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Have you ever asked yourself that question, Am I on the right path? You know, Are these decisions and directions right for me? I have. I questioned where that right path comes from. I questioned where we get this idea of what the right path is. The path is from your family. It is from the culture you are brought up in. It’s different for everybody. It’s from your environment and the people around you. Sometimes where you live geographically will determine what you believe your right path is.

Here is what I believed my right path should be when I was growing up: I was supposed to graduate high school, otherwise I would never find a job. Honestly, the truth, when I was growing up, was more about getting a job than going to college. Get a good job, hopefully one with a pension, work there for forty years, retire, and have security. Along the way, get married, have two children, work hard, and buy a home. After that, buy a bigger home and a bigger car. Then raise those children, have some grandchildren, retire, and die.

If we stop to think about it, most of us do have this perceived right path we’re supposed to follow. And if we don’t follow it, we don’t feel like we can be successful. Sometimes we’re following it and asking, as I did at times, “Hey! Is this all there is? Shouldn’t there be more?”

That’s the question. I want you to think about that for a second. What do you believe is the right path? As you were growing up, what were you told was the right path to success and happiness? The messages you received about the right path and the people who told you are important when considering the impact on your life as an adult. They could have been people you looked up to. Together the message and the speakers set you up to follow paths that were right for them, but not necessarily right for you.