100 Sure-Fire Reasons to Go Within

Why people turn their attention from the outside to the inside

Mitch Ditkoff
6 min readNov 14, 2022
Photo by Daniel Mingook Kim on Unsplash

Since the beginning of time, there have always been peace-seeking people who have “turned within” — seekers of truth and knowledge of the Self. Disappointed in the ways of the world, many have ended up in caves, monasteries, ashrams or the lotus position. Some sought the guidance of Teachers, Sages, or Masters while others stayed closer to home and simply checked out their nearest yoga class.

If you are feeling the need, these days, to redirect your attention from the outside world to the unexplored world within your own self, there’s a good chance your reasons are on the following list. How many apply to you?

1. You just lost your job
2. Oprah told you to
3. Your 401K is now a 101K
4. The world always seems to let you down
5. You’re not getting any younger

6. You’ve always been curious about this going within business

7. Someone you love recently died and it got you musing about your own mortality

8. You think the Dali Lama is cool

9. You had a near death experience years ago, but could never figure out how to stay in that…

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Mitch Ditkoff

Co-Founder of Idea Champions and Face the Music. Author of Storytelling for the Revolution, Storytelling at Work, Unspoken Word and Free the Genie. Human being