This will be a quick post. I just want to share a chapter from the book I’m currently reading – Wealth Warrior by Steve Chandler.
He talks about a client of his who has been struggling to find his life’s vision and purpose. As a lot of us often do, we sit on the sidelines waiting for the coach to put us in and give us the game play. In this instance, we wait and wait and wait, waiting for that inspiration or divine intervention, a sudden realization of what our passion and calling is.
But… what if we got it all wrong? What if destiny is not something that comes to us? Or something that we find? What if our destiny is something that we choose.
“If you want a vision of who you want to be, what’s stopping you from developing that vision? Like an architect might develop a small community in a third world country? What stops you from crafting it and bringing it into existence yourself?”
I know, I know. Easier said than done. That’s something I can definitely relate to. For the last 3 years I’ve been stuck at Analysis Paralysis. There’s so many thoughts and ideas floating in my head on what could possibly be my “Ultimate Career”, things I want to be doing, what businesses I could put up – Yoga teacher, flight attendant, health food store, food delivery service,, work as a QA, retreat organizer, customer support, organic farm… idea after idea, after idea, after idea. But there really wasn’t a feeling of “aha! that’s my true calling!”
Just like how one reads the menu in a restaurant to order his food, look at what life has to offer and choose what appeals to you. Steve’s friend actually looked in the phonebook and read each of the ads to get ideas of possible career paths (I assume this was way back in the 90s… who still uses the yellow pages?) and pick. Focus. Think. Choose.
Repeat after me — Focus. Think. Choose.
ONE MORE TIME — FOCUS. THINK. CHOOSE.
That’s the most powerful tool we have as human beings – our beautiful brain that allows us to choose how we perceive, interpret, CREATE our reality.
Think about what you wanted to be when you were a kid. What were your favorite subjects? If money was not an issue, what would you like to be doing? Who inspires you? What do they do? What job would you dread to be doing every day? What do you love doing on your off days?
Give it some thought, when you’re done asking yourself questions like this, pick 3. Just three. Make a decision and stick to it. If you’re anything like me tho, you’d be extremely tempted to overthink and make pros and cons. But hard decisions are not about choosing which one is better. It’s about asking yourself “Who do you want to be? What do you stand for?”
Once you’ve chosen, watch life unfold. The path will reveal itself once you know where the destination is. And that destination is determined by you.
So maybe not the quickest read… lol. But I hope it pushes you to consider that maybe today is the day you choose who you show up as to the world. Decide who you want to be, the kind of life you want to live. Start there.
Steve Chandler’s book “Wealth Warrior: The Personal Prosperity Revolution” is available on Amazon.
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