Deciding What’s Next July 24, 2009

Have you ever asked yourself, “What’s next?”

It can be a difficult question to get to after wading through the gummy mud of, “What do I have to do right now?”

At the outset, the question, “What’s next?” can feel big and daunting. However, it is a question that is full of possibility, creation and attraction without any of that restraint of “What do I have to do?” or worse, “What should I do?”

Answering the questions, “What’s next?” carries a small element of suspense. But then, something interesting happens as we become more specific with that question.

What will I eat for my next meal? How will I spend my time next summer? What’s the next big idea I want to dust off? What is my next project? What will I change or add the next time?

Did you feel it? The suspense quickly folds into a shooting star trailing right into our gut. I can tell you that I can clearly answer each one of those questions above almost instantly from my gut.

That’s a lot easier than trying to figure out what I have to do or should do. Those are just questions we try to answer based on what we think others would do or would have us do.

Asking “What’s next?” helps us find the answer from a position of what we most want to do. That feels 100% better.

Give it a try.

Ask yourself, “What’s next?”

And let me know what you discover!