{"id":3452,"date":"2010-10-05T21:22:10","date_gmt":"2010-10-06T05:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/?p=3452"},"modified":"2013-08-23T10:33:25","modified_gmt":"2013-08-23T18:33:25","slug":"you-already-have-the-life-you-want","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pickthebrain.com\/blog\/you-already-have-the-life-you-want\/","title":{"rendered":"You Already Have the Life You Want"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Here’s an idea: you already have the life you’ve always wanted. In fact, you’ve always<\/em> had it. Confusing, I know. Most people don’t distinguish between the life that they actually<\/em> want and the one they think<\/em> they want.<\/p>\n

See what I mean? Plenty of people think<\/em> they want to be fit and healthy, but what they actually <\/em>want is to eat fast food and watch TV, so that’s what they do. Many think<\/em> they want to be more open-minded, but what they actually<\/em> want is to be right all the time, so they tune out opposing viewpoints.<\/p>\n

Simply put, whatever it is you actually want out of life is what you’re actually getting from it. Everyone has dreams, but not everyone pursues them. Without a direct connection between something you want and something you can do to get it, a dream will always remain just that –\u00a0 a dream.<\/p>\n

So how do we bridge that gap? How can we turn what we think<\/em> we want into what we actually<\/em> get? Here are some strategies I use. Maybe a few of them will work for you:<\/p>\n