What is it that you want?

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Clik here to view.This is one of the questions I ask people I work with, not only during our first session, but throughout the whole time we work together. In the beginning, to actually make them think about what they would love to see in their lives or what they want more of. Then, as we progress with the journey, so that they remind themselves why they are doing new things, why they are working on new habits, new beliefs, why they put in the effort, the energy, the time.

There’s nothing magical about this question. Or is there?

A few years back, when I was starting (well, restarting would be a better word) my journey into the self-development and self-discovery world, I was asked that question. And I could give a lot of answers. But all of them… Were vague. Unspecific.

I actually had no idea what I wanted from life. Who I wanted to be, what I wanted to do or have. I only thought I did. I spent years working on things I thought I wanted. I pushed myself, worked my butt off in pursue of a vision I believed was my own. It took me a while to realise, that only parts were.

The rest… The rest was dictated by the society, by what we call ‘peer pressure’, by the expectations I thought my parents had. I wanted to make them feel proud. I wanted to prove to myself that I could. It lead to total burnout, while I was studying at two universities and working at the same time. I’m not saying I didn’t want to do that at all – I actually did follow a ‘slightly’ distorted plan I had for my life. But it wasn’t what I actually wanted, deep down, in my core. Those were just glimpses, pieces, bits scattered all over the space of my existence.

When you find the answer… Everything changes.

When I was asked this simple question – “What do you want?” – and I started to look for the answer, my life started to change. My perspective started to shift. I begun seeing things differently. I allowed myself to pursue my passions with newly found strength and motivation. My circumstances didn’t change overnight, but I put something in motion. A plan to make my dreams become reality. A vision of my JoyLife. And I knew what it meant.

Since then I’ve been on a powerful journey of self-discovery, of uncovering a lot of hidden beliefs, memories, experiences that shaped who I am today, allowing me to move past them, to heal them, to learn from them and to start creating the life I now know, I always wanted.

Are you ready?

Are you ready to start your own journey of uncovering what you want your life to look like, to be and to feel like? Not many people are.

When you are ready, when you ask yourself that question – simple as it may seem – it has the power to change your reality. It has the power to move you towards things you always wanted. The things you dreamed of doing and experiencing. It has some hidden magic that can give you the strength, the energy, the power and the motivation to change what no longer serves you.

But you have to be ready. Because it takes work. It takes effort. Time. Commitment. Persistence.
Even though, when you step on that path towards your JoyLife, it won’t feel like that. Not most of the time, anyways.

The decision to truthfully answer that question made me find me the joy in life, the balance I was seeking, the focus and productivity I only dreamed of. It allowed me to find myself, my true self. It made it possible for me to grow. To learn. To let go. And to become better ‘me’.

Do you want that? Do you want to take the first step towards joyous, balanced, free life?

Answer the question. Take the first step. And maybe we’ll meet along the way.