What Would You Do?

"What Would You Do?" is a game people play which actually takes away from their playtime. Find out more in this mini podcast.

Grasshopper Notes are the writings from America's Best Known Hypnotherapist John Morgan. His podcasts contain his most responded to essays and blog posts from the past two decades. 

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"The Grasshopper" is the part of you that whispers pearls of wisdom that  seem to pop into your mind from out of the blue. John's essays and blog posts are his interpretations of these "Nips of Nectar." Others have labeled his writings as timeless wisdom. 

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• Mindfulness
• Peace of mind
• Creativity
• How to stay in the present moment
• Spirituality
• Behavior improvement

And stories that transform you to a wider sense of awareness that presents more options. And isn't that what we all want, more options? 

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Transcript

What Would You Do?

Have you ever played the “What would you do?” game? 

Someone asks, “What would you do if you won the big lottery jackpot?”

What would you do if your spouse and your dog were drowning and you could only save one?

What would you do if you if you found out your boss was stealing money from the company, but if you told, you’d have to give back the giant raise you just received?

I’m sure your questions could be more creative than the ones I’ve offered, but what is the point of the game? It’s to have you envision yourself in an unlikely situation and predict what you would do.

You may think you know what you would do, but that's only theoretical. What you would actually do when actually faced with those circumstances may be a lot different than you think.

So what?

It’s my assertion that we too often think our way through life rather than live our lives.

That means we are dancing in our imagination and not stepping out on the dance floor.

What have you been daydreaming about for decades that you’ve never made one attempt at? That’s escapism of the highest order. You're postponing living waiting to hit the big jackpot. You have a better chance of seeing the “Great Pumpkin” on halloween.”

I think daydreaming is a wonderful thing to do to bring moments of pleasure our way. If it becomes a way of life, you have no life.

Like The Grasshopper told us years ago “Life is a contact sport.” That means you actually have to rub up against life to feel alive.

The question isn’t “What would you do?”; the question is, “What are you doing?”

What are you doing now to make that dream come true? What steps are you taking right now? 

If you’re not moving in the direction of your dream, it’s a pipe dream, and continuing to play “What would you do?” is a surefire way to make sure it never comes true.

All the best,

John