April, 2015
YOUR STORY: IS YOUR “WHAT IF” HALF FULL OR HALF EMPTY?
Half full or half empty…how are you communicating your story? Are you touching your teams, partners, audience, with positive influence, powerful possibilities, or is your message a platform of lack with connections that halt creativity, are fearful, or needy? During change (or just plain old everyday activities) you have a choice to use or ignore a powerful (and free!) creative energy source to tell your story, this choice is birthed and lives in how you see your “What if”.
The tale of two platforms: flow and lack.
What does “What if” look like when it is “half full”?
Flow: There is an infinite number of ways to look at an item…say a paper clip…infinite story lines for that neat little connector item. It can connect and be used in ways much more than “holding paper”. It can hold organization, thoughts (yes, all those ideas that you have on multiple paper slips!), books, plans, mend loose clothing hems, be a finger fidget item, and even become a wire sculpture, a piece of flexible art! As John Muir quotes: “The power of imagination makes us infinite”. Everything can be looked at with infinite possibilities when you let your imagination ask the question: “What if”!
“What if” I find the perfect support team?
“What if” I do “C” first then “A”…and it works better?
“What if” I can make impossible changes fun and achievable?
“What if” I point to right field and hit a homerun? (Babe Ruth!)
“What if” this can help me grow and succeed?
“What if” I can learn this new idea?
“What if” I believe I can?
“What if” my desires become reality?
“What if” everything works out perfectly?
The positive flow of “What if” can go on and on…its ROI is infinite!
What does “What if” look like when it is “half empty”?
Lack: This is the land of stagnation, ruled by frustrations, judgments, fear, negativity. Easy to fall into “going nowhere fast” as challenges appear, and tough to create or facilitate comfortable change within. Having mentioned the above…it is good to look at situations from 360 degrees to be aware of possible stumbling blocks. It is the 30,000 ft. “point of view” I am talking about here, the large picture patterns!
Here’s a quote from David Lynch that can add some clarity: “Negativity is the enemy of creativity.” Imagination and creativity cannot function in the world of “half empty” stuck.
“What if” I fail?
“What if” my ideas are bad?
“What if” no one will like me for who I am, how I think.
“What if” nobody shows up?
“What if” I make a mistake?
“What if” this is not “meant to be”? …and so on…emptiness…
Lack: its bottom-line are thoughts and actions that become obstacles for the imagination, creating only resistance to change or innovative thinking.
Enter into the “Why not” to avoid slipping into the pothole of “half empty” thinking during change.
There’s magic in imagining the “how” of “half full” that creates a safe container to live in while change happens. This is where one releases any judgment, fear, frustration, and just declares “Why not!” That’s where imagination loves to create some pretty positive stuff. It’s called choice.
You choose your universe during change. Using your imagination to create the magic of “how” makes it possible to go into that infinite world of “half full / what if” and create positive energy movement into “why not!”
The world I understand and share is the visual world of “show and tell”. Remember how much you loved to show new stuff, or favorite things to other school chums? During change or launching new ideas the simple act of showing your story, your stuff, ignites the “half full” creative thinking needed to succeed.
A great way to SEE if you are thinking “half full” or “half empty” is to draw out what you are thinking! Take at least 1 day and doodle down on paper your thoughts as you plan, share, go about your day. Is there a pattern of positive influence…or is there a pattern of judgments (good / bad), non-shares, and excuses for “not doing”? There you have it…evidence on paper of imagination / creativity or not!
Doing this by yourself may not uncover the “ah ha” moments…they tend to hide out until you are talking with other folks. You can have your “thinking” and communications style mapped out with quick sketch visual sessions. It is amazing as you see your “what if” style. You can find new ways to expand…or begin to get out of lack and get back into creative positive change. A simple visual sketch session is a great tool illuminating real patterns, and gives you the foundation of awareness to promote “half full / what if” thinking.
Why not give me a call to set up a private Quick Sketch Quest that can help you into the arena of infinite, positive, and creative “what if” thinking!
Thanks for your interest and sharing!
I’m Paula Brown; Visual Scribe / Feng Shui practitioner / Author / Animal Communicator. I am a visual storyteller showing you how to IGNITE YOUR STORY, YOUR ENERGY, YOUR WELL-BEING for both business and home. My site is: www.chilightful.com Connect on: LinkedIn, Twitter. and you can “like” my facebook page at: www.facebook.com/ChiLightful
