Discover Your Why
"Love the life you have while you create the life of your dreams"
- Hal Elrod
What a nice sounding quote. I'll repeat it for you. "Love the life you have while you create the life of your dreams." It depicts the ideal situation and captures the ideal emotions: happiness, love, and meaningful. We often share similar quotes to our friends or acquaintances that are having a hard time but do we actually believe it ourselves. Is it possible to create the life of your dreams and love the journey?
I did some research about Hal Elrod, who is credited for the quote, and was inspired by his story. Hal was on the verge of clinical death after having his heart stop for six minutes. He was hit by a car going 70 mph and doctors told him he would never walk again. Within 10 years, he not only walked again but ran an ultramarathon. Recently, he was diagnosed cancer-free after a year-long battle with an aggressive form of leukemia.
Life is meant to be challenging. Just like friction is essential for our movement, challenges are essential for our personal growth. Opposition in life is a manufacturer of choices. Opposites are the backbone of decisions. All this adds to life's variation and makes it interesting.
We are all different and need to discover our "why."
With job interviews coming up, I wanted to take this time to think about my why. What makes me tick so that I can better explain myself to employers.
My field of study is in Information Systems. I love technology, specifically computer-related tech, and am fascinated by why and how it works. I'm passionate about solving problems, including business problems. Coding is like learning a foreign language and having a conversation in that language. It's fun when you become proficient and satisfying when the project works.
BYU's golf coach recently said in an address to the students,
"through your agency and by learning to think and act for yourself, you can create the life you want."
The first step to creating the life you want is to discover your why.
- Hal Elrod
What a nice sounding quote. I'll repeat it for you. "Love the life you have while you create the life of your dreams." It depicts the ideal situation and captures the ideal emotions: happiness, love, and meaningful. We often share similar quotes to our friends or acquaintances that are having a hard time but do we actually believe it ourselves. Is it possible to create the life of your dreams and love the journey?
I did some research about Hal Elrod, who is credited for the quote, and was inspired by his story. Hal was on the verge of clinical death after having his heart stop for six minutes. He was hit by a car going 70 mph and doctors told him he would never walk again. Within 10 years, he not only walked again but ran an ultramarathon. Recently, he was diagnosed cancer-free after a year-long battle with an aggressive form of leukemia.
Life is meant to be challenging. Just like friction is essential for our movement, challenges are essential for our personal growth. Opposition in life is a manufacturer of choices. Opposites are the backbone of decisions. All this adds to life's variation and makes it interesting.
We are all different and need to discover our "why."
With job interviews coming up, I wanted to take this time to think about my why. What makes me tick so that I can better explain myself to employers.
My field of study is in Information Systems. I love technology, specifically computer-related tech, and am fascinated by why and how it works. I'm passionate about solving problems, including business problems. Coding is like learning a foreign language and having a conversation in that language. It's fun when you become proficient and satisfying when the project works.
BYU's golf coach recently said in an address to the students,
"through your agency and by learning to think and act for yourself, you can create the life you want."
The first step to creating the life you want is to discover your why.
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