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The Power of Possibility
Living from probability takes
place when you look at what you are capable of and what you have done
in the past. From this perspective, you calculate whether you think you
can do something and whether you can get incremental, or minute,
increases for your life.
Living from possibility, on the other
hand, is the experience of knowing that you can create incredible
results or miracles in your life that have no relationship to what
you've done before. When you live from possibility, your future is not
tied to the mathematics of your previous experiences and how feasible
it is to create something.
Everyone has lived from possibility
when they created something from nothing whether it was learning to
ride a bike, falling in love, or writing a first book. In the case of
writing a book, something inside said, "That's possible," when everyone
around was saying, "I think you ought to get a nine-to-five job."
There's an energy in possibility that's not evident in probability.
How
do you nurture possibility in your life? Take small steps toward your
dreams all the time. Get outside of what you normally would do and be
willing to be uncomfortable in new experiences. Be committed to and
consistent with it; keep after it. Seeing progress from the steps you
take -- coupled with believing -- creates results. In this sense,
there's also a lot of surrender in possibility. This means doing the
footwork you need to do, and then turning the rest over to God. You're
not quite sure how it's going to happen, but that's not necessary. You
only need to believe that it is going to happen.
Another way to
nurture possibility is to hang around with people who understand this
way of life. If you're around people who inhabit the smaller, more
calculated world of probability, it's possible to lose your vision or
become discouraged.
If you want your everyday experience to
be, "WOW, this is really possible!" then practice the art of living
from possibility. It's a huge, amazing space that creates an exciting
and fulfilling life.
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Interview with Patrick Dean
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