“Oh that can’t happen for me.”
“I’m just being realistic.”
“I don’t want to waste my time when the chance of success is so low.”
“That only happens for a very small percentage of people.”
Yes. “That” only happens for a small percentage of people—the small percentage who believes they deserve to be the small percentage. The small few who are willing to go for it, knowing that it will only happen to a small percentage and it may as well be them.
These people count the odds in their favor because they see that it DOES happen for a select few who are willing to put themselves out there.
What messaging runs through your brain on autopilot more often than not? “It couldn’t happen for me?” or, “Why not me?”
I have the opportunity to see the “it can’t happen for me,” core belief in motion a lot and it is heartbreaking. I can’t think of too many things more debilitating than someone’s own self-limiting beliefs.
The world is full of opportunities, but some of us have chained ourselves to unbelief.
Everything and anything we can imagine will happen for some people. Miracles happen all the time.
The person who looks at a situation realistically and traps themselves in a realistic box will tend to get what they believe is possible, the same things that are likely for the majority of people. That’s fine if you can feel content at the end of each day, and at the end of your life.
The people who believe they can have whatever they set their hearts on and go after will often achieve it. And if they miss the mark, they will land on something equally great or even better than imagined. Because that’s what they expect. Because they trust that exceptional outcomes do happen for a few, so why not them?
We’re going to buy into a story anyway, so buy into a good one!
If we’re going to buy into odds, buy into the possibility that it could be you who succeeds where few others do.
The miracle is in motion. The miracle is in motion.
How good does it feel to say that? The miracle is in motion! All things are possible to those who believe.
It boils down to having the willingness to risk being disappointed. So the whole truth is: all things are possible to those who believe AND are willing to risk being disappointed.
To live a great life, we must allow ourselves to have hope, even when others may consider it ridiculous and unsubstantiated. We hope and take action anyway. We may find what we seek, or our hope may be met in an alternate way.
We win in life when we nurture hope. Why? Because having hope is necessary for living triumphantly. The achievement of a goal or a dream is the cherry on top, but possessing and maintaining hope is the true victory. Hope is available to each of us for free.
Are you strong enough to let yourself have hope and risk disappointment?
Can you get back up and trust that when something doesn’t work out it might be that rejection is protection?
Can you know if a dream isn’t fulfilled that it wasn’t meant for you, at least not right now, but there’s another wonderful thing waiting?
The rejection we face from this world doesn’t compare to the rejection that some of us manufacture within to “proactively” block all the hopes, dreams, and aspirations bubbling in our souls, simply to avoid disappointment.
Have you encountered this attitude from yourself or someone you know: “I don’t want to be disappointed, so I will squash all of my dreams before something or someone else can squash them.” This sounds ludicrous when stated so bluntly, yet it is the modus operandi (MO) for way too many people.
Mental stamina. How is yours? Holding hope requires strength. Having a willingness to risk disappointment requires courage. Our mental strength is no different than any other muscle. It must be exercised and stretched frequently and consistently in order to grow.
What would happen if each of us set out to be disappointed fifty times today?
Out of fifty attempts at rejection, we would likely receive a favorable response for some of the things we asked for or attempted. Everything is about odds. Are forty rejections today worth ten victories? Probably.
Several years ago, I was in a business that challenged people to see how quick they could hear 100 no’s. It’s one of the best ways to approach success.
Sales as well as many other life pursuits is a numbers game. Great salespeople understand that no’s are part of the equation. They know that the more no’s they get and the quicker they get them, the more yes’s they will get and the quicker they will get those.
Is the glass half-full or half-empty? Neither. The glass is completely full, half with water and half with air and possibility.
Are you willing to risk being disappointed in order to be wildly fulfilled? Pair that with a solid belief that everything is happening for your good and you will be.
Remember, the miracle is in motion today … why not you?
