A Question To Help You Know Where To Grow Next

The gift and curse about personal development is that the work is never done. There’s always more to explore within yourself, things to be more intentional about, areas for improvement, and opportunities for growth. 

And since there’s no specific endpoint to achieve, it can often be overwhelming to figure out what to focus on next. There are unlimited options... So the task is to narrow it down to just the things that you think will be most impactful for your personally and professionally.

Trying to figure that out for myself, I asked myself a question that I found was really helpful in knowing what to focus on in my self-growth next:

What do I see other people do exceptionally well that I’d pay $10,000 to do well myself?

If there’s something you respect or admire about someone else, it’s likely because you value that thing. And if you’d put money down to be more like that, it means that you know there’s a gap between where you are and where you want to be.

I'll put more thought and time into it soon, but this is the main thing came up for me as I sought to answer that question for myself:

I want to have more clarity on what I want to create in the world. I have big ambitions to do something massively impactful, and lots of ideas around what that could look like, but ultimately I want to sharpen my vision so that I can be laser-focused on what everything is building toward, and what steps I need to take systematically to get there. 

As a layer of complexity, I don’t want to pursue that vision at all costs. I want to build the roadmap with a healthy, connected, joyful lifestyle being taken into consideration. A life that includes, trips, family visits, a social life, fitness competitions, and other things that I enjoy. It’s something I’m watching Rob Dyrdek accomplish, and while I’m not prepared to do it at his level, it’s something I want to make progress toward. 

The interesting thing about answering this question is it can go in two directions. It can highlight goals and results you want to prioritize over others, or bring forward the skills and habits you want to develop. Either way, it takes the sea of everything and begins to narrow it into what you see as most impactful for you.

Here it is again: What do I see other people do exceptionally well that I’d pay $10,000 to do well myself?

Take some time to answer it for yourself!

And when it's time to figure out what to do about it, this is your first step.