Who do you want to be in the world?
That’s a question I ask a lot of my new clients.
Not “what” do you want to be. WHO?
Yesterday a man struck up a conversation with me at the coffee shop. I felt like he was watching me, but I was in front of a window working so I couldn’t be sure.
Finally, as I was leaving, I glanced over and smiled.
He took the opportunity to ask, “What do you think about drugs?”
So random…till I looked him in the eye. He was high.
I said, “My friend, the only drugs I really think about these days are ones used to control cancer.”
I didn’t mean to jolt him, but I think I did.
And what followed was a 3 minute conversation about real things between two strangers.
And while he’s a stranger, and I will likely never see him again, I’m going to keep the conversation private. He’s going through some things, and they are his stories to tell as he chooses.
If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times: We crave connection.
And the conversation ended with me asking him who he wants to be in the world.
Who do you want to be in this world?
Build all the how’s and what’s around the WHO.