{"id":52309,"date":"2016-04-25T14:31:39","date_gmt":"2016-04-25T18:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wanderlust.com\/?p=52309"},"modified":"2016-04-25T14:31:39","modified_gmt":"2016-04-25T18:31:39","slug":"why-do-you-do-what-you-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wanderlust.com\/it\/journal\/why-do-you-do-what-you-do\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Do You Do What You Do?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prince Ea, Kerri Kelly, and Seane Corn are all Wanderlust Festival presenters<\/a>. Don’t miss them and many other inspiring movers and shakers at a 2016 festival! For more information, click here<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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We, as humans, are always eager to find answers. We’re inquisitive and endlessly curious<\/a>. As children we wondered and asked countless questions<\/a> about things we didn’t understand. Desperate to know what things were and how they worked, we questioned everything<\/em>. When we got older, the questions certainly didn’t stop\u2014but we’re less satisfied with the simple answers that quenched our thirst in our youth. So now our questions are inherently more complex.<\/p>\n

Sticking to the basics, the five fundamental W’s<\/a> always get us straight to the point: Who? What? Where? When? And, of course: Why? But answering the \u201cwhys\u201d of the world has always been a bit more complicated. Looking for clarification, we beg for more: “Why?” we plead. \u201cWhy\u201d is a loaded question, in a small, sweet, three-letter package.<\/p>\n

As for the other four W’s at hand, they can often be answered more simply, and definitively. Who<\/em> you are<\/a>, what<\/em> you’re passionate about, where<\/em> you grew up, when<\/em> you were born. For the most part, these are straightforward answers\u2014answers you’ve likely known most of, if not all of, your life. When we get to why<\/em> though, that’s where things get a bit more ambiguous.<\/p>\n

For instance, how about this question: \u201cWhy do you do what you do?\u201d Meant in a broader sense, of course\u2014not why do you get up in the morning and put your left foot down before your right\u2014though, that could lead to some interesting answers as well, I’m sure. To be asked “Why do you do what you do?” necessitates a deeper answer and therein lies a harder question. What drives you, what inspires you, and what motivates you? These are the answers we’re searching for. So, how would you respond?<\/p>\n