The WHY Factor

How goes it blog buddies? Well here we are at Day 10; Day 9 got lost in the grind of the "first workday" after the New Year. I'll make it up to you later.

I don't know how many of you have ever "dabbled" in multi-level marketing. Both Robert Kiyosaki (of Rich Dad, Poor Dad fame) and Donald Trump agreed that MLM is a remarkable option for diversifying income streams and I tend to agree -- who cares right??? LOL Anyway -- I have dabbled and still do, yes it can be lucrative, but for me -- the thing that motivates me most??? - is the fact that each of the MLMs that I've worked with focus on the WHY factor.

The WHY factor is the act of identifying the one person, experience or expectation that motivates you to reach higher. Maybe your why is monetary, maybe you have an ailing parent or it could be that you want to accumulate wealth as an inheritance for your children's children. You could want to be able to travel when you want and take loved ones and it could be you JUST want to get out of, what you see as, a deadend job or career... Everyone's WHY is specially designed and even if it sounds similar to someone else's, no one has lived your life, so no one can possible see your WHY quite the way you do.

Identifying your WHY is key to your life plan. You may use different paths through out your life to get there, but honestly HOW you get there is nowhere near as important as GETTING THERE. And it is just as important that you are willing and able to chronicle your growth and movement toward your WHY. How is my life different today? How have I grown over the past 5 years, 2 years, 6 months...? What steps have I taken toward my WHY today, this week? How much closer to my WHY am I today? Finally, what is hindering me or blocking me from my WHY? Questions like these have to be reviewed regularly; which brings us back to our Day 8 post about refusing to be idle and being intentional with our thoughts.

The answers to these questions can be found in solitude and prayer time. Even if you only get a few minutes of "planned silence" a day, be sure to take the time. This time is so crucial to the "knowingness". That is a word I adopted from a dear friend. There's is nothing even similar to being in the right place, headed in the right direction and "knowing" that you are hitting your intended milestones. Knowing that all that God has whispered in your spirit is becoming a reality. Seek the "knowingness" today by "stopping for directions." How many of us have written down directions from the internet and gotten lost, but just kept riding and riding, running out of gas, because we just think that eventually it will all make sense. When all we needed to do was stop and call someone for directions. God is the only one with the directions for your purpose and true life plan -- the ONLY one.

So if you do indeed want to finally have that "knowingness" and the gratification of moving closer and closer to your WHY, your first step is to find quiet time in your life. The next step is keep your WHY where you can see it everyday. And the next step... and this is crucial... Stay in contact with God continuously as you set out each day on your journey. Why go flying without a flight plan?

Guess what? Your WHY will likely change as you spend more time with God. Not because God is changing, but because you will gradually be less distracted and will realize what is truly necessary. You will realize what God views as important for your life and the lives of those you touch everyday.

Making a WHY statement is an act of faith. Pursuing your WHY, with God's guidance is an act of LOVE. Love of self and love of those your WHY will touch.