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The two kinds of “What ifs?”
Despair vs. dreaming
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Happy Sunday, friends. Today I wanted to talk about two things that have really been on my mind since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic: two different kind of “What ifs?” that I’ve noticed. In me, in my friends, in my coaching clients, in the world at large.
To show you what I mean, start off a thought in your mind with these two words… “What if…?”
I’m willing to bet that for the majority of you, the “What if…” was followed by something, let’s say… a little bit negative.
“What if I lose my job? What if my family gets sick? What if I never get to take that trip? What if I’m stuck in this house forever? What if I don’t meet the love of my life? What if I fail at this project?”
But did any of you go down this route?
