The 5 Whys

What do you value?

Dig down for a second.

• What's most important to you in life? Why?
  Bridget
  Ben
  Family
  Health
  Working hard and benefiting from that hard work
  
  
  
• What kind of person do you want to be? Why?
  Honest
  Fair
  successful
  Happy
  Hard working
  

Are you living those values? Chances are, not as well as you'd like.

Do your actions match your values? The 5 Whys
The “5 Whys” was a system originally used by the Toyota Motor Corporation. It’s very simple and really cuts to the core of why we want something.

When you want to accomplish something (or if something goes wrong), you ask one why.
Why do I want to accomplish this?
Then, with whatever answer you come up with, you ask why to that first answer.
And so on, five times.


example:
"I want to lose weight."

1. Why do I want to lose weight?
   Because I want to fit into a smaller size of pants.
   
2. But why do I want to fit into a smaller size of pants?
   Because when I’m wearing smaller pants, I think I’ll look better.
   
3. But why do I want to look better?
   Because when I look good, I feel good about myself.
   
4. But why do I want to feel good about myself?
   Because when I feel good about myself, I’m more assertive and confident.
   
5. But why do I want to be more assertive and confident?
   Because when I’m more assertive and confident, I’m in control and better able to get what I want out of life.
   

 What to do today

1. Do the "5 Whys" exercise to answer this question:
   Why are you doing PN Coaching?
   Write your 5 Whys in the form below.
   
2. Write down a list of your top 5 values.
   Honesty? Integrity? Optimism? Doing the right thing? Ruling the world with an iron fist?
   Whatever your values are, make a list and think about each of them. Why are they important to you?
   

Why are you doing PN Coaching?
Because I want to lose weight

Why is that reason for doing PN Coaching important to you?
Because I want to be fit and health and live a long life so I can participate in my life and Bridget's life  
I want to be successful at something

And why is that important?
 Because being successful will make me feel like I worked hard and earned something great
being successful will make me feel good about myself 

And what difference will that make?
Working hard and succeeding is rewarding, adds meaning to life

feeling good about myself will make me a better mother, a better wife and a better employee and all round a better person

I want to think that my life matters to me and is important to me
and if I care for myself and my body, that is demonstrating that I care about myself and that I am important to me. Being fit and healthy and living to 100 to be around for my daughter and her daughters is important to me.

And why will that previous thing matter?
Being a good person, a happy contributing person does matter, it matters because I will be a good role model for my bridget.

Because Bridget is going to achieve greatness, and I want to be photographing her doing greatness the whole way :)