Three wishes

“Three wishes! No wishing for more wishes,” the genie says, arms folded and eyebrows raised. If you had three wishes, what would you ask for?

I’ve noticed that most people wish for fame, wealth, power, or immortality. What’s interesting is that we often wish for the things we don’t have—and rarely for the things we already do. What we wish for reveals who we are.

We tend to believe that what we lack defines our desires, and what we already have will stay with us forever. I think that mindset is dangerous. Most people don’t truly know what they want, nor do they appreciate what they already have. They live on autopilot, following a script written by someone else, unsure of where they’re heading.

The idea of three wishes is a good one—but only if we treat it as a daily question, not a once-in-a-lifetime fantasy like in Aladdin. We should set our three wishes each day, so we can make them happen ourselves. After all, we’re each the genie of our own life.

So—what are the three most important things you want to make happen today?