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In today’s world, full of ideas, trends, and endless "shoulds," we often fall into the trap of rushing forward.
Hearing yet another call to "set ambitious goals" or "build the right habits," we jump in without asking ourselves one simple but very important question:
Do I actually want this?
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Every goal, no matter how impressive it looks on paper, should pass an internal check:
Is this truly my goal, or am I just trying to meet someone else’s expectations?
Do I really want to end up where this road leads?
What will actually change in my life once I achieve it and do I want those changes?
If the answers are unclear or don’t have a deep response, there’s a big risk: the journey will feel like a stone on your neck, and the destination can happen as a disappointment.
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Today, building new habits has practically become a sport.
5 a.m. routines, meditation, fitness, cold showers, 10,000 steps a day...
But before you add yet another task to your life, it’s worth pausing and asking:
Why do I really need this habit?
What specific results could it bring for me?
Do I actually want my life to change in that way?
Habits for the sake of habits quickly become a burden.
Real habits are bridges and they connect you to what truly matters in your own life.
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Because we live in a world flooded with noise:
Social media constantly throws other people’s dreams, goals, and success stories at us.
Books, trainings, and courses promise "the fastest path to happiness", forgetting that happiness is highly personal.
Society loves collective dreams: looking a certain way, earning a certain amount, living the "right" lifestyle.
In this deafening chorus, it’s dangerously easy to lose your own voice.
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Slow down.
Before running after the next big thing just stop. Give yourself time to think.
Ask yourself honestly: why?
Why do you want this goal, this habit, this result? What’s truly behind it?
Imagine living it.
Picture yourself having already achieved it. How does it feel? Lighter? Freer? Or stuck in someone else’s expectations?
Trust your feelings.
If you feel a calm sense of certainty, it’s probably your path. If it brings anxiety or "I guess I should" energy - it’s worth thinking again.
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When a goal or habit passes this inner check, the journey becomes something else entirely.
You’re not just ticking off another box on someone else’s checklist - now you’re building your own road.
And every step will bring not just results, but real, lasting fulfillment.
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Remember: there are a million roads out there.
But your real road is only one.
And no market trend, no social pressure can point it out to you.
Only you can find it, by listening within.
Marina Iakovleva
