{"id":18350,"date":"2018-02-12T01:00:57","date_gmt":"2018-02-12T09:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?p=18350"},"modified":"2018-02-11T19:18:04","modified_gmt":"2018-02-12T03:18:04","slug":"what-is-your-why-by-carol-malone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/12\/what-is-your-why-by-carol-malone\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Your Why? By Carol Malone"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Please welcome back author and book coach in-training\u00a0Carol Malone<\/a>. Today she\u2019s sharing her article regarding the best ways to “Finding Your Why.” Enjoy!\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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I recently heard a speaker say, “Unless you discover your WHY, you’ll never become the person you were meant to be<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n

This disturbed me. I thought I knew my WHY. But lately, I’ve been struggling to dig deeper into my creative well and find the WHY to continue to write.<\/p>\n

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What does the term \u201cYour WHY\u201d mean for you?<\/h2>\n

I wanted to discover what my WHY was and how to develop it or get it back<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

I wanted to understand the search my WHY better, so I did some research.<\/p>\n

In the article,\u00a0Do You Know Your “Why?” 4 Questions To Find Your Purpose<\/a>, the author Margie Warrell quotes a wise man on the subject:<\/p>\n

\u201cGerman philosopher Frederick Nietzsche once said, \u2018He who has a why<\/em> can endure any how<\/em>.\u2019 \"Tweet:<\/a><\/p>\n

Knowing your why<\/em> is an important first step in figuring out how to achieve the goals that excite you and create a life you enjoy living (versus merely surviving!).<\/p>\n

Indeed, only when you know your “why” will you find the courage to take the risks needed to get ahead, stay motivated when the chips are down, and move your life onto an entirely new, more challenging, and more rewarding trajectory.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

According to Simon Sinek’s book, Start with Why<\/a><\/span><\/strong>, most of us know our WHAT and our HOW, but few people ever get the WHY. He made a creative chart he calls “The Golden Circle,” the WHY being the center and most desirable step.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Golden Circle\u201d shows the circles of What, How, and the Why.<\/h2>\n

Sinek explains it this way:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe outer section of the Golden Circle\u2014the \"\"<\/a>WHAT<\/strong>\u2014 corresponds to the outer section of the brain\u2014the neocortex. This is the part of the brain responsible for rational and analytical thought. It helps us understand facts and figures, features and benefits. The neocortex is also responsible for language.<\/p>\n

The middle two sections of the Golden Circle\u2014the WHY<\/strong> and HOW<\/strong>\u2014correspond to the middle section of the brain, the limbic system. This is the part of the brain responsible for all our behavior and decision making. It\u2019s also responsible for all our feelings, like trust and loyalty. But unlike the neocortex, the limbic system has no capacity for language. This is where \u2018gut feelings\u2019 come from.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sinek explains that the WHY comes from the limbic brain, like the center circle in the diagram. It\u2019s responsible for feelings \u2013 not our heart or our gut. This is the biological place from which our WHY sprouts from.<\/p>\n

According to Sinek:<\/p>\n

“WHY<\/strong> goes much deeper to understanding what motivates and inspires us. \"Tweet:<\/a> It is the purpose, cause, or belief that drives every organization and every person’s individual career.”<\/p>\n

In the case of being a writer:<\/p>\n