What’s your why? What’s your purpose?...
Are these relevant questions or just an opportunity for more fluff?
According to Lorna Davis, you don’t need a why for anything you do. Lorna is former Global CEO of Danone, Kraft, and Mondelez, and she has scaled billion-dollar companies despite having a why or a purpose, she just follows what “feels right”. In this soul-stirring without buying into the cliches of purpose, strategy and “why”.
She reveals how surrendering the need for logic, having the answer, or even a “why” has allowed her to live with more freedom, impact, and presence and made her a leader that people want to work for.
The truth is, most of our reasoning is made up — and trying to live a “planned” life is just another form of control.
💡 What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
- Why your “why” might be causing more stress than clarity
- How to let go of made-up reasoning and live from truth instead
- Why trying to “make meaning” often blocks the moment
- How giving up control helped Lorna lead with more presence and purpose
- The real difference between striving for impact… and allowing it
“If I'm really honest with myself about why I do stuff, I don't have good reasons. They just seem like a good idea.” - Lorna Davis
TRY THIS:
– Notice when you’re creating a reason or story to justify an action. Could you let it be enough that it simply feels true right now?
– Choose one area of your life where you’re over-planning or over-rationalizing. What would it feel like to not know and take the next step anyway?
– Sit quietly and bring gentle curiosity to a decision you’ve been trying to “figure out.” What if it didn’t need to make sense?
This episode isn’t about abandoning ambition — it’s about freeing yourself from the mental scaffolding that blocks real meaning and connection. Lorna’s wisdom is a homecoming to the life beneath the performance.
Learn more about Lorna at: www.lornadavis.net
Produced in partnership with www.podlad.com
