I have always loved stories. I remember my dad reading me bed time stories when I was a little girl. Watched so many Hollywood movies in high school. And in University I really learned to tell stories myself through the many, many papers I had to write. I have always journaled and since a few years I have my own blog.
But lately I have started to dig into the stories of my favorite storytellers. And you know what they all have in common? Great storytellers ask great questions:
| Storyteller | Their question | My answer |
| Oprah Winfrey | Who am I and what do I want? | I’m a storyteller and I want to tell stories |
| Mark Manson | What are you giving a f*ck about and why? | I want to spread an idea and inspire people |
| Les Brown | Why don’t most people want to work on their dreams? | I don’t know, why not? |
| Simon Sinek | What do you believe? | I believe I’m supposed to go off the beaten path |
| Tony Robbins | Why not have it now? | Exactly |
So the question arises, what is my big question? I think right now my big question is: am I doing the right thing? But this leads to more questions. Like: what is the right thing? Is it the right thing to me, or the right thing to the people I am trying to please? Why am I a pleaser? Why do I have such a hard time figuring out what I want?
When you have a Master’s degree, made a career and travelled the world by the time you are forty, you might ask yourself: is that all there is? I suppose that’s my big question. Is that all there is? How about a place to call home, or a family? Or a new career path? Or financial independence? Or love? So many things to pick from. Should it even be one or two, or can I have it all?
Maybe doing nothing for now is the best option. Because figuring out what to do every day, is also doing something. Trying to push things in a certain direction. And I have to learn to stop trying so hard and start going with the flow. Wu Wei right?
The Surf of Life 