When we launch a new idea or product, it is our most recent (and hopefully best) version. It is the current model. When we purchase a new vehicle, software, or product, we receive what is currently in production. We cannot purchase and immediately use the coming model.
How might we embrace where we are and what we have? How might we not always be evluating our version versus the next itteration? How might we avoid prioritizing buying for the future when our needs might change?
A ski area with 80% coverage of its ski runs might be close to opening, but if the base area is not ready, the lifts cannot turn. However, a ski resort that can take skiers to higher elevations so they can access open terrain might be able to commence their season. Our perception of what is close to happening and what can happen might be less informed by percentages than we realize.
Are you making choices based on an idea or reality? If a snowstorm is forecasted, do you amend your plans in anticipation of the storm’s impact, or do you wait until there is sufficient accumulation to hinder your progress? If you take precautions and the total snowfall is minimal, the journey could have continued, and being off-trail feels unnecessary. If you press on and the snowfall is significant you might find yourself trapped at high elevation with few options for safe retreat.
How do you assess an idea versus reality? How much priority do you assign to one over the other?
Do you climb to see what is above? Not a right or wrong approach. An option. This may be one of the countless choices we encounter. Some add depth and dimension to our journey. Others require decision and and move on without reflection.
What decisions remain in the stories we tell?
Two trails diverged and I selected one and it made a difference. I did not wait for the crowd. I did not look to see which one showed signs of greater wear. I committed and I was on an adventure.
At which junctions are you standing waiting for perfect information before selecting a route? Too often the choices I must make become bigger than the terrain and opportunities that lay ahead. Pick one and take our resourcefulness on an adventure (unless it is one of the small occurrences when pausing before leaping makes sense).
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