Lorna Davis: Success Without Logic, Strategy, or a ‘Why’

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:

1. Why your “why” might be causing more stress than clarity
2. How to let go of made-up reasoning and live from truth instead
3. Why trying to “make meaning” often blocks the moment
4. How giving up control helped Lorna lead with more presence and purpose
5. 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

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