When Your Why Outweighs Your Comfort (017)

WHAT IS YOUR WHY?

Your why is your driving force — the purpose that keeps you steady when things get hard and intentional when things are going well.

It’s different for everyone. But often, it circles back to what truly matters: love, legacy, impact, security, growth.

HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN YOUR WHY IS GREATER THAN YOUR COMFORT?

It’s not always loud.

There’s no grand announcement.

Not all purpose feels like a warm blanket.

Sometimes, it feels like early alarms, shaky first steps, or saying yes before you're fully ready.

And yet… it changes everything.

Not because it’s easy. But because it’s right.

As Jordan Gurmet, MD, writes in his book, The Purpose Code: How to unlock meaning, maximize happiness, and leave a lasting legacy.

“Purpose isn’t a goal — it’s the process that lights you up.”

“We find purpose in becoming — not in arriving.”

PURPOSE IN MOTION: MY WEEK IN MOMENTS

These small choices this week didn’t feel loud, but they were loud in meaning.

✈️ Catching a dawn flight for work - not dreading the disruption but feeling anchored by why the journey mattered.

🕰️ Saying yes to a 7:30am breakfast with colleagues - not for strategy optics, but to simply be present with the people I value. It was early, but it was energizing.

🥗 Choosing to eat solo while travelling — and discovering that solitude created space for reconnection.

🤝 Showing up for someone’s tough season — not from duty, but from deep intention.

Each of these moments stretched me. But none of them drained me.
Purpose doesn’t promise comfort — it offers meaning.
And meaning often comes wrapped in discomfort, not ease like a warm blanket.

RETHINK WHAT YOUR WHY MEANS TO YOU

You don’t need a dramatic event to return to what matters.
You just need a reason that lights you up from within.

THIS WEEKEND’S ACTION: ASK YOURSELF

What does your version of “purpose over comfort” look like this week?

💬 Nudge: Purpose lives in the showing up, not the having it all figured out.

✨CLOSING WITH KINDNESS

If you are still figuring out your why, that is okay.

The kinder you are to yourself, the more honest you can be—and the more honest you can be, the sooner you’ll find your why.

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Thanks for being here. You’re not alone in this journey — and you don’t have to choose between thriving and succeeding. You can do both.

Until next time, burn bright not out — and lead with purpose.

To your spark,
Mary