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RE: Training for Getting What You Want
I know I am not there yet but I am happy that I have realized before it is too late the adjustments I need to do. My life has been so focused on providing for others that I had never focus on myself which has impacted my ability to truly know what I even want. However, I have slowly become to appreciate the simple things in life which has given me perspective in my journey toward freedom and happiness.
You've nailed the heart of the path, knowing what you want.
I can recall so many years ago that a supervisor in my therapy training program was asking me if I knew what I wanted. You might wonder why a supervisor would ask such a question, but she saw it as a part of my being a good support to others to first be able to support myself. To her, that started by knowing what I wanted.
I'll share with you the exercise she gave me then: Every hour, as close to the top of the hour as you can manage, ask yourself three questions. 1) What do I want? 2) Why do I want it? and 3) What's one thing I could do to move me in the direction of getting it?