What if I knew that whatever I did today would turn out brilliantly…

Below if one of the most important questions in the world:

‘What if?’

The start of any plan involves a leap of creative faith. Unfortunately we seem to have been well trained to destroy ideas as soon as we dream them. How many great ideas have you had which, as soon as you start to look at how to practically put them into action, you abandon, realising it will be too difficult, hard or impossible?  Unfortunately this internal criticism of ideas prevents them ever growing into something brilliant. Research suggests that we need to give ideas a chance, the ‘What if?’ question helps us to grow the seeds of ideas into reality. 

So the next time you have a great idea, let it live a little longer by asking ‘What if this actually worked? What if I found a way to do this, then what?’ Many people stifle their lives by imagining the worst; this question does the opposite, as it asks you to imagine everything turning out brilliantly. You can also use this following version of this important question: ‘What if I knew that whatever I did today would turn out brilliantly… What would I choose to do today?’

Phil Parker