The Breakthrough Blueprint - The Unexpected Gift
One insight. One thought from a great mind. One shift you can make. All built around one question: What is the difference between good and great?
ONE INSIGHT
The Unexpected Gift of the Closed Door.
Failing, not reaching the goal, getting cut, being told no, or having something taken from you is what many people look at as a closed door. And closed doors can seem devastating is we attach the wrong meaning to it. That is because the closed door only seems bad if you're convinced it is a bad thing. But what if it was simply just a redirect?
What if the thing you are not getting is actually protecting you from a path that isn't really meant for you?
The people who handle rejection best are not the ones who minimize it. They are the ones who ask, what can I learn from this and what is this redirecting me toward?
If I am honest, you might be attaching yourself to a specific outcome, a specific path, a specific version of how things should be. When that gets taken away, you interpret it as a sign that you are failing. But what if the closed door was actually an unexpected gift because you were destined to walk through a different one...
ONE THOUGHT FROM A GREAT MIND
"The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way." Marcus Aurelius (From Ryan Holidays book - The Obstacle Is The Way)
Why this matters to you: You are not looking for a life without obstacles. You are looking for the kind of character that transforms obstacles into fuel. That is the person who becomes great.
ONE SHIFT
Moving from "This is devastating" to "What is this redirecting me toward".
Some doors close because we need to walk through different ones. Some loses redirect us toward the real win. Some rejections protect us from paths that would have kept us playing small.
Think back to a past disappointment that turned out to be a redirect. Ask yourself:
- What did I think I wanted?
- What actually happened because of it?
- What did I gain that I wouldn't have otherwise?
