Today I just happened to stumble across a great TED talk by Tony Robbins. I have seen it before but it still moves me like the first time I saw it. Tony Robbins is a remarkable person, with a gift to really get you thinking about the importance of your life.
What is driving you, why do you do what you do and what is possible for you to achieve…
I had a period in my life a couple of years ago where I felt completely lost. Tony really helped me by encouraging me to find my why. To find out why I do what I do, and the real purpose in my life?
My why was off course my kids, my wonderful son and daughter both about to become teenagers. But to be aware of it, embrace it and grasp it gives it a whole new meaning and a whole new responsibility. To realize that every good thing I had done the past 10 years had been done with a reason I never even realized.
Becoming a soccer coach, a certified swim teacher, learning how to snowboard, learning study techniques etc. Just to be able to support and teach my kids in the best way possible. And when you are aware of it you can start to plan it better. Or as Tony says it you can “map” it out.
Nowadays I really feel like their mentor, teacher and role model. It makes me dedicated to learn, behave and grow. But it also gives me bad conscience, because when they were small I was not mature enough to have kids. I was a kid myself. It was overwhelming and I fled by sitting in front of my computer playing games almost every night…
I do recommend that you listen to this recording in order to really understand “why you do what you do”.
Take care
/Peter
“Why you do what you do”