The Direction of Intention

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Join me in inspiring truly powerful people. Each day I will add a new thought, story or idea to support your quest and mine.

When people entertain the idea that they need to change something in their lives they generally sort to the radical. Change is an ominous word and it both excites the imagination and stokes the fires of fear. When organizations call Patti and me to facilitate change they always reject the notion that a small action (like saying, “Yes, and…”) will have more impact than a new strategic plan or a massive restructuring. “It can’t be that easy!” they protest.

Alter one word in your vocabulary and you will transform your life. Make one small choice – and choose it again and again everyday, and your life will begin to change (you are doing this anyway so why not do it consciously and with intention).

A complexity (like a human being) is never changed through applying another complexity. Complexities are changed through simplicities.

Here’s a key: change begins with a single new choice. That’s it. And, when you will make the new choice, the old story will rage at you. Each day, for many days, the old story will rage at you, you’ll hear all the reasons you can’t or shouldn’t or why this choice will alienate you from your friends, how it isn’t working, why bother, how hard it is, how ridiculous you look, etc.

There is a difference between the action and the story. Make the choice, detach from the story. See what is there versus what you think is there. The choice is rarely hard once the investment in the story is released. One small step each day: make the choice, release the story.

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