Are you getting what you want?

In many instances in life, this basic question is not being asked. One of my coworkers points out the difference between buying something and being sold something. The difference is obvious, in the former case you have invested, you have decided that this is what you want. The latter case requires a third party to convince you that you wanted to makle the purchase.

The reality is this, no one wants to be sold anything, everyone wants to get what they want and for it to be their choice. When we are sold something constant reassurance is needed to maintain satisfaction upon a forced decision. (I really didn't even like this car but I let the salesperson talk me into it.)

When looking at our lives it is important to realize that we ought not sell ourselves on things we really do not want. We should make sure that we are really buying the choices we make, not just settling on a choice that we really dislike because we have convinced ourselves that this is the only option available to us.