A theme that is emerging in both my therapy and life coaching practices is one that has to do with one’s ability to decide what’s right for themselves versus what they ’should’ do. More times then not, when I ask a client to consider whether their choice is based on a ’should’ or ‘want’ they have difficulty. When I ask them to focus on the question, “Do I want this for myself”, they still have difficulty. Many people just plain don’t know what they want.
To gain an awareness around your “wants”, you can ask yourself, ‘Do I like this? Is it pleasing to me? Have I liked this in the past? Have I liked the outcome it has produced in the past? Would it fulfill a need I have?’ (this leads into questions about my needs, desires, goals, values, belief system, etc.). See if this helps you have greater awareness about your “wants”.
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