Find Your Why: a practical Guide for Discovering Purpose for You and Your Team pdfdrive com

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Pick a Time and a Place
How about the Starbucks that’s equidistant between your
office and your partner’s? Definitely not. You’re about to have an intimate
conversation. Noise and distraction will only make it more difficult, even if there
is a Smoked Butterscotch Frappuccino to be had. Plus, you’ll be exposing a lot
of personal information—why do it in a spot where all those people pretending
to work on their screenplays can overhear you? Choose a place where you can
concentrate and where you feel free to share personal stories out loud.
While a phone call or video conference with your partner can work, we strongly
suggest that you meet in person. That way it is easier for your partner to pick up
on body language (not just facial expressions) and other visual cues that are only
available when you’re in the same room. If you do have to work remotely, settle
down in a quiet, distraction-free location and encourage your partner to do the
same.
And set aside enough time—at least three hours. Yes, that’s a big commitment,
but there is no shortcut to discovering your WHY. Think of it as working out.
The more time you put into it, the more you get out of it. It’s not the kind of
thing you can race through.
As you learned in chapter 2, there are three steps to discovering your WHY (tell
stories, identify themes, draft the Why Statement). It works best when you
complete all three steps in one sitting. If you stop after two or three stories, for
example, and try to resume a few days later, you’ll have to get into storytelling
mode all over again. In fact, we highly recommend that you work through all
three steps without interruption (except for a few breaks and leg stretches, of
course). Identifying themes right after telling your stories is much easier than
trying to come back to the task later. Similarly, drafting your Why Statement will
be easier when the recurring themes and patterns that emerged from the stories
are fresh in your minds.

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Turn off your phones, remove any distractions and enjoy the process.