Walk To Conclusions
34. Walk to conclusions.
There was a point where I debated including this as a Tool wondering if it really applied to the system and how it could actually help the S.A.N.E. section of your blueprint. Giving it more thought, I believe that jumping to conclusions may for some of us be a pitfall that would hinder us from reaching our particular goals. When you jump to a conclusion, you can only land in one spot. When you walk to conclusions, it empowers us with the ability to navigate. Implementing this Tool gets us out of the mentality that answers are always an A to B equation. You are much more likely to succeed when you realize that issues are not always solved in a straight line, but at times will wiggle waggle back and forth.
Using a slower more systematic approach to reaching an endpoint allows us the ability to make corrections along the way. Now that you know how the system works, making corrections along the way is a large part of the personal growth process. Jumping to a conclusion only allows for one answer, and in life there is not only one answer. The ability to leave options open greatly increases our ability to reach our ultimate destination. The road to success is rocky, but it is the rocks that you use to grab onto as you strive to reach the top.
You may have heard before that when you assume things, you make an ASS out of YOU and ME. So when we assume, it leaves us little options for anything else. We need to have options as we go through this process. The bottom line for using this Tool is that the question is always an open ended one. If you always figure things (conclusions) will end up a certain way, then you severely limit the ability for things to grow. Jump-to-conclusion thinking limits us. So on a larger level, we are trying to change one-track mind thought processes. This is very similar to the idea that things don’t change, or no matter what I do it won’t make a difference.
Slow down a bit and walk to a conclusion you have. If you were right, then you will end up where you originally thought you would. But if you were wrong, walking to the conclusion may prove you arrive at a different endpoint. The most important thing is that walking to conclusions leaves you options, jumping only allows for one endpoint. Letting go of the preset destination in absolutes will go a long way in reaching the goals we hope to eventually reach.