The tragedy for so many people – including myself for much of my life – is that they make decisions about what they can do and achieve based on what they already have and where they already are in life. The problem with making these kinds of decisions is that they’re limited by current reality and past experiences. Where you are right now may be tolerable to you, but is it the life of your dreams? If not, I encourage you to think about the possibilities of what it’s like on the other side.
There was a time when running a mile in under four minutes was considered impossible. Based on current and previous attempts, it was believed that there was no physical way a human could run that fast over a mile. All the experts agreed that the muscular structure couldn’t endure it, the lung capacity couldn’t sustain it, and it was an impossibility. Then, in 1954, along came Roger Bannister. He didn’t make his decision based on current reality or past performances, he decided he would explore his capacity and see what was on the other side. The result, he was the first man to ever break the four-minute mile barrier.
Then, guess what happened? In the next 12 months, 37 other people did the thing that was considered impossible, and in the following 12 months another 300 people broke the four-minute barrier for the mile. So, what happened in those two years where 337 people did what just two years earlier was considered impossible? Were they all of a sudden infused with greater lung capacity and muscular endurance? Did the training methods improve dramatically? Was the track surface improved and the quality of footwear of a higher standard?
Maybe a couple of those things happen, but certainly not in that two-year period. What really happened was that people got to see what was possible on the other side. So, where is the other side and what’s there? It’s a wonderful place where you are stronger, more joyful, enjoying the abundance that life has to offer, and is actually just a decision away.
For the last couple of weeks, as I have made reference to, I have faced a barrage of things happening in my life that would be considered undesirable. I won’t go into the gory details, however what I will say is there’s been a couple of times in this period I’ve been affected very heavily. If not for some wonderful people in my life, it would’ve been much more difficult. The thing that has helped me the most is knowing and believing that very soon I would be through it and on the other side. The other side is a wonderful place, and it is ready for you to start enjoying today.
On the other side of conflict is resolution. On the other side of adversity is opportunity. On the other side of a decision is hope. On the other side of a different choice, is a new direction. On the other side of a dark day is a new dawning. On the other side of a storm is a rainbow. No matter where you are right now in your life, no matter what you might be going through, on the other side is something wonderful.
All you need to do is believe it and expect it, and that is not always easy. The other side is really just a decision away, and as soon as the decision is made, you step across to that side. I couldn’t have predicted the path my life was about to take when I was in possibly the darkest place of my life. In $100,000 debt, working seven days per week in two businesses, one failing, and I had no life. I was feeling lost, alone, helpless, hopeless, and as deep into the mud and muck as I could be. In that moment, I started to imagine and visualise what the other side looked like. A life I loved. At that time came an idea, and with that idea a decision. Immediately after that decision, I stepped across to the other side. The decision was to write a book, and the other side was hope that I had the answer. As a result of that one seemingly illogical decision, my path changed, my life changed, and I am today, more than 20 years later, still enjoying the fruits of that decision.
What I am saying here is that the other side is waiting for you. All you have to do is decide and then step across. To help you with this exciting transition, please enjoy my two podcasts this week. I speak with Jeff Bailey in a fabulous podcast called Liberate the mind, and Caroline Trickey in a wonderful podcast called The pause. No matter where you are in life right now, have faith, get excited, make a decision, take a step, and you will be enjoying all the blessings that reside on the other side.