Focus 'Your Why'
The things that interest you are not random.
Scroll this page for books and links to help you focus.
"Your vision will become clear
only when you look into your
own heart. Who looks outside,
dreams; who looks inside, awakes."
Carl Jung
"In essence, in going through this process you are
discovering yourself, what makes you different, what
predates the opinions of others.
You are reacquainting yourself with your natural likes
and dislikes. Later in life we often lose contact
with our own preferences for things, deeply in-
fluenced by what others are doing and by the culture.
You are subtracting such external influences.
The deeper you make this connection to your
calling, the more you will be able to resist the bad ideas
of others."
pg. 380, The Laws of Human Nature by Robert Greene
What is the important thing in life to you?
Where do you feel like you are helping people?
What do you not get bored with?
What problems of the world would you like to prevent?
"I am smart, imaginative and hard working.
Those things are not necessarily prioritized in
Pop Culture."
Taylor Swift
"Sometimes you have to play a long time to be
able to play like yourself."
Miles Davis
The things that interest you
are not random.
They are connected with your 'Calling'.
Your 'Calling' is not just a dream, or your
dream job. It's your ethos, who you
are. What are you curious about?
What problems of the world would you
like to prevent? Bring out your genius.
"Talent hits a target no one else can hit;
Genius hits a target no one else can see."
Arthur Schopenhauer
"It never was about figuring out what you wanted
to be when you grew up. It was always about
embracing and making the best of who you
already were."
Leonard Joseph, developer of deiterLine
"Think about what you're passionate about. I
did not learn something early enough: if I could
go back, I'd tell the younger me that there's a
big difference between loving to work and
loving the work."
Tim Cook, Apple CEO
"My wish is that this will provide a positive
message to the young girls who would like to
follow the path of science, and show them that
some in science can also have an impact through
the research that they are performing."
Emanuelle Marie Charpentier, Nobel Winner 2020
"I remember, that moment was when I knew
this is my calling."
"Dr. Betty Ferrell, author of 11 books including
the Oxford Textbook of Palliative Nursing
"I remember all the stages in my career where
I almost didn't have enough confidence to try
for something, almost didn't have the guts to
follow something I was excited about doing,
because I didn't know anyone else who'd done
it, or other people made me question it."
Amal Clooney
deiterLine can be aspirational and occupational, individualized or organizational.
Start with this simple 'Why' example.
To + So = Why
To, your unique contribution to the world.
So, your positive impact on the world.
To create a love of reading at an early age.
So there are no struggling readers in the later years.
Kindergarten Teacher
To inform, empower and entertain.
So we may live in a more artful and enlightened world.
Creative Director
Innovators, Visionaries
and Creatives share
their insights.
"In the end, what we want is to fuse the curiosity and excitement we had
toward the world as children, when almost everything seemed enchanting,
with our adult intelligence."
Robert Greene, The Laws Of Human Nature
Independent Book Stores Near You
Mastery
Robert Greene
Your Calling, Life's Task
"You possess a kind of inner force that seeks to guide you toward your Life's Task ."
Why Smart People Hurt Eric Maisel
Meaningful Life
A tremendous step forward for those
who do civilization's
good work.
The Watchman's
Rattle Rebecca D. Costa
Whys of Civilizations
…institutionalized
rigidity inhibits, creativity, productivity and growth.
The Obstacle Is
The Way Ryan Holiday
Steady Your Nerves
The timeless art of turning trials into triumph — Think differently.
Etiquette For Dummies Sue Fox
Have No Fear
A little bit of etiquette can help you through
every human contact with ease.
Links to help you
with Your 'Why'.
Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
by Saul McLeod
Do You Know 'Your Why'? 4 Questions To Find Your Purpose. by Margie Warrell
Why Discovering Your ‘Why’ is The No. 1 Business Move.
by Renee Warren
The theory of psychological types by C. G. Jung made understandable and useful in people's lives.
There Is A Sense Of Purpose Instilled In Everyone.
What Is Your 'Why'? How I Learned My Purpose. by
…the world needs who you were made to be.
breathe & press on