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Do you really want life to go back to normal? As we prepare to come out of lockdown here in the UK we have a real opportunity to think about whether we want life to go back to normal or whether it's time to do something different. At the beginning of the first lockdown a survey was done that asked people if they wanted life to go back to normal. An astonishing 91% of people said they didn't. In this episode I share a few questions that will help you to assess whether you want life to go back to normal and, if you don't, what you'd like instead. - Were you living the life you desired or the life somebody else wanted you to live? - Were you overwhelmed by how many things you had on your plate? - Were you sacrificing your wellbeing in order to keep others happy and live up to a warped definition of success - Were you living in fear of what others would think or of stepping into the unknown and choosing a different life? One of the books that set me on my path of self realisation was The Top Five regrets of the Dying by Bronnie Ware. I realised as I was putting this episode together that the number one regret, "I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me" is ultimately saying "I wish I hadn't been such a people pleaser". Life really is too short to spend it living how others want us to live so now could be the perfect time to change that. A few other resources I mention in the episode are: Wheel of truth. This tool will enable you to assess how happy you are in each area of your life. Podcast episode on choices Cure Your People Pleasing course People pleasing quiz As always, I hope you find this episode really valuable and would be so grateful if you could leave me a review and share with anybody who might also find this of value.