{"id":1038,"date":"2019-08-20T20:26:10","date_gmt":"2019-08-20T14:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lensq.com\/?p=1038"},"modified":"2019-08-20T20:26:10","modified_gmt":"2019-08-20T14:56:10","slug":"find-your-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lensq.com\/index.php\/2019\/08\/20\/find-your-why\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review – Find Your Why"},"content":{"rendered":"

Author<\/strong>: Simon Sinek
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\nPrint Copy<\/strong><\/a> | Kindle<\/a><\/strong>
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\nIn my previous office, during an all hands session, they showed us the TED Talk of start with why. I was so intrigued by it that I went back and watched it again. It was a mind blowing concept which I hadn\u2019t thought of till then. The book \u2018Start with Why<\/a>\u2019 has been on my to read list forever but haven\u2019t found the motivation to read it as I already knew the concept. This book \u2018Find your why<\/a>\u2019 is a follow-up of start with why where the author tells you how to find the why to lead a more fulfilled life.<\/span>
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\nIn the beginning of the book, the author talks about how fulfillment and happiness are different. The concept is so relatable that I started using it in my daily conversations. Happiness is fleeting but fulfillment is what brings a smile on your face at the end of a tiring day. I could very well relate why I was searching for happiness day after day when I had everything. The answer was simple. I spend majority of my day at work and the work doesn\u2019t make me feel fulfilled. Just like how I feel that every book I read, I read it at the right time. This book also gave me insights on what is wrong with my present life and how I can lead a life which is fulfilling.<\/span>
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\nWhen a person says, \u201cI want to do what I love,” there is a majority which opposes that it is only for the privileged. But this book shows that even a common man, if he can figure out his why, he doesn\u2019t have to work for the rest of his life. He needs to keep living his why. On his deathbed, he will be proud of the life he lived than die with regrets of just focusing on making money.<\/span>
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\nThe story doesn\u2019t end at fulfilling individuals why. He also talks about how organisations with why are valued more than the ones without it. I could relate to this as I remember how Satya Nadella repeatedly talks in \u2018Hit Refresh<\/a>\u2019 how he decided to work on the why of Microsoft when he became CEO.<\/span>
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\nThe concept is great. But the book lacked in practicality of implementing it. It asks you to get an interpreter. It is difficult to find one who can align with the concept and bring out the right theme. It doesn\u2019t have enough prompts for the stories. It doesn\u2019t have enough examples of themes. A wrong interpreter might cause more damage than self interpretation.<\/span>
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\nAt the end of the book, there is a FAQ. The concepts mentioned in that part of the book should have been in the chapters as they are mainstream ones. It added a lot of value and made the concept much clearer.<\/span>
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\nOverall, it is a mind opening read. But it would have been great if the book would have been easily implementable.\u00a0<\/span>
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\nWhat are you waiting for? Rush, \u2018Find your why<\/a>\u2019 and lead a more fulfilling life.<\/span>
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\nHappy finding your why!<\/span>
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