In this motivational monologue, the speaker emphasizes the importance of identifying a personal "big why"—the core purpose that drives one's business, nonprofit, or personal mission. He shares his own story of lacking formal education, self‑educating, and turning that experience into a coaching career aimed at helping the underprivileged. He references a Tony Robbins anecdote about a Thanksgiving turkey to illustrate how a simple event can become a lifelong purpose. The speaker then invites listeners to reflect on their own motivations, offering varied examples (e.g., solving a skin problem for a child, advocating for healthcare after a family loss, escaping poverty to feed many). He stresses that while the specific why may evolve, having a clear, compelling purpose fuels daily action. The segment ends with a call to comment in the chat and continue the reflection in the next session.
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Hey, my friend. I know you're doing so, so, so well. I'm so excited to have you here for this series. Hey, man, every great athlete or every great leader or any, any great person who accomplished something great in their life, you know, they always have a story behind that. And I'm sure you have a story. Last time when I was I was sharing with Tony Robbins. We have a little roundtable at the retreat. And he starts sharing his passion, why he's so much about feeding the hungry. And one of the reasons was that Thanksgiving, during Thanksgiving, at a certain point, they didn't have nothing to eat. And this man knocked on the door. and, you know, offered them a turkey on Thanksgiving Day. And he— the dad went out and grabbed that turkey and came back in. And, you know, the horrible event— I mean, holiday they was having turned into a great, great day of his life. He was able to enjoy turkey. And from that moment, when he grew up, now he's— He's a turkey lover. He loved to, you know, share turkey, give a turkey basket, and just feed those who don't have food. And as Tony was sharing this, it really, really struck with me. Most of the time, I don't care if it's just a business, you have to have a big why. Could you— do you— do you have a big why? Why you do what you do? Why you are in the industry where you are in? Why you do that? I don't know if it's just to serve people or to meet some personal needs or, you know, as revenge. Or I don't know. In my case, I'm very, very passionate about, you know, reading and all that because I want to have more knowledge. You know, I didn't have a formal education. I have self-education. I educate myself. I learn everything by myself. You know, I was not in school to learn the traditional way. So that alone, you know, I know when my classmates or my, my, my, uh, those who are, you know, my classmates or those who are my age was going to school, I didn't have an opportunity to go because my dad couldn't afford to pay. And I was always afraid to be the guy left behind without knowing, without knowledge. So It triggers something in me. I was like, man, I need to know. When I lay my hand on book, I want to read, I want to understand, and I want to tap it into some of the great, great, uh, people that carry a great knowledge out there. That's the why. Do you know the why behind your business? Do you know why you jump in that industry? Do you know why you do what you do? The big why. And as a result, my coaching career and all that is just because I want to share the knowledge with those who don't have, you know, those that are unprivileged, those who may not have— didn't have opportunity to go to school, to have a traditional education. That's what drives me. What actually drives you in your business? Maybe you, you, you create this, uh, this solution to fight against skin problem because your daughter suffers from skin problem. And you know how painful it is to see a child scratch herself all night and not sleeping. Maybe one of your uncles or your dad or your mom was mistreated or was mishandled at the hospital, and then she lost— you lose a dad. And because of that, you really, really advocate for healthcare and for malpractices. What's the big why? Why do you do it? Maybe you work so hard for your industry because you grew up so poor and you really couldn't afford a meal. And now you want to work so hard so you can put a meal in, I mean, 1,000 or 1 million tables. Why do you do what you do? Why are you passionate about what you do? Maybe it's just the opportunity you want to give to your children. Maybe it's just some of the big problems you want to solve in your community, in your village, in your nation. But I want you to be very clear. Yes, your, your why may change from time to time because when you solve one problem, Biggest problem arise. But what is your big why? Why are you in that business? Why are you carrying that nonprofit? Why do you get up every day and go there? It's just to burn your life, or you actually on the mission? Let this information create that internal drive. So you can wake up every day with a big why before you. All right, do that. Go ahead and do that. Comment on the chat, and I'll see you tomorrow.
