Everywhere you go (or rather almost everywhere...), you see cars driving. Most of them have a 5 speed gearbox. Now and then you will find one with a 6 speed gearbox (which makes traveling quite exciting). Unfortunately many of them aren't used to their full potential because they are being used in rush hour, 5 days a week. The 1st and 2nd gear are used most of the time. All of them were designed for much more than that. They were designed to use all 5 gears, otherwise why would they create a car with 5 gears?

The truth is that many people (or perhaps all people) find themselves in 1st and 2nd gear some or even all the time. It causes them to be really frustrated. They know they are destined for much more but they are stuck in a rut (gear). Some don't even know how to get into 3rd, 4th, and 5th gear because they have been in 2nd gear for so long. Some burn themselves out because they drive to fast in 2nd gear because they think they are in 5th. Others drive in 5th gear all the time but wish to find the 6th gear so they can make life even more exciting...

Living life in 1st and 2nd gear is a life without freedom, and life without freedom is a life with anger, frustration, unfulfillment and/or boredom.

What if you were destined for much more than just a 1st and 2nd gear?

I believe that every human being is unique, creative and resourceful. I also believe that every person is the creator of any circumstances he/she wants. In other words, you don't need answers to change the circumstances that causes you to struggle to finish your journey. You are the answer. Why? Because you have been given a gift called freedom of choice.

Viktor E. Frankl stated it as follow: "Between stimulus and response there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom."

So, how do you live a life with freedom? If you can answer the following 5 questions with honesty and act on them you will be taken on a journey of freedom. Freedom cannot be obtained through a series of quick fix ideas, but through applying principles in the following questions.

1. What do you really want to do?
What do you really, really, really want to do regardless of circumstances and what others say.

2. How will the results influence people around you?
A life without contribution is a life without freedom. What you give is what you get. How will it make you feel if you can see the impact on others life?

3. How much responsibility and commitment do you take?
Everything less than 1oo% is not enough.

4. What action steps and development plans can you take/make NOW in order for you to get there?
Consider the possibility that your power to act is independent of what you feel and think.

5. Who can you ask to keep you accountable; to inspire, move and touch you?
What can you decide, acknowledge, or let go of in order for you to keep momentum?Imagine a life where not even the sky is the limit.

Imagine a life where you know exactly how to get there.
Imagine a life where no circumstance, hindrance or obstacle can stand in your way.
A life like this will be a life where you apply the freedom of choice.
So, what do you choose to do...?