{"id":129110413,"date":"2012-05-07T05:52:19","date_gmt":"2012-05-07T05:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/joshdance.me\/what-is-the-thing-you-really-want"},"modified":"2012-05-07T05:52:19","modified_gmt":"2012-05-07T05:52:19","slug":"what-is-the-thing-you-really-want","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/joshdance.me\/blog\/what-is-the-thing-you-really-want\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the Thing you really want?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Take a moment and think. If you could have anything, right now, what would it be? Anything. What is your strongest desire? What motivates you? To check if the Thing you just thought of, really is what you want most, imagine how you would feel after you got it. You want to be President of a small Caribbean nation? Boom, wake up and smell the salty sea air President\u00e9. How do you feel? If you don&#8217;t feel at peace, you need to go a step deeper. What motivates what you thought of? If you wanted a million dollars but imagining that doesn&#8217;t give you peace, maybe what you want is security. Now think, after making sure that really is what you want, what did you do this week to take a step in the direction of that Thing. If you really do want a million dollars in the bank, what did you do to increase your balance or improve your cash flow? If the Thing you want most is a happy family, what did you do to make your family happy? Our time is one of the only level playing fields. No one can&#8217;t get any more time. Too often we spend our time on things that don&#8217;t satisfy us because they are not THE Thing. I can hear you saying, &#8220;But Josh, what is the Thing you want most? And what did you do to get it?&#8221; <\/p>\n<p \/> For me, to know that I am living my life the right way, taking advantage of all the opportunities and challenges that come my way, is the most important Thing. I think about where I am spending my time often. I am religious and I believe that if I am doing what God wants me to do, that is the best way I can spend my time. If you don&#8217;t believe in a higher power, that&#8217;s ok. The things that God wants me to do are things that make us and everyone around us happy. Be nice to people. Serve them. Learn more. Organize. Create. Love everyone. Take time to think and ponder. So how am I doing reaching that goal? I am far from perfect. I don&#8217;t need to know the stages of the Russian monarchy and revolution but wikipedia just sucks you in. <\/p>\n<p \/> Reviewing my week, I am happy that I did take steps towards reaching my goal. I know that in order to really accomplish what I could in life, I require more skills. Coding skills, design skills, bow staff skills. \ud83d\ude42 By doing something everyday to learn more of these skills, I am progressing towards my goal. If you are religious, I think that by honing our skills we become more useful in Gods Kingdom. If you are not religious, learning these skills takes me one step closer towards a Caribbean palace and new country on the world map. Booya. What is your Thing and what did you do this week to get it? Feel free to comment or send me an email. I really do want to know.<\/p>\n<p><div class='p_embed p_image_embed'><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Image\" height=\"183\" src=\"http:\/\/joshdance.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/03\/image.jpeg\" width=\"276\" \/><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>(Editors note &#8211; I am writing some of these posts on my phone, so if you see errrrors, alert me and I will fix them. Your future president or Russian monarch thanks you. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Take a moment and think. If you could have anything, right now, what would it be? Anything. What is your strongest desire? What motivates you? 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