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In my first post I want to talk about “Yes”.
Have you seen Karl Moore’s You Tube presentation on Saying Yes More.
I came across it while reading up on the 30 Day Challenge and his comments resonated with me – in particular his reference to Jim Carrey’s movie: Yes Man. I have seen the movie too, and I quite liked it. I admit it was 1 am on a red eye flight from Perth to Sydney so maybe my critical faculties were taking a bit of a break but now, in a slightly more rational state I still look back on it and its message fondly.
I wonder how much of our lives would be different if we said Yes more – or more precisely if we allowed ourselves to be more open to experiences and to the possibilities.
It all comes down to a decision
I use the word “allow” deliberately because in my experience – based on nearly 40 years of watching myself, I realise that the biggest barrier to success is not physical or financial is the barrier we create in our head.
If we decide not to do something or that something is ‘impossible’, the lack or abundance of resources becomes almost irrelevant. Once we say “no” a door has closed in our head.
Saying Yes Opens Us to a World of Possibilities
The good news is that we can just as easily open doors in our head too. If we decide that something can be done, then how often do the resources and opportunities arise to make that possible?
By saying yes, we subconsciously tune and start to see or recognise the things we need to achieve what we want. Sometimes these things are obvious, sometimes they require a change in perception and what seems an obstacle is in fact a chance to move forward. (It is not by accident that the Chinese word for chaos is a made up of the characters for danger and opportunity.)
Start Now
My personal challenge and my challenge to others is to say Yes.
Say Yes to the possibility I can do what others are doing.
Say Yes to an opportunity even if I don’t have the skills or resource right now. If my resolve is strong enough and my desire great enough than I will find a way, a pathway. It may not be the best one, but it will be one.
Decide to look at problem differently and ask what it creates, as opposed to what it prevents.
Practice optimism.
Like You never know where it may lead.
