There’s a question I often ask my clients: What do you want to do?
It’s actually three questions.
- What do you want to do?
- What do you want to experience?
- What do you want to contribute?
And the problem most people have answering those questions is that they don’t think big. They consider what’s realistic, what they can afford, or what’s safe.
Who wants a small dream?
“If I had millions of dollars, my family would expect me to share it with them,” one client said to me. I shook my head in disbelief. That’s a boundary issue. You can share or not share with whoever you want. It’s your money.
Or “I can’t write a book—I don’t have time to go on a book tour.” Do you want to write a book? Or do you want to have a best-seller published? Writing is creative. Selling is entrepreneurial. That dream needs refinement. Is it the writing, the money, or the fame?
Why do we insist on putting limits on our dreams?
What would you love to do? If you had infinite potential and unlimited resources, what would absolutely light you up?
You don’t know how to make that happen just yet. You simply have to plant the seed. Put the idea out into the Universe and then keep your eyes and ears open for opportunities. The Universe is infinite and magical. Trust it.
You define those three questions. You can say you want to own a Lamborghini, swim in the Dead Sea, and give a TED talk. Or maybe you want to get a master’s degree in chemical engineering, become an expert distiller, and sell a new and unique spirit internationally. Or maybe, like my sister-in-law, you want to take your children to visit every country in the world. That covers all three.
What do you want to do? Dream big. Make a list. Put the idea out there. What do you have to lose?
