3 Questions to Ask Yourself to Figure Out What You Really Want

The Mel Robbins Podcast

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🗓️ 3 November 2025

⏱️ 67 minutes

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If you’ve ever had that quiet thought – “There’s more I’m meant to do” – this episode is your sign to pay attention. What if the life you want isn’t as far away as it feels? What if you could start seeing new possibilities right now? In this episode, Mel shares 3 powerful questions you need to ask yourself this week. Developed by Stanford University professors, these questions have helped millions of people design lives they love. They’re simple, but they’ll shake up how you think about your work, your relationships, your life purpose, and the direction you’re heading right this second. By the end, you’ll know exactly where you have “unfinished business” with yourself – and how to finally take action on it. You’ll learn: -The 3 questions from Stanford’s “Designing Your Life” course that reveal what you really want next. -How to identify and create new options for your life, even when you think you have none. -How to take one small step today that quietly changes everything. You don’t need to have it all figured out. You don’t need to blow up your life and start from scratch. You just need to ask yourself these 3 questions, then watch your life change for the better. For more resources, click here for the podcast episode page. If you liked the episode, check out this one next: How to Design Your Life (A Full Step-by-Step Process). Connect with Mel: Get Mel’s newsletter, packed with tools, coaching, and inspiration. Get Mel’s #1 bestselling book, The Let Them Theory Watch the episodes on YouTube Follow Mel on Instagram The Mel Robbins Podcast Instagram Mel's TikTok Subscribe to SiriusXM Podcasts+ to listen to new episodes ad-free Disclaimer

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0:00.0	Hey, it's your friend Mel, and welcome to the Mel Robbins podcast.
0:08.7	If right now you're unsure about what you should do next, or you feel stuck, or maybe you feel a little lost, or you feel like things are never going to change.
0:18.7	Well, I've got good news for you. First of all, it's just not true.
0:23.9	Things can change. And even better, there are three questions that you need to ask yourself
0:31.0	right now today with your friend Mal Robbins. And what I love about these three questions is that
0:36.4	they were created by two legendary
0:39.4	professors at Stanford University. You're going to love this, because when you ask yourself these
0:44.7	three questions, the questions show you something simple. They show you how to change your mindset.
0:51.0	They help you see new possibilities. I'm so excited about this because by the time you and I
0:56.0	are done talking today or you're done watching this, a whole new future is going to appear for you.
1:01.2	You're going to see options where right now you might not see any options because you feel so stuck.
1:06.8	And you don't have to take my word for it because these questions have been developed over time.
1:11.1	They are part of a New York Times bestselling book.
1:13.8	They are part of a process called The Odyssey Plan, and that's what you and I are going to do today.
1:18.4	So if you want a better life, if you want to call in more hope, more energy, more passion, more possibility, this is exactly how you do it.
1:37.9	Hey, it's your friend Mel, and welcome to the Mel Robbins podcast. I am so excited you're here.
1:43.7	It's always such an honor to be
1:44.9	together and to spend this time with you. And if you're a new listener, or you're here because
1:49.3	someone shared this with you, I just want to take a moment and personally welcome you to the
1:53.2	Mel Robbins podcast family. And boy, oh boy, have you picked a great episode to listen to or
1:59.3	watch today? Because today, you and I are going to dig into
2:02.1	three questions that you need to ask yourself and then watch your life change. I'm serious.
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