What Do You Actually Want?

You took the pause. You gave yourself room to breathe. Maybe for the first time in a long time, you stopped doing and just were.

Now what?

This is the part where a lot of us freeze. Because we think we’re supposed to have an answer. A plan. A five-step strategy to get from here to “figured out.”

But what if the next step isn’t clarity—it’s curiosity?

Instead of demanding answers from yourself, what if you simply asked:

What do I actually want?

Not what you think you should want. Not what others expect of you. Not what your résumé says you’re qualified for. But what your soul quietly craves when no one’s watching.

Maybe it’s more ease. Maybe it’s impact. Maybe it’s permission to want anything at all.

You don’t need to have it all mapped out. You just need to be honest enough to ask the question—and brave enough to hear the answer.