Why Do You Do What You Do?

Great question! It begins with the lottery . . .

For me, the story begins when I was a psychology student. I won the lottery!

Okay, it was an academic lottery, not THE lottery.

I won a seat in a class with a visiting professor and public health expert on HIV Prevention. After the class, I was motivated to help my community and I attended a local health conference. I showed up eager to learn everything there was to learn so I could help people. I had my pen in my hand and my volume of paper to take notes. A mentor stepped onto the stage and he told a story...

He showed up to work with his assigned patient and he wasn't having the best day. The patient noticed and asked, "What's going on? What can I do to support you?"

The mentor was taken aback, "Well, I'm here to help you. You're not supposed to be helping me!” The patient responded, "You are no help to me if you do not take care of yourself.”

WOW, was I on the wrong track! Here I was thinking just having my heart in the right place would make all the difference. I learned that day, just like the mentor in the story, that I had some refocusing to do. That I needed to look back at all the pieces of my life that could be distractions to myself and to the people I wanted to help. I needed to put myself first.

What happened next? Let me tell you. . .

Fast forward through decades of life and over ten years working as a solopreneur, I realize I’m not the only one passionate about making a difference in the world, faced with the challenge of keeping myself fueled for the task.

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