If someone ask us what we do, we usually have an answer ready.
Sometimes we even explain how we do it.
But we rarely know WHY we do what we do.
Let me take you through my journey to discovering this “WHY”
Back in 1993, I started my CA practice, with very few resources and no ideal circumstances. Though it was a rollercoaster ride for last more than 3 decades, I have been fortunate to be surrounded by people with positive and growth mind-set.
It was a leap of faith and it worked.
Everything seemed just fine on the surface.
A stable practice, a good reputation, a healthy family, financial comfort……
yet something inside me felt unsettled.
I still recall that day somewhere in June 2008 when it was all hunky-dory on all fronts.
There was no visible crisis. No professional burnout.
And yet… I felt a strange vacuum inside.
I was really clueless of inner turmoil, I was going through.
I had spent years focusing on what I do and how I do it… But I had never paused long enough to ask “Why?”
Though, I achieved all the material feast, there was innate inexplicable pain. This shook my firm belief that once all my existential needs are taken care of, I will be happy forever.
I didn’t have an answer to that question right away, one thing was sure that my search has surely begun.
Search for my 𝘞𝘏𝘠? Search for 𝘮𝘺 𝘱𝘶𝘳𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘦? Search for reason to get out of bed every morning?
Unless I am clear why I do what I do……,
How do I expect anyone else…….my team, my clients, my family to know that?
How do I expect my team, why to come to work when leader himself has no clarity on why?
After lot of introspection and professional help, I realise that I should be very
clear about the very purpose of my existence. And gradually – the fog began to lift.
𝑰 𝒇𝒐𝒖𝒏𝒅 𝒎𝒚 𝑾𝑯𝒀.
What happened next completely transformed the way I lead, work and live.
🔜 In the next post I will share how this discovery shaped the culture, vision and everyday work at Mangesh Kadam & Associates.
Stay tuned!
Until then……
Have you discovered your “WHY”?
I would love to hear your stories!