The lowdown: Find out why you wake up in the morning (in a non-morbid way) with this short summary of Simon Sinekâs Find Your Why.
Without wanting to get too deep and philosophical, we are all looking for a true passion or purpose in life.
In this summary, there are a lot of hows and whys, youâs and whoâs⊠it kinda reads like a Dr Seuss book.
While motivational speaker and entrepreneur, Simon Sinek is often given most of the credit for the book; corporate trainer, David Mean; and former senior officer at the Royal Air Force, Peter Docker also helped contribute to the book.
Actually, if the name Simon Sinek rings a bell but youâre not sure where from, he is the dude from that popular Ted TaskâŠ
The three main lessons from Find Your Why are:
- To unlock your why, sometimes you need help
- Hows bring the
why to life - Share your why with others
Lesson One: To unlock your why, sometimes you need help
If have ever struggled through work and hated every second of your day, odds are youâre not working to achieve your âwhyâ.
The trick is to align WHAT we do, HOW we do it and finally, WHY we do it. If we know our âwhyâ and can find a way to live it, then we will find a passion for our work.
While you can find your own âwhyâ, sometimes it can be difficult. In this situation, it is suggested you get someone to assist you.
Like the saying goes, âitâs hard to see the label once youâre inside the jarâ.
It doesnât even have to be someone who knows you incredibly well. As long as the person
For example, the author makes a case of helping Todd find his âwhyâ.
Todd spoke of three different stories.
- Losing a basketball scholarship due to addictive behaviors
- Feeling useless as a bartender
- Helping a local girl set up a lemonade stand, and feeling useful
Through some further questioning, the the author and Todd discovered that Toddâs âwhyâ was helping others do more with their life.
So, if youâre struggling to find your âwhyâ, it is useful to get the help of someone else.
Lesson Two: Howâs bring the whys to life
Youâll find that your âwhyâ, could be a number of things:
- Helping others achieve
- Creating relationships
- Create a safe environment
- To be one with nature
- Improving health and wellness
However, your âwhyâ is somewhat useless unless you decide how you can put it into practice.
It is all well and good discovering your âwhyâ is to help build relationships⊠but you need to know your strengths and decide how youâre going to do that.
So, look at what youâre good at and what you enjoy doing, and find the âhowâ in living
This knowledge should dictate business decisions in the future: If youâre choosing to step away from the âhowâ and the âwhyâ, why are you doing it?
Lesson Three: Share your why with others
Once you know your âwhyâ you shouldnât keep it to yourself. Instead, share it with the world.
To do this, you donât have to make some stupid social media post or quickly update your LinkedIn profile.
Instead, when people ask what you do, instead of replying with your title, reply with your âwhyâ.
This will have a range of benefits including:
- Youâll fine-tune the phrasing
- You will also look for more opportunities and examples to live your âwhyâ
- By repeating it, your âwhyâ will become a mantra and an instant thought
You may feel uncomfortable at first, and thatâs okay⊠Start with people you meet on a plane or in line for the coffee shop⊠o
So, start sharing your âwhyâ with others and start finding and creating examples of how you live it.
My Personal Takeaway
Finding the âwhyâ is something that I struggled with for a long time. Every time I tried, I would end up with something like âhelping people be better versions of themselvesâ, which actually made me cringe when I said it out loud; I honestly felt like the biggest wanker on the planet.
Put it into action
Today, look into finding
You should consider buying this book ifâŠ
Anybody who is lacking direction and everyone who is in the early stage of planning their business.
Or, read our other business book summaries.
Start sharing your âwhyâ by letting me know yours!
a Swedish university student, marketing professional, and life-long learner. Here at BookSummaryClub I summarize my favorite non-fiction books into easily digested posts. Hope you like what youâre reading!
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