The last couple of days I’ve been talking about the magic convention from the weekend…
And parallels with work and life.
Yesterday’s email covered acting with intent and being wise to different options.
So today I’m going to look at how we recognise options and find new ones.
Let’s dive in.
There’s a unique feature at the heart of magic…
And it links to one of the most important concepts in life.
You see, one of the things I love about magic is how it opens our eyes to new realities.
Something we know to be impossible is proved to be possible after all.
Like a card changing into another card…
A shadow coming to life…
Or an object appearing from thin air.
Seeing something occur which we thought was impossible forces us to question our beliefs…
(which is why I find magic is so entertaining and mystifying)
...and I think this is just as relevant in life.
We all have our own beliefs about ourselves, the world and life.
These beliefs impact how we live our lives…
What goals we set…
And how likely we are to achieve these goals.
But a lot of these beliefs aren’t true…
And seeing something impossible become possible is a great way to shatter these limiting beliefs.
For instance…
One common limiting belief is “I’m too old”.
But knowing that JRR Tolkein published his first Lord of the Rings book at age 62…
Or that John Glenn flew to space at 77…
Or Teiichi Igarashi climbed Mount Fuji at 99…
All make it difficult for “I’m too old” to be a valid belief.
Another way of saying this is:
There is immense power in looking for counterexamples to your beliefs.
Because when you find counter-examples to what you believe to be true…
Or see examples which show something you thought to be unrealistic is realistic after all…
It can open up the potential for completely new perspectives, possibilities and options.
Hope this was helpful…
Have a good day.
- Tom
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