June 2021
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208 pages
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English
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2Believing in Possibilities
When you've exhausted all possibilities remember this: You haven't.
—Thomas Edison
IN CHALLENGING TIMES like the 2020 pandemic, it may be hard to Believe in Possibilities. But believe we must. It is in the darkest of times when it's critical for us to turn our thoughts to what is possible to unleash the sparks of innovation that can create unseen opportunities and “out of the box” solutions to existing problems. Let's break down this Pivot Point.
To Believe is to accept something as true and to feel sure of that truth; to have faith in the truth or existence of something yet unseen; or to believe something or someone is capable of a particular action. Possibilities are a chance that something might exist, happen, or be true—and can be chosen from among a series of choices. What the dictionaries don't tell us is that what is most important is to not put a ceiling on possibilities. Just because something hasn't been done before does not mean it isn't possible. Whenever I get stuck with that thought, I think about Steve Jobs and Apple, and all the innovations he gave the world that we didn't even know we needed or wanted. Steve Jobs never got hung up with what was possible.
I also factor time and goals into Believing in Possibilities. What's your goal or dream? What's possible now to move toward your dream? What's possible a year from now? Five years from now? What resources do you have to make things happen? Who can help you? And how strong is your ...
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