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Live Your WHY
Communicating our WHY is an essential part of identifying the people in the
world who believe what we believe, who will be our trusted friends, loyal clients
or customers, dedicated employees and inspired partners in bringing our WHY to
life. That’s huge. And it’s only the beginning.
For an individual, finding their WHY may lead them to realize that there is
something else they could be doing or somewhere else they could be doing it
that would likely leave them feeling more fulfilled. Finding an organization’s
WHY can lead to a similar conclusion. Maybe the organization should be
offering a different product or service. Maybe it should reconsider its hiring
process or its metrics for progress. Perhaps certain employees would do better in
different positions or divisions. Or maybe they simply aren’t the right fit at all.
After discovering the WHY and articulating the HOWs it’s easier to see which
team members, strategies, policies, procedures, systems, products and internal
and external communications are in or out of alignment with your core beliefs. If
the initial list of things you’d like to change is pretty long, that’s normal. It
doesn’t mean that you have to make immediate or drastic changes. Allow your
WHY and HOWs to settle a bit before you move forward in a new direction.
Build the relationship to them as you consider how they might shape your next
steps. If you decide a change feels right based on what you’ve learned about
yourself and your organization, start small and move forward with confidence.
Remember, the times we feel most fulfilled are the times we are living our WHY.
It has always been that way; we just couldn’t put it into words. Now you can
share your WHY and act on it intentionally. When you keep your WHY on a

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For more about Southwest,
read chapter 5 of Start with
Why.
For more on the “split,” read
chapter 12 in Start with Why.
piece of paper in a drawer, you have a piece of paper in a drawer. When you live
your WHY, you thrive and so do the people around you.