02 Feb 2007, Posted by Lance in General, No Comments.

Why Versus How

If you notice in my posts
and even when I teach in person, I spend a lot of time on “Why” you do
something. Most people always want to
know “How”

How do I get my kids to talk to me about
important issues?

What should I invest in?

How do I get that spark back in my marriage?

There are a million How
To books on the market and most of us read these books and then never take any
action. They have great advice and sound
principles but unless we have a strong enough “Why”, the “How” is unimportant.

The Why is what keeps you
going. The why is the bigger picture
when adversity enters your life. The Why
is what keeps your moral compass on the proper heading.

Most people just want to
know how, and then they go out and try something and fail and give up. If they had a big enough “Why” the how will
present itself.

I focus a majority of my
effort and reading on building a strong “Why” because once I know deep in my
soul why it is important to do something, I will search the earth to find the
“How”

I take time each week and
look at why I am doing something.

Why am I trying to
develop my children to be strong Christian Leaders?

Why am I building wealth?

Why do I want to have the
best marriage I can?

Why do I need to set the
example and become a Legacy Dad?

I focus on the end
results, the rewards, and the eternal happiness. If you build a big enough “Why” than nothing
will stop you from finding out “How”

"He who has a why to
live for can bear almost any how."

- Friedrich Nietzsche