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  • Ok, so these earrings are really heavy, but I really like them and I'm going to wear them for few minutes, for you, 'cause Elsa is making me.

  • Hey, it’s Marie Forleo and you are watching MarieTV, the place to be to create a business and life you love.

  • And this whole thingamajig is Q&A Tuesday. You and I. A’s and Q’s.

  • Let’s do this. Today’s question comes from Dee and she writes,

  • Hi Marie, I’m a follower from India. Since I was a young girl I wanted to start my own business,

  • travel the world, and make a name for myself and more. Today at 31 I’ve achieved most of that.

  • So my question is, what do you do after your dreams come true?

  • How do I get the same drive and passion I had when I was 24 before I achieved all my goals and realized my dreams?”

  • Dee, this is a fantastic question and something so many of us can relate to.

  • We set some goals, we achieve them, and then we look around and say, “Is this all there is?”

  • You may know this already, but it certainly bears repeating. We human beings need more than just achieving our goals to be happy.

  • We need to constantly challenge ourselves, we need to learn and grow,

  • and we need to contribute to others. But here’s the most important thing that we need, we need a compelling vision for our future.

  • As Rosabeth Moss Kantor said, and, yes, it’s a tweetable: “A vision is not just a picture of what could be;

  • it’s an appeal to our better selves, a call to become something more.”

  • I’d love to ask you, Dee, what’s your long-term vision?

  • What kind of things do you wanna experience in your life over the next 5, 10, 20, or 30 years?

  • What kind of things do you wanna do in this world? How do you wanna make an impact?

  • Is it through your family, is it through some creative endeavor?

  • Is there some problem that you wanna see solved?

  • Or try this one on for size, imagine yourself far, far, far into the future on your deathbed

  • because, yes, some day were all gonna be there. Describe the kind of life you want to look back on.

  • What do you wanna do with your life?

  • How will you have spent the decades that youve been here on this earth?

  • These questions can help stimulate your imagination and reignite your dreams

  • because I believe that each of us has a deep inner hunger for something more

  • and that every single one of us is here for a reason.

  • Now, Dee, I don't know if you believe in God, some higher creative force, or the universe,

  • but if youre open to it I would also suggest asking for guidance and be open to receiving it.

  • You know, I’m a born and raised Catholic girl, and in my 20s I remember journaling to God,

  • particularly when I felt stuck, and I would say, “You gave me gifts, I’m here to use them, God, show me the way.”

  • And speaking of the early 20s, Dee, don’t discount hormones as a possible factor for all that passion you had at 24.

  • The same thing that makes you wanna go out dancing all night

  • and do other things all night, brings a lot of passion to everything else youre into.

  • Now, I’m not saying you can’t recapture that feeling, but youve got to admit,

  • we all have a little bit of an extra helping hand when were young.

  • Kinda like Hamburger Helper, except it’s made of hormones.

  • That’s my A to your Q, Dee. Let us know how it goes. Now I would love to hear from you.

  • Have you ever reached all of your goals and had a “Is this all there is?” moment?

  • What’d you do to get re inspired? And even if you haven’t,

  • I believe all of us need a bigger vision for our future and I would love to hear yours.

  • As always, the best stuff happens after the episode over at MarieForleo.com,

  • so go there and leave a comment now.

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  • And if you want even more great resources to create a business and a life that you love,

  • plus some personal insights from me that I only talk about in email,

  • get your buns over to MarieForleo.com and sign up for email updates.

  • Stay on your game and keep going for your dreams.

  • The world needs that special gift that only you have.

  • Thank you so much for watching and I’ll catch you next time on MarieTV.

Ok, so these earrings are really heavy, but I really like them and I'm going to wear them for few minutes, for you, 'cause Elsa is making me.

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