This really resonates with me. Over the years (and various career incarnations) I have found this to be the most powerful question to ask myself when trying to make an important decision or simply having a wobble! It always seems to pare everything back to what actually matters and get rid of the background noise. A book I read, called 'This Year Will Be Different' by Domonique Bertolucci has some interesting things to say on a similar theme.
You are so right about the elimination of background noise, Helen. Thanks for sharing your experiences with returning back to your 'why' - and for the book recommendation. I am adding this to my to-read list too :)
This is a great post, Laura (I'm catching up on Substack reading, can you tell? 🤣)
I always thought the why was a big of a 'meme' but I've used this technique to drill down into my why, and you're right, it really does bring up some interesting stuff!
This really resonates with me. Over the years (and various career incarnations) I have found this to be the most powerful question to ask myself when trying to make an important decision or simply having a wobble! It always seems to pare everything back to what actually matters and get rid of the background noise. A book I read, called 'This Year Will Be Different' by Domonique Bertolucci has some interesting things to say on a similar theme.
Oh! I'll have to check out that book :)
You are so right about the elimination of background noise, Helen. Thanks for sharing your experiences with returning back to your 'why' - and for the book recommendation. I am adding this to my to-read list too :)
This is a great post, Laura (I'm catching up on Substack reading, can you tell? 🤣)
I always thought the why was a big of a 'meme' but I've used this technique to drill down into my why, and you're right, it really does bring up some interesting stuff!