ENGAGING THOUGHT
You've probably heard the old adage, "No man is an island." It essentially means that none of us can be truly separate and unaffected by others - we're all connected in some way. Perhaps you've heard of the Butterfly Effect - a portion of chaos theory which purports that even seemingly insignificant changes at the initial stage of a sequence of events can result in completely different outcomes. The theory got its name from the mathematician and meterologist, Edward Lorenz, and refers to the possibility that the flap of a single butterfly in one location could theoretically alter conditions such that it results in a hurricane somewhere else. Look it up if you're interested, fascinating stuff.
My point in bringing these two things to our attention at this stage of our evaluation of the DREAM-pursuit is that we may have inadvertently set off a series of unanticipated events because of our efforts thus far. You may have intended to pursue God's DREAM for your life - and are in fact doing so - however, your efforts might also be creating change in other areas of your life.
Maybe your personal discipline in pursuing the tasks related to the DREAM has led to an increased discipline in other areas? Maybe you've been forced to study and learn some new material - which has, in turn, reawakened a passion for learning or a dormant curiosity? Perhaps a new rhythm in your daily schedule has led to positive (or even negative) changes in your routine? Have any of your significant relationships changed because of your DREAM-pursuit? Has the necessity of communicating with the stakeholders created a new channel of relational communication?
Evaluating the results of your DREAM-pursuit means evaluating all the results. Some of which might have never been anticipated at all but might be useful additions to your strategy.
My point in bringing these two things to our attention at this stage of our evaluation of the DREAM-pursuit is that we may have inadvertently set off a series of unanticipated events because of our efforts thus far. You may have intended to pursue God's DREAM for your life - and are in fact doing so - however, your efforts might also be creating change in other areas of your life.
Maybe your personal discipline in pursuing the tasks related to the DREAM has led to an increased discipline in other areas? Maybe you've been forced to study and learn some new material - which has, in turn, reawakened a passion for learning or a dormant curiosity? Perhaps a new rhythm in your daily schedule has led to positive (or even negative) changes in your routine? Have any of your significant relationships changed because of your DREAM-pursuit? Has the necessity of communicating with the stakeholders created a new channel of relational communication?
Evaluating the results of your DREAM-pursuit means evaluating all the results. Some of which might have never been anticipated at all but might be useful additions to your strategy.
ACTION STEP
For today's ACTION STEP I want you to take a look around your "life" and see if there have been any other changes since you began the 60 Days of Dreaming challenge.
Changes in relationships? Tough ones gotten healthier? Unhealthy ones fallen away completely?
Changes in your persona health? How are you sleeping? How is your mental clarity?
Changes in personal performance in other areas of life? Career? Job performance?
Write down your observations.
Changes in relationships? Tough ones gotten healthier? Unhealthy ones fallen away completely?
Changes in your persona health? How are you sleeping? How is your mental clarity?
Changes in personal performance in other areas of life? Career? Job performance?
Write down your observations.
Tomorrow we'll check in with the coach and see what they have to say about our progress.
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