Three Modes of Operation

People operate in three modes; what, how, and why. All day, in ever situation, you are jumping between these three modes, or at least you should be. Unfortunately most people don’t go between the three, they only utilize two of them; what and how. Then you arrive at the end of the day exhausted, feeling like you accomplished nothing, and wondering where the time, the day, and your life has gone. What and How make up the physical space you inhabit and your physical body. The why is your inner self, your soul, your true being or however you want to think about it. Now you can better understand why you still feel you are lacking. You have not done anything to engage your inner soul throughout the day.

Many want more out of life, I know I always did, whether it be better health, more time, less worry about finances, or just  an easier go of it overall. That is fantastic and a desire that is at the core of every sentient being. Even animals are searching for an easier life. Bees will always find the fastest route to pollen, ants will take the straightest route from their hole to food and back, and the saying, “As a crow flies” is not just a saying, even water always finds the easiest route. So why don’t we? Do our opposable thumbs cause us to always make everything harder than it needs to be? Has our ability to metacognate cursed us into over analysis? I don’t believe it has. I believe it has done just the opposite but we get so caught up in the mindset that we must take care of everything ourselves that we lose focus on what our purpose is, what your purpose is. Your WHY.

Find your WHY

It sounds counterintuitive but you must find your “why” or purpose and focus on it and the what and how will be taken care of. Brian Klemmer says, “When the intention is clear, the mechanism will appear.” Meaning, when you are clear on what you really want then you don’t need to focus on the how or what needs to happen for your intention to come to fruition. It just will, somehow you will make it happen. When you get caught up in the how or the what of something, that is when you get bogged down in the details, get frustrated in things not happening as quickly as you would like, and at times lose interest out of discouragement. But, turn that thinking around and focus only on the end result, the why, your purpose, and take whatever steps you can each day toward it and the how and what will just happen. You will look back and wonder why you were so worried about things getting done or see events happening at just the right time to help you along. That is the power of the universe, that is the power most people do not give enough credit to and they try to do it all themselves. When you try to do it all yourself and not start until the how and what is completely taken care of then the why, the purpose, usually doesn’t get done or is done at a snails pace and we remain exhausted and caught in the mire of everyday sludge. Or worse yet, you never start. You can’t see how you could be able to run a 5k or where the money for the new car will come from and so you remain in the comfort of mediocrity because your why was not big enough to push you into action.

Small steps each day become one giant step

Find your purpose and step into it every day and the how and what will be taken care of. Like magic you will feel a pull in your heart to do certain tasks, contact certain people, and your days will begin to fly by with you feeling more and more like you are living life instead of just getting by, and the world will be better for it. People say to me regarding my businesses and goals, “How do you know it will work?” I answer, “It will work because they are aligned with my purpose and they will work because I will make them work.” Never doubt, believe in your purpose, your why, and focus only on it while taking daily action and your momentum will increase and your life will be fun again.