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KNOW WHAT YOU WANT
Tell me what you want. What you really, really want. (Hey, that could almost work as a lyric!)
Most people know what they don’t want: ‘I don’t want to be lonely’, ‘I don’t want to be ill’, ‘I don’t want to be fat’, but ask them what they do want and you’ll be deafened by the silence.
When I teach my goal-setting workshop, I start by asking people to write down 50 things they want. I’m amazed that most people’s lists dry up after a handful of ideas, so I start giving all sorts of suggestions from the minute to the massive. Then I see people writing with a glint in their eye.
Could you write down 50 things that you want?
Don’t worry, you won’t have to go for them all, but could you brainstorm 50?
Have a go yourself first, ...
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