Lazarus - Day 4

Why do I want to have a business?

I downloaded a sample business plan from www.48days.com yesterday. I have been reviewing it and I was hit with that question 'Why do I want to have a business?' I thought I knew the answer to this question, but I sat down to think about it some more.

It has been a driving desire of my life to help people. For the longest time I did not know how to define what that would look like. I just knew that I want/need to leave this world better than I found it. So far, I am not doing as well as I want to with this effort. I am trying, but not succeeding as much as I would like.

So, the first reason I would like to have my own business is to help people. But, how do I want to help them? Do I want to do something that is service oriented? Sell a product? What? And the answer comes to me: I want to be in the business of spreading hope. There is definitely a need for it.

Next, I enjoy being creative. I write songs. I tell stories. I do accents. (Some of them not very well, but some not bad.) I love using my imagination. So how can I use creativity to spread hope? How can I make a difference in peoples lives? I remind people of truths in creative ways through my writing.

I believe that there are deep truths that we instinctively know (the importance of family, personal accountability, the need for giving, taking time for rest, being thankful). These truths get clouded. We lose focus of them. We let other things of less importance get in the way. We end up confused and lost. I want to meet people at these places and remind them of the truth that they already know. To reveal it to them and help them see again.

Dan Miller, author of '48 Days to the Work You Love' and 'No More Mondays', writes about finding your passion in your career and life. I believe the paragraph above contains part of my passion. This is what I am building my business around. This is why I want to have a business. This is how I will make a difference.