High Performance Mindset | Learn from World-Class Leaders, Consultants, Athletes & Coaches about Mindset - 272: Own Your Why

Episode Date: August 29, 2019

When you know your why, you’re what has more impact because you're working towards your purpose.” Michael Junior   High performers own their why. They don’t just know their why, they own their why. They remind themselves of their why daily and communicate their why to others they work with or lead. Owning your why inspires action, helps you stay fueled and inspired.   Power Phrase this Week: “I own my why. I remind myself of my why daily to stay pumped and motivated to do what I do.”

Welcome to High Performance Mindset with Dr. Sindra Kampoff. Do you want to reach your full potential, live a life of passion, go after your dreams? Each week we bring you strategies and interviews to help you ignite your mindset. Let's bring on Sindra. High Performance Mindset with Dr. Sindra Kampoff on The Country Club today. Good morning, Sindra. Good morning. Thanks for having me. You bet. Thanks for coming in today. It's a good one because we have, you know, some area schools in our listening area going back to school today. Others don't start

until next week. A lot of college kids getting up today going, ugh, I moved in last week and now reality hitting today. I know. Right?

So here they go. So we're talking about owning your why and we always start with a good quote. What do you have for us today? This is a quote by Michael Jr.

He said, when you know your why, your what has more impact because you're walking towards or in your purpose. Okay, now let's get some clarification on that. You have an example to start with? Well, it's an example of me this morning. I have to be honest and let you know that I didn't really want to get up this morning.

I could have slept for a couple more hours. And maybe other people are feeling like I am, that I'm like, man. Story of our lives. Yeah, isn't it? But then I had to redirect my mind and think about, okay, what is my why? Why do I want to get up today? Why do I want to come on the radio? Why do I want to go teaching? And I think this is important to talk about today, about owning your why, because sometimes we can kind of get in a rut. And especially with school starting soon, it's important to remind yourself why you do what you do to stay passionate about it and own it.

I know that this is something you address in your book. So what are we talking about today when it comes to which piece of the book we're pulling out? So it's from practice to about purpose. And we're talking about owning your why, not just knowing it, but owning it. And that's one step above knowing your why. And to me, what owning your why means And that's one step above knowing your why. And to me,

what owning your why means is that you tell other people about your why. You use your why to inform your decisions, like what you say yes to or no to. And you remind yourself of it every day to keep going and to keep kind of the intrinsic motivation or the internal motivation really strong. I feel like over the past few years, we've heard about this why thing a lot more, not just in athletics, but we hear it a lot in business, you know, in everyday life. So why is it important to own your why? It helps you stay fueled and energized and you find more inspiration and you have a stronger purpose for what you do. And I think it also helps you get through any difficulty, right? When you're thinking about even getting up in the morning, that can be a difficult thing or something, a big moment of adversity. When you own your why,

those tougher days can get easier. And your why also inspires your action. So that's why the best really own it. So what's our first step to owning our why? Okay. The first step would be to recognize everybody has a unique why. So there's no one, you know, one thing that everyone has. And we want to first consider, you know, how we help or inspire or what we do provides for people or places that are really important to us. And maybe part of your why is to contribute to your community and make the, you know, this place the best that you can. Or maybe part of your why is to provide the best future for your family. Maybe it's to retire in 10 years. But it's easier

to stay fueled when you think about the connection that you have to other people and that when you're really considering how you contribute to the lives of others, just beyond yourself. So part of your why really to help you thrive should be focused on other people. Oh, okay. Well, that was interesting because I was just thinking, gosh, part of my why is kind of selfish, but I'll explain that in a little bit. So you have an exercise you said to help us find our why. Yes. So you can either write this down or you can do it verbally like we're going to do it. And so first you want to consider what your job title is or what roles you hold in your life. And then we're going to use the prompt so that.

