I’ve been thinking a lot lately about how important it is to know WHY you do what you do rather than just knowing what you do and how you do it. Many of us miss our own potential, settling for a life that merely tells us what to do and how to do it. We’re constantly being told what to be and how to be, what school to go to, who to date, where to work, where to live, how to live, even when to live. We’re so conditioned to the ‘what’ and the ‘how’, but we never really explore WHY. Simon Sinek, author of “Start With Why”, champions this idea as well. Here’s what he has to say about WHY:

“What is your purpose, cause or belief? Why does your company exist?Why do you get out of bed every morning? And WHY should anyone care? Six years ago I found myself in a place I’d never been before. I lost my passion for what I was doing. Waking up was a chore and going to work required all the energy I had. It was the discovery of this thing called the Why that restored my passion. It proved to me that I had the right to feel fulfilled by my work and that I didn’t have to suffer through a job I had. It was so powerful that I decided I was going to devote all my energy from that point on to proving to others that fulfillment is a right we all share and I was going to do my part to show people a way that we could all come home at the end of the day and say, with a smile, ‘I love my job’.”

I’m guilty of starting with ‘what’. People ask me what I do and I tell them. Nothing more, nothing less. Every now and then, someone may ask how I do something. But it’s pretty darn rare that someone wants to know WHY. And that’s the deeper, more meaningful question. That’s the question that draws people and inspires people.

It’s one thing to tell people that I’m a designer or a creative entrepreneur. It’s another thing to tell people that the reason WHY I design and seek to launch creative projects is to awaken possibility in others. So I’m going to make use of this blog to tell my story and my journey to pursuing my master work, my art, my voice: The adventure of awakening possibility in myself and in others.

And what better place to start than today.

I’m embarking on a new journey. After finishing college, I’ve become even more excited about awakening possibility – not only in myself – but in others. This new flame for life has sent me on an adventure, one that’s filled with new ideas, new projects, new ventures, and new experiences. But what’s most exciting is the feeling of anticipation; of not knowing what the future holds; of realizing that there’s always a difference that can be made, and I can be a part of making it.

Now, enough with the babbling – here’s the scoop. 

Here’s a brief update on life…

I just finished a 5 week summer camp production tour around the US with this company called The reThink Group. They are the creative brains behind this awesome summer camp production called Camp KidJam and the Orange Conference. It was definitely a rewarding experience to engage several thousand kids over the course of 5 weeks.

Over the past few months, I’ve launched two other blogs that have been an interest of mine for a while. Feel free to check both of them out:  

“For what it’s worth, it’s never too late and it’s never too early to be who you want to be. There’s no time limit. Start whenever you want. You can change or stay the same. There are no rules to this thing. We can make the best or the worst of it. Live the life you’re proud of. And if you find that you’re not, find the strength to start all over again.”

-from the movie, Benjamin Button