Why i am

No way. I want to give back to my parents and to make them happy. And most importantly, I want to have a positive influence on the world. Come to think of it, I need to be the best version of myself I can. I need to reach my full potential.

But what is my potential? I think I can potentially do a lot of good things in my life. But why? There are people with fewer opportunities aka less luck that still manage to have an amazing influence on the world by reaching their full potential. I need to do the same. I need to be worth it. Even though I wrote this years ago, this is still exactly how I feel about my life. Instead, I just wrote whatever thoughts raged through my mind. To be worth everything that has been given to me, and to have as much of a positive influence on the world as possible.

What does this mean? It means I spend 2 minutes every day reflecting on my day:. This allows me to constantly learn from my evolving life. This is how I purposefully steer my life in the best direction possible. And I believe you can do the same. There you have it. There are many different reasons to do the things you do in life, but they generally follow the same fundamental driving force.

If somebody started to question your actions why do you do that? What makes you do the things you do on a daily basis when you really think about it? Founder of Tracking Happiness and lives in the Netherlands. Ran 5 marathons, with one of them in under 4 hours to be exact. Data junkie and happiness tracker for over 7 years.

Do you think teenagers can grasp defining their why? What age would you say of course each person is different… so this would be approximate is the target audience for defining a why? Not really inspiring, I know. Consider talking about this topic with year-olds. And if those children are journaling and writing it down like I was long ago , they will be able to appreciate just how you can change from reading their journal.

I hope that makes sense. It centres around some of the regrets my mom had before passing away, and watching her trying to pack a lifetime into a few months. I vowed that would never be me. Thanks for the article. I work to pay the bills and have a good life, but very much dislike what I do everyday. Not sure if a career change is needed. If so what? By saving money, you become less dependent on your job over time. From my experience, this can help you deal with the feeling that work is not something you are passionate about.

By working towards your financial independence, you are slowly able to detach yourself from your work. Thank you so much for writing this. I want my home to be a safe haven for my children. I want them to know I am dependable, I am honest, I am loving, and caring, I am a good provider. I want them to know that they are loved, appreciated, and that they matter.

I want to be remembered as a positive influencer, passing unto them the very best of who I am. And that their lives are better and happier because I was invested in their wellbeing. I really enjoyed your article. Your WHY statements are awesome. It helps me to understand better than most self-help books. Is there more that I can learn from you? It will help me to become a better person of what I am today.

Thank you, Hugo. Haha thanks Angela. I found your writings thought provoking. Thank you. The same goes for karma. However, I do believe the world would be a better place if more people followed the concepts of karma you get back whatever you put forth in the universe.

My WHY are my kids! They are the reason I work hard everyday. My goal is to have time and financial freedom. My goal is to do everything I can to make today count. Learn from your happiness and create a beautiful diary. Unlimited entries, track custom factors, and learn from your comprehensive dashboard.

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