And if you're writing it down, you could write so that, so that six times and fill it in. And the way that we're going to do this is we're going to consider what good comes from what we do and why do we do it. So what good comes from what we do and why do we do it. So what good comes from what we do and why do we do it. So we're just going to go around here as an example. I'm going to put TJ and Lisa on the spot. And so I'll start and I'll say, one of the reasons I do what I do is to provide really practical strategies

that I didn't have as a young kid or a young adult. Okay. Okay, to help other people really be their best every day. So TJ. All right. So use the prompt. So that I do that. So that I do what I do. So that that's good. I do enjoy helping people. And it wasn't until I was a good portion of a years into my radio career that I discovered that I was like, wow, you know, there's a lot of influence that what, you know, to what we're doing here, you know, and by facilitating and being a part of the community.

So, yeah, being able to help people out when they are in need. Yes. With the job is very satisfying. So I guess that's why I do what I do. Love it. My selfish one, which I was going to tell you about when you said most of it's focused on other people, but I do what I do so I can come to work. I want to come to a job that I'm happy to come to every day.

Yes. I don't ever want to feel that dread of, oh, I cannot do this another day because when I feel like I have that feeling, then it's time for me to go. Yes. So for me, I do what I do because I need to come to work happy every day. And it fuels you. And excited to be here. Awesome.

I do what I do because I want to be a really good role model for my two boys, Carter and Blake, and to help them realize that anything is possible if you put your mind to it and to follow really what's passionate, you're passionate about. I feel like I need to sit down and do this more often with myself so that I have a better focus on my why. I've got it all written down. I'm clearly not as focused on it at the moment right now. That's right. In the best of places.

So then this will help you. I think this is a really good example. Lisa, do you have a final one? I have got two more. Okay, good. Tell us two more. I do. Well, I do what I do to be an example to others and to give my voice to others.

So having this 100,000-watt microphone in front of you or down on Talk of the Town on KTOE, giving a voice to people that wouldn't normally have a voice. Yes, outstanding. And then my last one would be also a selfish reason, but I have found that I have learned so much and there are so many phenomenal people in this community that we live in that for me, it's so I can learn and absorb all of their knowledge. Yeah. Love it. So you can continue to grow. Right. Right. And give back to them. And yeah. And you can see that, you know, some of your whys can be selfish, you know, about you. But my guess is that some of them are about other people. Sure. And I think that's important. And you can see

that we have multiple reasons why we do what we do, not just one. So thinking about one of those would be maybe more important on one day versus another. Right. Yeah. All right. So what's your final message for us? So you see, just like hearing other people's why, that you feel more connected to them. And so you could do this at work today where you go around and just use that prompt. Or you could write it down and think about it for yourself. But reminding yourself of why you do what you do every day will help you stay more on fire, kind of ready to go with energy and passion and excitement. All right. Let's summarize today then.

We need to kind of package this all up for those that are heading out today and maybe thinking, what is the reason I'm doing what I'm doing today? Yeah. High performers own their why. They don't just know it. They own it.

And they remind themselves of their why every day, communicate it to others that they work with or they lead. And your why inspires action, helps you stay more fueled and inspired. All right. And a power phrase for this week. I own my why. and your why inspires action helps you stay more fueled and inspired. All right. And a power phrase for this week.

I own my why. I remind myself of my why daily to stay pumped and motivated to do what I do. Good stuff. Good stuff. Some of us need to work harder on it than others and I'll get in, you guys can get in line behind me and we'll start working harder on this.

But if we want to get in touch with you and learn more, follow along with the podcasts, and of course, maybe even pick up the book and dive right in. How do we do that? You can head over to drcindra.com, and the book is Beyond Grit, and this is an exercise in the book. All right. Always good stuff, and hopefully getting you kind of pointed in the right direction and

swimming towards the goal you're trying to reach. So thank you very much, Sindra. Thanks for having me. Thank you for listening to High Performance Mindset. If you like today's podcast, make a comment, share it with a friend, and join the conversation on Twitter at Mentally Underscore Strong. For more inspiration and to receive Sindra's free weekly videos, check out DrSindra.com.