“Is it easy for you to know what you want?”

- Shinah

Picture this: you wake up and realize that you have an entire day to yourself. You can do literally anything — you have no responsibilities or obligations.

Do you know right away what you would do?

Or do you feel lost or anxious just thinking about it?

How you answer these questions depends on how strong your ‘want muscle” is. 

What the heck is a want muscle, you ask? I define the want muscle as the ability to be deeply connected to what you truly desire at any given time, free of outside influences.

If you have a strong want muscle, you definitely have some good ideas about what you want! You could probably name a list of things right now if I asked you. You’re probably really decisive and have no trouble being the one to pick a restaurant for a date!

On the other hand, if you have a weak want muscle… making decisions is probably a lot more difficult for you. You may even struggle to figure out exactly what it is that you even want! Chances are you’re happy to go along with the crowd, instead of choosing the things that would actually bring you the most joy.

My want muscle was so weak that I spent ten years of my life as a lawyer... even though it made me miserable! 

The want muscle is a concept I learned from a coach of mine, and it totally changed my mindset. Because you know what you can do with muscles? You can build them up and strengthen them.

No need for a warm-up, we can start working that muscle right now! All you have to do is hit play!

Tune into this episode of The Shinah Show to find out:

• How to identify whether or not you have a weak want muscle — and what may have caused it 
• The impact that having a weak want muscle can have the way you live your life
• How to strengthen your want muscle so you can pursue what makes you happy!

Highlights:‌ ‌

• 01:20  The ‘want muscle’
• 02:05  Is your want muscle weak?
• 03:22  Why ‘wanting’ isn’t that easy
• 04:50  What led to my weak want muscle
• 05:59  What happens when you have a weak want muscle?
• 07:41  Shift your mindset & identify what you DON’T want
• 08:52  Learn how to listen to yourself
• 10:20  Identify the outside influences
• 11:29  Free resource for you!

Links:‌ ‌

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