“Your Why Keeps You Moving When Everything Else Tries to Stop You” — Why Reconnecting With Your Purpose Matters (Reupload)
Tue Dec 30 2025
Hire Yourself Podcast with Pete Gilfillan
You can have the title, the experience, and the accomplishments, but without a clear why, it becomes harder to stay motivated, focused, and energized. In this reuploaded episode, Pete Gilfillan breaks down why defining your purpose is critical for senior-level executives who want to stay driven, fulfilled, and aligned with their long-term goals. Your why is the anchor that keeps you steady through stress, uncertainty, and career transitions.
In this episode, Pete discusses:
Reclaiming Your Spark
Executives often lose motivation because they drift away from their why. Pete talks about how reconnecting with your purpose restores energy, enthusiasm, and clarity.Separating Your Personal Why and Your Business Why
Your personal purpose and your professional purpose are not always the same. Pete explains why separating the two gives you strength, direction, and long-term commitment.Staying Strong During Tough Seasons
Every executive faces setbacks. A clear why gives you the resilience to push through challenges, market changes, and stressful periods.Self Assessment and Alignment
Pete outlines how to identify what truly matters to you, what satisfies you, and what drains you so your why is grounded in reality.Creating a Long Term Vision
Your why must align with your ten year goals. Pete shares how defining your future helps you stay focused and avoid drifting through your career.Seeking Guidance and Support
Sometimes finding your why requires help. Pete talks about how mentors, coaches, and accountability partners help you gain clarity and stay aligned.Fueling Motivation and Fulfillment
Your why is the engine behind commitment, creativity, and sustained drive. When your purpose is clear, even difficult work feels meaningful.Key Takeaways
• Your why gives you the spark you may have lost
• You must define your personal why and your business why
• A strong why helps you survive tough seasons in your career
• Self assessment keeps your purpose aligned with what matters
• A ten year vision gives your purpose long term direction
• Mentors and coaches help you stay aligned
• Purpose fuels motivation and long term fulfillment
“Your why is the engine that keeps you going when everything else tries to slow you down.” - Pete Gilfillan
CONNECT WITH PETE GILFILLAN:
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/petegilfillan/
🌐 Website: https://www.hireyourself.com/
CONNECT WITH HIRE YOURSELF PODCAST:
🎧 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hire-yourself-podcast/id1472038217
🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7eTKOLjuUWbf7BRtGtp6dP?si=eb2f7b38bd884804
▶️ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@hireyourself7642
📅 Meet with Pete: https://go.hireyourself.com/gilfillan?utm_source=LinkedIn&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=IR
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Hire Yourself Podcast with Pete Gilfillan You can have the title, the experience, and the accomplishments, but without a clear why, it becomes harder to stay motivated, focused, and energized. In this reuploaded episode, Pete Gilfillan breaks down why defining your purpose is critical for senior-level executives who want to stay driven, fulfilled, and aligned with their long-term goals. Your why is the anchor that keeps you steady through stress, uncertainty, and career transitions. In this episode, Pete discusses: Reclaiming Your Spark Executives often lose motivation because they drift away from their why. Pete talks about how reconnecting with your purpose restores energy, enthusiasm, and clarity.Separating Your Personal Why and Your Business Why Your personal purpose and your professional purpose are not always the same. Pete explains why separating the two gives you strength, direction, and long-term commitment.Staying Strong During Tough Seasons Every executive faces setbacks. A clear why gives you the resilience to push through challenges, market changes, and stressful periods.Self Assessment and Alignment Pete outlines how to identify what truly matters to you, what satisfies you, and what drains you so your why is grounded in reality.Creating a Long Term Vision Your why must align with your ten year goals. Pete shares how defining your future helps you stay focused and avoid drifting through your career.Seeking Guidance and Support Sometimes finding your why requires help. Pete talks about how mentors, coaches, and accountability partners help you gain clarity and stay aligned.Fueling Motivation and Fulfillment Your why is the engine behind commitment, creativity, and sustained drive. When your purpose is clear, even difficult work feels meaningful.Key Takeaways • Your why gives you the spark you may have lost • You must define your personal why and your business why • A strong why helps you survive tough seasons in your career • Self assessment keeps your purpose aligned with what matters • A ten year vision gives your purpose long term direction • Mentors and coaches help you stay aligned • Purpose fuels motivation and long term fulfillment “Your why is the engine that keeps you going when everything else tries to slow you down.” - Pete Gilfillan CONNECT WITH PETE GILFILLAN: 🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/petegilfillan/ 🌐 Website: https://www.hireyourself.com/ CONNECT WITH HIRE YOURSELF PODCAST: 🎧 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-hire-yourself-podcast/id1472038217 🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7eTKOLjuUWbf7BRtGtp6dP?si=eb2f7b38bd884804 ▶️ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@hireyourself7642 📅 Meet with Pete: https://go.hireyourself.com/gilfillan?utm_source=LinkedIn&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=IR