Do you get what you want? This is possibly a very basic question and if you answer it with a yes, is that a good thing? Should we always get what we want? If the answer to that is yes, the next question should be, how do you get what you want?
A lot of people struggle with identifying what it is they want and that can be a long hard journey. Others know what they want and go out to get it. I wonder if whether you singlemindely know what you want, early on on life means you are more likely to get it. As a child, if you have a dream that you spend your early life chasing, does it make you happy, once you achieve it. As a child, do you fully understand what it means to have the high powered job: Leading great people; Great job title; good salary; All the usual benefits.
I have read quite a few articles recently where that role is actually: not impactful; too many hours; too much stress; no time for the important things. This means that many people get stuck working through their own challenges and getting more and more involved in trying to climb out from under the pile of tasks. This prevents them from looking up and out and focussing on what is important.
Have you ever found that by talking through a particular challenge with someone you know, they provide you with a solution? We are so good at offering advice to others, but not so good at seeing where we should take it ourselves. Have you ever got yourself tied in knots over a particular challenge, only to speak to someone who solves it in 5 minutes because they have expertise in that area? Hours of pain for you, off the cuff remark for them!
Many people believe that to get what they want, they need to ignore what others want and that by ‘winning’ someone else must lose. Others think that they must help others at the expemse of themes, eves and hope that they are looked after by those they assist. Soemwhere in the middle?
You can have everything in life you want, if you will just help enough other people get what they want. – Zig Ziglar
If you help others achieve what the want, do you think what you want would change?
Ghilaine
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