We should all have a purpose, a CLEAR PURPOSE for everything we do and today we began with reflecting on what our purpose in the INNOVATION ACADEMY. Every company has its own purpose because its something you go back to every time and check if your fulfilling the reasons why you are doing what you do every day.
WHY?
Everything came up to the question of WHY THE IA EXISTED.
We came up with different ideas and then synthesized into this:
We came up with different ideas and then synthesized into this:
For all of us, these were the 4 most important factors in the IA and after a lot of changes and iterations, we finally had our new purpose for the next year:
Later that day we also began creating our OWN PURPOSE. Going back to the beginning and thinking, where do we get that strength to get up every day and keep living. We all have a purpose in life and we all have a reason of WHY we exist. I should say that this was even harder than having to write a 1000 word essay because it involved a lot of deep and profound thinking.
Mark Twain once said...
"The 2 most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you figure out why"
So, last class was my first step of having the second most important day of my life, figuring out WHY I had been born.
It took me a while, probably more time than the rest of the people in my class to write one sentence that would state the purpose of my life. Again, it was hard. But, I finally came up with one.
It took me a while, probably more time than the rest of the people in my class to write one sentence that would state the purpose of my life. Again, it was hard. But, I finally came up with one.