Creating new possibilities

In my work with clients, I teach them how to create their future.

Not just the parts of their future that are in their control.

Although that takes intention, vision, strategy, a curated environment, supportive habits, and deliberate action.

Most people stop there.

Where I take my clients is to create their future, including the parts that might seem out of their control.

Things like how other people show up and respond to them.

Here’s why.

We all have people in our lives that don’t seem to be in our corner.

They might annoy us, or even seem to be out to get us.

And without knowing it, we box them in.

We tell ourselves “they’ll never change.”

But that’s a limiting belief.

Everyone is capable of change.

Even the people you don’t like.

So, I have a habit of always holding out the possibility that people are capable of change, and we go so far as to name what characteristics would be helpful to experience in the other person.

Things like them being supportive, showing empathy, taking their perspective, or showing kindness.

This can be challenging for my clients.

They are cautious, because often, they’ve been burned before.

I remind them of Leonardo’s da Vinci’s quote: “reality should inform, but not constrain.”

It’s okay to be a little guarded when someone has hurt you.

It’s good strategy.

But the past reality is only one piece informing a created life.

And it shouldn’t constrain what is possible for the future.

What is possible for the future is, well, anything.

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Anything is possible.

As Doc from Back to the Future III tells Marty and Jennifer, “your future hasn’t been written yet.”

So you might as well write the one you want.

And don’t forget to write supporting parts for the people around you.

It’s not a guarantee, but it does create a new possibility for them to live into.

Who do you need to create as part of living a created life?

Love,

Audrey