Know your WHY!

Knowing your WHY is the most profound yet simple revelation you may experience in your life. You can be doing "what" you have natural gifts and skill sets for without ever knowing why you are wired this way!
Many times we find we are engaged  with the "what" simply because it is a natural outlet, flow or opportunity of our God given strengths and giftings.  We live and operate solely in the what and think this is our destiny and purpose.  Your job, career, or talent- although a powerful use of your unique strengths- may in reality be a source of funding or resourcing your true purpose..your WHY.
We must become intentional in discovering and understanding that God's plan for our life is rooted and based in our purpose. What we do and how we do it are secondary as they will flow very effectively once we align them under our WHY.
Follow your heart to discover you WHY...it is woven throughout the tapestry of your life.
Your soul and unique strengths will align with the power of your purpose and provide the support and structure needed to export your purpose into your realm of influence.
Focus on WHY..and what and how will be much more rewarding!

"Regardless of WHAT we do in our lives, our WHY - our driving purpose, cause or belief - never changes."

~ Simon Sinek, Start with Why

Trade Offs

The great men and women of history were not great because of what they earned or owned, but rather for what they gave their lives to accomplish.

Martin Luther King Jr, Mother Teresa, Nelson Mandela all provide a picture of trading security for significance. Wisdom is not to measure life by security, the "safe" option, but by significance.

Security is about me; Significance is about others! Your unique gifts were not given to you to keep close to home, but to export and add tremendous value in the lives of others. Significance creates legacy. A mother choosing to add value to her children, a father working late nights to be present in his children's life, a business owner seeking to add value to his workers...all are giving a piece of their life for someone else. Trading off security to create significance.

What are some trade offs you need to make?

* Financial security in a dead end career for the potential of fulfilling your purpose?

* Immediate gratification for personal growth that will yield sustainable change?

* The fast and easy for the solid and slow journey of a good life?

What must you give up to go up? The choice is yours...will you trade security for significance?
Doing so may stir up fear, but do it anyway!

"Many times the pathway to our greatest potential is straight through our greatest fears"

Pastor Craig Groeschel