Empower Newsletter – May 2015
Welcome to the May 2015 edition of the Empower Newsletter. This month the focus is on having a big enough “WHY” to enable you to realise your desires!
Do you know?
‘you need a big WHY’
Have you ever really wanted something, gone for it, and then for some reason or another just stopped going after it because it became too hard, expensive or time consuming? Maybe the pain, or perceived pain, you had to go through to get it outweighed how much you really wanted it in the first place.
Whether it is a life style change, a new career, losing weight, a holiday, or anything else for that matter, if our WHY or reason for wanting it isn’t big enough, when things get difficult we lose motivation to do what it takes. We actually convince ourselves that we don’t really need it anyway or that we will try again another time.
It takes deep personal motivation to achieve whatever it is you desire. So the trick is to create a massive WHY in the first place. In other words make sure you create a big enough reason for wanting it so that it keeps you going when your journey may not be going to plan.
You can do this by asking yourself the following question. What will it ultimately give me?
When people get honest with themselves by asking this question they begin to discover a deeper meaning and purpose in their lives.
Say you want to start eating healthy. “Why do you want to eat healthy?” Think about that for a minute. Not just the surface answer. Like to “lose weight” or to “get off medicines” or to “get rid of health issues”.
Just think about the REAL underlying reason WHY you (ultimately) want to eat healthy, WHY you want to lose weight.
I can’t guess your answer but it might look something like this. Eating healthy is about keeping disease away, about living longer, about being here for your children and maybe later on for your grand-children, about being happy with how you look and about having more energy to do what you have to do and what you like to do.
It might include being confident about your body and about yourself. It may be about feeling free and in control.
Once you identify your big “Why”, you will see that your motivation will skyrocket. You will have a clear purpose and you’ll have a lot more determination to reach your goals.
If there are times along your journey when things get hard, reminding yourself of your big “WHY” will not only get you through that period but also give you back that initial motivation and determination to keep you going strong.
Definition
Why
For what? For what reason, cause, or purpose?
Something to Ponder
Here is a checklist to see if your “WHY” is powerful enough to take you all the way to making a goal reality.
1. Vividly picture your goal in your mind’s eye?
2. What is it about your goal that motivates you to succeed and will keep you going if the going gets tough?
3. What about this goal is so important to you?
4. List all the ways you, your family, friends and /or community will benefit when you achieve this goal?
5. Are there any negatives you may encounter? How will you overcome them?
6. How will achieving this goal change your life for the positive?
7. Are you willing to spend days, months or even years working toward achieving this goal?
Can you fill up a page of why and how achieving your goal will improve your life for the better? How will this goal improve your life emotionally, spiritually, personally, professionally and financially?
Quote of the Month
“He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.”
~ Friedrich Nietzsche ~
Affirmation Corner
‘My big WHY keeps me going.’
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April 30, 2015 5:56 pm
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