What Is Your True "Why"?

In my last post, I talked about the mindset for success.

What I wanted to cover today requires a little thought on your part, as well as a willingness to be truly honest with yourself about what truly motivates you.
What drives you to want success?

Is it fame, or fortune, or the thirst for true financial freedom?


Have you ever wondered what might be lurking in your past, that could be preventing you from finding the success you desire in your life?

Let me tell you a story.

It's a story about me, and how I realized that the way that I viewed success and money was actually hurting my chances for ever really acquiring what I sought to achieve.

I grew up with a pretty nice life. My Dad worked hard, and my Mom stayed at home and took care of us, my brother, sister and I. We did pretty well, actually, and I can't remember a time during the years that my Mom and Dad were married that we really struggled financially.

That all changed when they divorced. My mom was left with three children to raise, and no marketable skills. So, knowing that she had to provide for us, she went back to school to become a nurse.

During that time, we went from always having to always wanting. Don't get me wrong, my mom did a really awesome job of providing for us, given the circumstances. With that said, it was still hard at times to deal with the cruelty of kids, who laughed at my second hand clothes, and my raggedy shoes.

I realized a lot later in life that my images of wealth and success were formed during these years, and drove me like an obsession to never be in that position again, to never be looked upon in that way, never to be poor, and never to lack.

It was only when I realized what my true "why" was, that I began to make a conscious effort to stop standing in my own way.
I have had true success in my life, and that success has come from dedicated hard work. What I lacked was the true happiness that I craved, and tried to bring into my life through the acquiring of material things.

Material things will never make you happy, until you make a spiritual connection with the true "why" in your life.

The reason I wanted success more than anything else, was that I wanted to rid my self of the image I had of myself during the years that we struggled financially.

I wanted to be so far the opposite of how I viewed myself during that time; a poor nappy headed kid from the wrong side of the tracks; that I was killing the joy of actually being what I most desired. That was my true "why".

How I made one small change that made a difference in my level of achieving success and financial freedom was this; I had to change the way I viewed my past.

I had to realize that everything good and bad that happens to us, happens for a reason.

I know I would not be the person I am today, had it not been for adversity, and struggle in my life, and that the experiences that I had to go through were no reason for shame.

I made a shift in my thinking with regard to how I viewed my past, and it removed the biggest obstacle I had faced in my pursuit of financial freedom; me.

I challenge you to examine your life, your motives and what drives you to want success in your life. Once you find the true "why" in your life, and learn to embrace that, you've made a huge leap toward obtaining any goal that you want for your life.

Have a blessed week.