Have you ever heard the quote, “The best 2 days in your life is the day you were born and the day you understand your purpose?” I’ve read or heard this quote on several occasions and really haven’t put much thought into it. I heard it again in a leadership conference this year and this time it resonated with me.
Now think this through with me. “The best 2 days in your life is the day you were born and the day you understand your purpose.” I definitely understand that I was born into this world for a reason and many of you can agree that you all feel the same way. How many of you know what that reason is? This is a question that can’t be answered overnight and requires thought and reflection.
I believe that I’ve known my purpose for quite some time but didn’t realize and understand my purpose. You may already know what your purpose is and you may not understand “Why”. I can share with you that it’s what excites and energizes you. It’s what you can do all day long and not realize that time has passed. It’s what you can’t wait to do when you wake up every morning. This is not to say that it is easy; I’m saying that you’ll find a reason to do it rather than find a reason not to do it.
Yesterday I facilitated my first Lunch & Learn session for a young professional organization and shared this video with them which is a presentation from Simon Sinek who speaks to organizations connecting with their “Why”. His talk was so profound to me because I was able to immediately relate it to my personal purpose, the mission statement in my insurance agency and to provide as a tool to those that we add value to in my leadership consulting firm.
During today’s session, it became more apparent than ever of how important it is to align ourselves with our purpose, our businesses and organizations with our mission to truly make a difference not only for ourselves but for our families, employees, volunteers and the people we serve.
We’re so focused on what we do and how we do it. The question is do we know why we do it?
Kristine Karsten
Bridging the Gap Consulting – “Learn, Lead and Live Your Passion”
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