Ever ask yourself, What do I really want?
It's a question that many of us ask ourselves at one point in life or another. It's a question we usually ask when we feel "stuck" or can't seem to figure out how to move forward or wonder whether or not we are on the right path.
In James Altucher's Choose Yourself! he says that he has had this feeling of being stuck on and off for nearly 20 years and writes that when we feel stuck, we have the need for massive change. In Tim Ferriss' The Four Hour Workweek he says that some of us will never know what we want. Although, on some level, I believe most of us know what we want, we just don't know exactly how to attain it.
In 2010, I had one of these big "stuck" moments. After a lucrative career in pharmaceutical sales and one year of traveling abroad, I ended up in New York City unsure of what I wanted next in life. It was then that I began to ask myself this simple, yet powerful question. By asking What do I really want? doors began to open to a realm of possibilities I could never have even begun to imagine.
Because this question was instrumental in helping me transform my life over the past five years, two months ago I decided to ask people in different parts of the world what they really want.
Look at what 22 people have said so far...
1. I want to be a TV Anchor.
Miami, Florida, USA
2. I want to meet my love.
Sicily, Italy
3. I want to dance with you.
Granada, Spain
4. I want to be free.
Key West, Florida
5. I want to make my kids grow up healthy, happy and rich.
Munich, Germany
6. I want to photograph the world.
New York City, New York
7. I want to go to Sicily.
Rome, Italy
8. I want world peace.
Marathon, Florida
9. I want to go to the USA.
Paris, France.
10. I want to truly connect with all living things.
New York City, New York
11. I want to marry her.
Munich, Germany
12. I want to be on vacation.
Venice, Italy
13. I want the magic of this moment.
Granada, Spain
14. I want to build buildings.
Miami, Florida
15. I want to work.
Sicily, Italy
16. I want to be happy and loved.
Key Largo, Florida
17. I want to live with passion.
Barcelona, Spain.
18. I want to be the best at all I do.
Miami, Florida
19. I want to meet others and talk.
Munich, Germany
20. I want to go to Mars.
Sicily, Italy
21. I want to love whoever I love.
Schwangau, Germany
22. I want to save the world.
Frankfurt, Germany
To learn more about what happens, check out my upcoming book Coincidentally Charmed: A Memoir Inspired By Serendipity on KICKSTARTER.