I'll tell you a story that illustrates why I think the first step, asking hard questions is important.
When my only son, Dale J. Stephens, founder of
UnCollege.org, was six I almost died from pregnancy complications. Waking up to a doctor saying, "we almost lost you" was a wake up call for life . It made me think about the need to ask hard questions and be honest with myself - was I doing what mattered? Was I choosing to live the life I wanted?