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Perennial Questions
Perennial questions are the questions we return to over and over in the seasons of life. I believe they should be re-visited at least once a year; as the answers to these questions form our intentions, mindset, systems, actions.
There are many perennial questions from a variety of sources …
At Root + River, we help our clients answer this question: “What am I here to do?” This question is directly related to uncovering and rooting in your mission — which is the taproot of your brand as an individual, entrepreneur and/or leader.
In his book “The Book of Soul”, Mark Nepo offers up two perennial questions:
What do I stand on?
What do I stand for?
Mark says, “Standing on gives us a compass. Standing for gives us a direction to stay true to by following that compass.” This is similar to the concept I wrote about in my last essay, “Two Point Stance”.
For the sake of this essay, I am sharing my two favorite perennial questions:
Who am I?
What do I want?
I believe these two questions are the beginning and re-beginning of a contemplative, conscious and creative life. Without answers to these two questions, the other perennial questions may have different answers. They are foundational to…
