What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?

You may have noticed that the title of this post and the heading of this section are different. That is intentional. The title is a question we are asked (often) when we are kids. The heading is the question that we should be asking ourselves as adults if we want to live intentionally and authentically.

Yet, a lot of us remain focused on the title question: What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up? What this question is really asking us is, what are we going to do to make money, and how are we going to fit into society? And many of us work toward answering these questions our entire lives.

Not sure you agree with me; think about how much time and energy you’ve spent trying to make more money or portray a certain image. As we’ve already discussed in several posts, focusing on money and fitting into society will never lead us to realize our full potential. So, let’s stop focusing on this question.

Let’s start focusing on what we want to be remembered for. Answering this question will challenge us to face our limiting beliefs and define our core values.  And then, if we really start working toward making our answer a reality, we will begin to fulfill our psychological needs, which will get us closer to realizing our full potential.

So, what are 3 things you could consider that would help you answer the question: What Do You Want to Be Remembered For?

Keep scrolling to find out.