Sonya SheltonCEO of Executive Leadership Consulting

Insight from the CEO of ELC: How do you align why and purpose?

Name: Insight from the CEO of ELC: How do you align why and purpose?
Uploaded: 2022-03-30T15:44:51+00:00
Duration: 57 s
Channel: Sonya Shelton
Description: This short transcript excerpt captures a conversational Q&A where Sonya Shelton (CEO of ELC) explains that a person’s "why" is essentially their core…

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This short transcript excerpt captures a conversational Q&A where Sonya Shelton (CEO of ELC) explains that a person’s "why" is essentially their core purpose and can also function as a practical guide for career choices. She says the "why" is the purpose at its core, but its application can vary across jobs; she finds her role aligns with her why and enables her to simplify work for clients so they can act.

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How do you align why in purpose? Because that's a question that everybody's like, well, is your why your purpose, or is your why what helps you get to your purpose? And my answer is always yes, because I think it could be both. Right. Depending on what you're doing. But tell us your answer, Sonia.
Yeah, I think. I definitely think it's both. And, you know, it might. I would say it's. It is your purpose at its core. Right? So to me, my yos is my purpose at its core. How I apply, that might be how, like, what I do for a living. Right. When I. When I got my why, why my yos, I was like, yeah, that makes sense. And I'm in the perfect job, Right. So I'm able to contribute. I'm looking for better ways with my clients. I'm able to simplify things so that they can take action. Right. So. So. So could that why apply to different types of jobs? Sure. But I know at the core, that's my purpose, and then I can apply it in different ways.