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  • Understanding Simon Sinek’s individual WHY

    Simon Sinek is the author of best selling books like “Start With Why” , “Find Your Why” , “Leaders Eat Last” , “Together is Better” , “The Infinite Game”.

    He has illuminated the world on the concept of ‘WHY” to give purpose in our lives.

    Let us have a look at the WHY of Simon Sinek and break it into its components.His WHY reads as follows:

    To __________________________inspire people to do things that inspire them

    so that ___________________________________ together , we can change our world

    The first part of the statement following TO relates to the contribution & the part following SO THAT relates to the impact.

    This is how a WHY statement should be structured to derive meaning and purpose in our lives.

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book titled “Find Your Why”

  • “Organization as Tree , employees as birds” metaphor

    Every organization is like a TREE with BRANCHES(divisions) with each BRANCH having a bird’s(employee) NEST(safe home).

    Each bird sitting in a nest i.e. each employee has an individual WHY oriented towards feeling safe.

    This individual WHY has to roll up into the division’s WHY which should eventually roll up into the organization’s WHY.

    Understanding the WHY or purpose at each level helps to run a organization in a better manner.

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book titled “Find Your Why”

  • What is a “Why Statement”?

    Knowing our individual WHY is key to finding meaning and purpose in our lives.

    Simon Sinek , who has introduced the concept of “WHY” has provided a format of this WHY statement.After lot of soul searching and choosing the right partners , WHY discovery is possible.

    The WHY statement comprises of the “contribution” to create the desired “impact” in our lives.It must be said this gels with our brain’s natural inclination to find a meaning or sense of purpose.

    The structure of the WHY statement is:

    To __CONTRIBUTION______________________________________________ so that _IMPACT_____________________________________

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book titled “Find Your Why”

  • Great quotes of the day

    “Our struggles are the short term steps we must take on our way to long term success.” – Simon Sinek

    Adopted from the book titled “Find Your Why” by Simon Sinek

  • Characteristics of the partner who can help in “Why Discovery”

    A Why Discovery is related to finding WHY of an individual to give a sense of purpose in life.

    For undergoing a WHY discovery Simon Sinek in his book titled “Find Your Why” recommends the partner to have great listening skills.

    The best partners should be ones who are very curious and have great listening skills.Unexpected thought provoking questions , asking right follow up questions is quintessential to help in WHY discovery of individuals hence partners should have these requisite skills.

  • Leadership lessons of the day

    “Leaders are the ones who have the courage to go first and open a path for others to follow.” – Simon Sinek

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book titled “Find Your Why”

  • Importance of organizational”macro” & “micro” aspects in WHY discovery

    Any organization has a WHY(macro level) , each of its divisions have their individual WHY’s(macro level) and every individual in those divisions have their individual WHY’s (micro level)as well.

    Understanding WHY discovery at both the macro as well as the micro level is important to make sure the right people are working in the right places in the organization.

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book titled “Find Your Why”

  • How to find our perfect “company”?

    “The opportunity is not to discover the perfect company for ourselves.The opportunity is to build the perfect company for each other.” – Simon Sinek

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book titled “Find Your Why”

  • Why Our “vision” should be said out loud?

    “Your vision is only actionable if you say it loud.If you keep it to yourself . it will remain a figment of your imagination.” – Simon Sinek

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s book titled “Find Your Why”

  • How to Find Your WHY?

    Discovering your own WHY

    “Find Your Why” is Simon Sinek’s follow up to the best seller named “Start with Why“.

    This book teaches individuals as well as groups to find out their respective WHYs in their lives.

    In this blog we will focus on a high level overview of the why discovery related to individuals.

    Finding our WHY is the recipe to achieve fulfillment in our lives. This in turn would enable “Oxytocin“(the fulfillment chemical) to flow through our veins. Once we realize our WHY we can channelize our energies in the right direction to unleash our best in our personal lives as well as work lives.This would enable us to lead a life free of depression wherein we would try and make ourselves a better version of ourselves rather than comparing ourselves with the rest of the pack.

    Realization of WHY cannot happen in silos and would need the help of our acquaintance(s) who are willing to help us and give constructive feedback. This process would take anything between 6 minutes to 6 hours.

    Finding an acquaintance with child like inquisitiveness , one who is a great listener who knows the importance of realizing a WHY is the first most important step  to be taken by an individual in order to realize the WHY.

    In Summary this process would involve the following steps:

    1. Find an acquaintance who can provide unbiased feedback. The person should have the ability to ask open ended questions and should be a great listener.
    2. The individual whose WHY needs to be discovered should be able to SHARE ALL STORIES that can help bring out important themes and patterns from them. These stories and related facts can be unraveled by asking open ended questions and assimilating all important findings that emanate from the stories.
    3. IDENTIFICATION of THEMES from these stories is needed in order to zero in on the WHY of an individual.
    4. All the identified themes from the shared stories would be able to connect the dots and form a WHY statement in the following format:

              TO___________________________________(this blank is related to the contribution of the individual towards the lives of others around him/her) SO THAT______________________(this blank is related to the impact produced by the contribution)

    This is a very high level overview of the WHY discovery of individuals especially for those who have not had the privilege of reading “START WITH WHY” and “FIND YOUR WHY”.To me these books are quintessential for individuals who want to soul search and find a meaning for themselves in their lives in order to make a meaningful contribution to the society.

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