“He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.”
Friedrich Nietzsche
When everything else falls away; the applause, the comforts, even certainty itself—what keeps you going? What is your why?
Picture Viktor Frankl, a Jewish Austrian psychiatrist, in a WWII concentration camp, stripped of his career, his family, and his freedom. All he had left was a purpose: the conviction that he could survive, and in surviving, he could help others find meaning, even in the depths of suffering. That purpose became his “why,” his reason to keep moving, day after day. It wasn’t about him; it was bigger than him. And because of that, he found a strength that nothing else could provide.
Do you have a purpose that pulls you forward when life gets hard?
Something that won’t let go, even when the path is uncertain? Or are you relying on circumstances to keep you motivated?
If your reason for pressing on is shallow, it won’t hold up when things get real. Find a “why” that runs deep enough to stand firm despite life’s most demanding challenges.
For a powerful perspective on purpose, read Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning. It is one of my favorite books of all time and one I reread regularly.
