.” and if that is your answer and you continue to find yourself with answers like that I want to challenge you to think BIGGER for yourself. Living a life working just to pay the bills is suffocating.
You are meant for so much more.
I’ll answer one for you. I am an entrepreneur because: I want to help other women reach their ultimate potential in this life. I want to lift them up and create so much positive energy that we begin to change the world. I want to show my boys that anyone can do what they want and make it if they make a choice to. I chose to do this while staying home with my boys because I want to show them how to follow their dreams so they go on to shine brightly.
If you find yourself stuck which happens to everyone from time to time, it sure happened to me!
I want to invite you to my seminar. Please come, you owe it to yourself.
Thanks, girl!!
Great post Sarah. It's so true, we need to know WHY we are running this race, and what the goal at the finish line holds for us. I know that I constantly need to re-evaluate my goals and determine what I need to do to get myself closer to them.
For me, being an entrepreneur is much the same as your reasons. I will be successful, I will show my children what is attainable in life with hard work and aspiration, and I will set my family up for the life I have now envisioned for us.
Well said Chrissy! And if you think it and put one foot in front of the other… you will!
Great post! Sometimes it's hard answering questions like that but it seems you have to know the deep down reasons why you want to do something to actually have the passion to follow those dreams full force.