Hi,
I'm Graham Dexter,
With a short droplet of wisdom.
I call it,
What Do You Want Instead?
Have you ever been in a situation that is hard to know what to do?
Well,
You'd be a pretty remarkable human being if you haven't.
Well,
What I want to say to you is,
When you hear yourself saying this,
Especially if it goes like,
What am I going to do?
What am I going to do?
What am I going to do?
Instead,
Try to remain calm and understand you are asking the wrong question.
Never ask yourself what you should do until you can answer the question,
What do I want?
So often we jump into action without considering what it is that we really want.
For example,
If I said,
I don't like my job,
Then I'll get another one.
Six months later we might be heard to say,
I don't like this job either.
Similarly with my car,
My house,
Even my partner.
As an alternative,
Consider,
What do I want in a job?
What am I good at?
And what I might enjoy doing?
What are the ingredients in a car that might make me like it for a long time?
What are the personal characteristics that I want in a partner?
Might make more sense in the long run.
However,
Before acting,
Reflect,
What do I really want?
What would make me happy?
What can I achieve or accomplish that I really desire?
Only then should you decide what to do.
Thanks for listening to this Droplet of Wisdom.
