What do I want?

Stop and ask yourself the question.

Let it roll around in your mind for a moment.

What a beautiful and powerful question.

It’s beautiful because it gives you the opportunity to dream, to imagine the life you want. And the power lies in the questions ability to direct and drive your life.

Now some might argue that the question is selfish, and I would agree with them. But what’s wrong with being selfish? I’m sure if you were to ask Mother Teresa or Martin Luther King what they wanted, they could quite clearly articulate their answers to the question. In fact, their messages about what they wanted were so powerful that we remember them until this day.

I refer to it as a landmark question because you can use it to check in with yourself throughout your day. You can use it to see if your actions at any time are aligned with what you want, or if you’re wandering off track. You can use it to evaluate whether you’re pursuing your wants, or the wants of someone else.

Now I understand that the idea of ‘want’ is broad and can be applied to material and immaterial things, but I’m not here to pass judgment on your wants. What you want is up to you. I’m just recommending that you take the time to ask yourself the question on a regular basis.

So if you didn’t ask yourself the question earlier, do it now. And if you have the opportunity, make a list of your answers. Review the list often, add and edit at will.

Look, you don’t have to take my advice about asking yourself this landmark question, but the last thought I want to leave you with is this. If you don’t ask yourself what you want, then there’s a high probability that all you’ll get is what’s left.

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