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Living Beyond Your Senses

Brendon Harrex - 01/15/2007

Often we are paralyzed in making decisions in life because we cannot see the consequences of those decisions at the time we make them. If we were to make decisions that we knew the outcome of before we started, our progress would be very limited. When we can see something, we are usually very comfortable, however since we cannot see very far, living by what we see and know keeps us living small.

The African Impala is a marvellous animal that can clear 3m high and 10m forward with just one jump. However, put that Impala in a 1m cage with no roof and it will not attempt to escape, even though it has more than enough power to clear the cage. That is because the Impala will not jump if it cannot see where its feet are going to land. The Impala lives by sight, so it is easy to keep it caged. The same applies to you.

Key victories in history have come because someone was brave enough to make a decision on what they believed at the time, even though they did not know entirely where that decision was going to lead them.

Is your progress being stifled by a need to see all the outcomes of a decision before you make it?

Have a great week.