Entrepreneurs: Finding Meaning in What We Do

What is important in life tends to escape us in the busyness of our complex lives and I wonder how many entrepreneurs have the time to think about meaning—not only the deeper meaning of their business but also of their lives. Contemplating the deeper reasons for what we are doing gets in the way of the doing and we all know how much there is to do.

However, uncovering the greater meaning of why we are doing what we are doing has immense value and deserves attention. I’d like to propose that you find out what motivates you to do what you do. If your investigation leads you to the almighty dollar or to a desire to impress others then one day you will wake up and look around and wonder who hijacked your life.

What is at the inner most core of ourselves? Yes, this question will lead you down a rabbit hole into yourself and hopefully once you get to your hidden onclave you’ll find that your business is aligned with what resonates most deeply within youself—and if it doesn’t, get out and get into what does.  Life is too precious to waste it living someone else’s dream—those of your parents, friends, or society—what is unique in you needs, deserves, must be set free—your life depends on it, literally.

True success in life isn’t measured by the amount of money you have in the bank nor the number of possessions or toys that you have accumulated, success is a result of letting that passion that lies at your heart of hearts into the open where the sprouts of yourself can be set free to dance among humanities song of uniqueness.

Go back to the flip chart of yourself before you sit down and pour over those spreadsheets and sales leads and ask yourself a few fundamental questions.

• Why did I start this business?
• What am I most passionate about in life?
• Am I doing what I truly want in life?
• Is my most authentic self alive in what I am doing?

It’s never too late to change your life—in fact, nothing in life is static, learn to move with life, learn to embrace change, and when you get comfortable you’ll find that life has its own rhythm and will knock you out just when you thought the bell had wrung. Get up, brush yourself off, smile, and charge ahead towards the unknown with courage, positivity, and humility.