1. We know the outcome we desire. We know what the obstacles are going to be. It’s going to be really DIFFICULT. Let’s dive in.
2. We know the outcome we desire. We know there are going to be obstacles but we have no real idea of what they’re going to be or where they’re going to come from. It’s going to be really UNKNOWN. Let’s dive in.
We’re really good at the first one. If we know what we have to tackle, we’re prepared and willing to do the tackling.
The second one is debilitating. The unknown is freaky, because we just don’t know how difficult it’s going to be. We don’t know what it IS yet.
If you open this door, behind it is a pile of a thousand bricks and you have to move them across the room in 10 minutes. No problem. I will train, I will plan, I will learn and then I will open the door and win the prize.
If you open this door, behind it is a pile of something and you have to move it across the room in 10 minutes, or you lose. For most of us, that’s a door better left closed (and we DO have a choice of which door we stand in front of and which ones we open).
Knowing what the obstacle(s) is going to be, that’s a gift.
Not knowing what the obstacles are going to be, that’s the norm.
The unknown is scarier than difficulties.
Learning to overcome obstacles is essential.
Learning to invite (rather than avoid or dismiss) the unknown is revolutionary.
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