Adam Zak
@adamzak
Adam Zak
There's something particularly painful about being good at something you don't care about.
You get promoted, praised, paid more - all for work that makes you feel nothing. The better you get, the harder it becomes to leave.
You become an expert in a field you never chose, just because you ... See more
Alexsubstack.comWhat Do I Want? and Wrong Ladder
Being good at something you hate or at least don’t love
Being Fully and Truly Alive in Life
But survival is not thriving.
What do I really want? Is it fame, money, awards, self-satisfaction? Any of these things are perfectly fine, but you need to know what it is for you and for your business, and the most ambitious have something deeper.
Katie Lewis • Find Your 9others
What do I really want for myself? What do I really want for others? What do I really want for the relationship? Once you’ve asked yourself what you want, add one more equally telling question: How would I behave if I really wanted these results?
Kerry Patterson, Ron McMillan, Joseph Grenny, Al Switzler • Crucial Conversations Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High
I think about this quote on a daily basis. It's one of the most common concepts I share with my coaching clients, and here's why...
Most people either:
• Lack clarity on what they want out of life.
• Know what they want, but don't know how to achieve it.
• Secretl... See more
imo, “knowing what you want, at which level of abstraction” is an underrated skill
I often see “I want to found a company” or “I want to write” etc
but the underlying thing is some other desire B that could have been met more directly. feeling valued, friends, ecstasy, etc
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