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This is a ‘willow tree’ (time-out for personal reflection) article.

If you skim though this please return to it and give it some time to distil, you deserve that.

Here goes … what is it like to be you? Seriously.

Imagine describing yourself to someone by letting them know what it’s like to be in you. What would you say?

Then ask yourself – what would you like to be you?  If there is something that you long to add to your persona? Note it.

Now imagine having acquired this quality and return to the original question … what is it like to be you?

Little or no perceptible change in how you feel implies that your current needs are being met and that life is happening for you. It’s likely that you feel worthy and that you live a contented life, hopefully with much gratitude and joy. Not without hic-cups however.

On the other hand, a perceptible change in your state would evoke further questioning should the tension be strong enough between who you are and who you would like to be.

What difference would the newly acquired skill/trait/project make to your life and why would this be important to you?

Will this tension be strong enough to prompt you to take up the challenge to close the gap?

What is stopping you going-for-it?

If it doesn’t move you, choose something else as good things don’t come to you, you go to them.

Think of the possibilities and then go out and focus on what you can control as your mind (now acutely primed) will attract the people, opportunities and the resources to make it happen.

Who knows where that may lead to!

I am the author of Leading Self and Others (how to make a difference where you are with what you’ve got) and Teaming with ideas (life lessons in teams- from business, sport and parkrun). You can contact me here.