Have you completely explored the value of those two words… why – not? Taken together they move the impossible, the improbable into the realm of… maybe… just maybe. Those two words say… ‘I never thought of doing that!’ These are the entrepreneurial-spirit words that have developed a whole host of valuable products such as computers, and cell phones, airplanes and rockets… etc. These two words have also given us personal ‘license’ to explore in regions and areas we may have wondered about but never really knew existed. The implications surrounding these words are adventure and discovery, to name just two.
Obviously I’m not talking about the non-thinking or ‘dangerous’ areas of life. Foolhardy does not belong in the ‘why not’ definition. However, a ‘why not’ is also an action, it is not just in the mind. It moves somewhat quickly from the thought to the action phase. This is the place that tests wondering. It can refute what you thought, enhance it, expand it into other paths and places and fulfills its mission of being a ‘why not’. One thing that always seems to happen though is regardless of whether or not you follow it, where you are now is never quite the same as before a ‘why not’ emerged.
As you may surmise… I am a great proponent of why not’s – personal and ‘theoretical’. Why not’s are great teachers. The caveat in this is that why not’s are risk words. Whenever you decide to pursue a why not you do risk … failure, loss of resources, disapproval from others, etc. But there are reward possibilities that also exist. In following a why not you may be charting new territories and the explorer in us can find this to be very exhilarating and gratifying.
Deciding to follow a why not is one that you take with eyes wide open. There is no ‘oops’ in following. Primarily your behavior is based in: your level of risk taking, your previous experience in following why not’s, and your level of confidence in this particular one. Who knows… you may have just started a whole new (fill in the blank). Then again… you could also fall flat on your face. Regardless, when you follow a why not, you will have changed yourself as well.
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