"What do you want to be when you grow up?"

We have been hearing this question ever since we knew how to understand full sentences and it has not stopped. But why do we ask a question that determines what our future looks like or something that could potentially cage us for the rest of our lives? As GloZell Green says, "People should stop asking kids what they want to do when they grow up and start asking them 'What do you want to do now?'"

And that could not be true.

We all know that the answer we give about what we want to do when we are older will change in five minutes when we are four years old. It will go from a firefighter to a soccer player, to a doctor, to a tree hugger all in a matter of minutes. But why don't we ask children what they want to do right now? As a collective, we focus so much on the things ahead and we forget that we are here living in this moment.

What if we spent our time, even as we grow up, going after the things that we want right in that moment? What you want right now is a vacation. Instead of planning one for sixth months down the line why don't we take the weekend off and book a plane ticket somewhere. Wake up feeling like you want to be a sports broadcaster? Cool, apply for a job at ESPN.

There is no need to wait or make excuses for yourself. There is no better time than right now. And for the kids, why don't we celebrate where they are today? Firefighter today? Great, red hat for you. Veterinarian? Amazing. Dig up the old stuffed puppy.

We have so much to worry about in life so why do we spend our time worrying about when things are going to happen for us and instead have them happen the minute we think of them.