Solving For "Why"

Solving for "WHY" will help you ask the right questions of yourself to understand your meaning and purpose. This book is meant for students (or professionals) who are interested in knowing the "WHY" of what they do. Often in higher education, the focus is on the "WHAT" and the "HOW". Faculty are subject matter experts who are capable of sharing their knowledge. However, if you are sitting in a class with 100 other students, how likely is it that you are working towards a better understanding of YOUR meaning and purpose? What are the questions that you need to ask yourself that higher education will generally not ask you? Questions such as:- What kind of people do I need to know?- What are my strengths?- How will I define success? This book will show you the questions that you need to answer for yourself in order to have direction and fulfillment in your life. The book also contains specific exercises to help you answer those questions. There are many stories in the book, stories from learners like you and stories from the author's own experience as a student, corporate recruiter, career adviser, faculty, and university administrator. Although the main audience of the book is learners in higher education (undergraduate and graduate), early and mid-career professionals would benefit from reflecting on the questions in this book as well. The answers to the questions may change, but the question themselves remain the same. The framework contained in the book was developed as part of a leadership seminar at the University of Michigan Medical School. The seminar has been successfully run for a number of years with extremely positive feedback from learners. We all do need to know the "WHAT" and the "HOW", but as we live our lives, the "WHY" becomes ever more important. Higher education currently does not do a good job with the "WHY". This book will help you fill that gap, and hopefully to help you live your life with greater meaning and purpose.