Where Do You Want To Go?

Here's a question we rarely ask ourselves, and as a result, we stay in a quandary: "Where Do I want To Go?"

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. 

Find the written versions of these podcasts on John's podcasting site: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1628038

"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. 

Most of the John's writings revolve around self improvement and self help. They address topics like:

• 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? 

John uploads these podcasts on a regular basis. So check back often to hear these podcasts heard around the world. Who wants to be the next person to change? 

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Transcript

Where Do You Want To Go?

You know that old line people throw at someone who’s lost: “You can’t get there from here.”

Well, that’s exactly what it feels like when we’re stuck and trying to move forward in life.

Here’s the problem: we keep looking the wrong direction for directions.
We keep looking back.

We get fixated—like a dog with a bone—on how we got here in the first place. But that doesn’t really help. Looking back is just a history lesson. Interesting maybe, but not very useful if you’re trying to move ahead.

Think about it this way: imagine you’re blindfolded and dropped off in the middle of nowhere. Now, instead of looking around for a way out, you spend all your energy thinking back on the car, the camel, the Uber, the helicopter, or the submarine that got you there. That’s focus in the wrong direction.

A lot of therapy works that way—spending session after session on how you got where you are. And sure, it can be helpful to understand the reasons. But once you’ve satisfied that curiosity, it’s time to shift gears. The real question is: how do you build a bridge from where you are . . . to where you want to be?

Here’s the mantra: Where do I want to go? It gives you a goal to shoot for rather than trying to figure out how you shot yourself in the foot.

That vision—your aspiration—is what pulls your attention away from the muck and points it toward the oasis of options that lie ahead.

Become a bridge builder and leave your story behind. It’s the formula to get your focus off of continuous rewind.

All the best,
 John