I don’t know what I want to be, beyond general terms. I know I want to be an expression of God’s love. I know I want to be a traveler. I know I want to be a force for good. I want to be a perpetual student.
Beyond that, I don’t know. I know what I want to do: everything.
What I’ve wanted to be before:
- Astronaut
- Journalist
- Cartographer
- Psychologist
- Web Designer
- Programmer
- Teacher
- Parent
- Spouse
- Doctor
- Minister
- Veterinarian
- Pro Blogger
- Entrepeneur
- Sex Therapist
I’m sure there are others that I’m just blanking on. Most of these are occupations. You can be something that’s not an occupation; to be doesn’t have to equal to do.
The graphic mentioned that successful people keep a to-be list. I wonder how that works…
[Google break.]
Relevant links:
- http://www.amazon.com/Your-To-Be-List-Meaningful/dp/0984320709
- http://www.oprah.com/spirit/Make-Your-To-Be-List-Before-Your-To-Do-List
- http://mariashriver.com/blog/2012/10/create-your-to-be-list-tara-sophia-mohr/
Okay I think I have a grip on this. I have added to my calendar the morning task of creating a to-be list. I look at my Google calendar every morning for my to-do list and the agenda of the day, so it makes sense to choose what to be at that time.
Some time ago I made a note to stick on my monitor that said, “How can I be more loving today?” Maybe I was doing this, just a little bit?
So, I know some of what I want to be. I know that my life mission is to be an expression of God’s love. I have a post-it here that says I want to be loving, a listener, and focused. In my occupational role I want to be a caregiver to my team and our customers. In my marriage I want to be someone who makes his life better.
Does that get it?