7 QUESTIONS TO ASK
when you’re not sure
who you’re becoming.
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Just trust me on this. And go with… whateverything.

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1 :: What am I freakishly good at?

Is it: scoring those quintuple-word-scores in Scrabble? Training unruly puppies? Cooking without a recipe? Nodding calmly in the midst of hysteria? Crafting unforgettable puns?

What are the things that comes so naturally to me, they don’t even register as legitimate ‘talents’?

2 :: What do I geek out about?

For real: what am I secretly researching, ogling & fantasizing about when I’m ‘supposed’ to be ‘working’? What gets me breathless & bug-eyed? What causes my voice to escalate, ten decibels? What do I long to (Jedi) master?

3 :: If I was a horrifically superficial & shallow person, what would I really want?

(FAME + MAD RESPECT + A JACUZZI WITH MOOD LIGHTING is a perfectly acceptable answer.)

4 :: What do I want to be known for?

I think I already know, but I’ll: consider my ideal job title or position, and then pop an (imaginary) hallucinogenic. So, like, NOW what?

5 :: If I had a full year off, and a stipend of {insert ‘how DARE you?!’ amount of money, here}, how would I spend it?

The time, that is? And then the money?

6 :: What’s going to be carved on my hypothetical tombstone?

Or: if that’s too grim to contemplate — what’s on my future résumé?

7 :: If my parents / my grandma / God / whoever holds my sense of personal propriety in check was GONE (poof!) and there was no one to offend, upset, or disappoint… who would I become?

What unspeakably dark (or exquisitely light) truth would I tell? What would I (finally!) allow myself to write, publish, announce or create? What kind of closet would I come out of? What would I completely, at last, and fully… forgive?

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(Self)knowledge = power.

And more power to you.

xo.

Image = “Error 404″ by RERO Art.

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For inquisitive entrepreneurial types:

Prowl through (even) more prompts & provocations, in my Pre-Velocity PlayBook. It’s the (free!) prelude to a full-day VELOCITY session with me. Which, incidentally, are booked up till kingdom come. (Thanks, universe!)

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21 Responses to 7 QUESTIONS TO ASK
when you’re not sure
who you’re becoming.

  1. Claire says:

    Your timing could not have been more perfect. I needed these questions like a crumbling mess of an old parking garage needs a wrecking ball.

    Time to start from the ground up.

    Thank you.

  2. sonrie says:

    A fashion designer
    A reader of books
    A fiber artist
    A world traveler
    I’ll be thinking of more things….
    Great questions.

  3. The Dame says:

    Judging by my answers, Im already on my way to become a world explorer with camera and notebook in hand.

    ps: Im freakishly good at sleeping.

  4. Veronika says:

    Thank you so much for these questions! This post is simply stunning.
    My list:
    Singer
    Traveling writer
    Teacher
    Florist
    Bartender

  5. Alexandra Franzen says:

    Gorgeous responses, y’all.

    And The Dame :: ‘sleeping’ is a wonderful thing to be ‘freakishly good at.’

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  8. Stephi Dee says:

    Such a wonderful post! This definitely helped reaffirm that I’m headed in the right direction! I wonder where I can go though, based on the fact that I’m freakishly good at finding out what other people are freakishly good at?

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  12. Stephi Dee: Talk to us! Be a career consultant or life coach! Perfect skill for it :)

    I’m freakishly good at finding stuff on the Interwebs. Human Google w00tness.

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  15. I love this : ) Thank you. Inspirational times ten!

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