How to spot serendipitous, exponential moments
If you go back through your own career, you can probably pinpoint a handful of “happy accidents” that, if removed or changed, would completely alter your trajectory as a human being: someone you met randomly one night at a bar, someone who made an introduction to someone else that led to a massive opportunity, etc.
These “happy accidents” are really serendipitous, exponential moments — and they are always happening, all around us.
The question is, are you looking for them?
Are you considering them?
What lens are you looking through, and what story about your life are you telling yourself?
Are you saying, “Those opportunities aren’t for people like me?”
Are you refusing to explore new territories because you’re “too busy,” head down, working away?
Are you refusing to consider what life might be like if you were to transition out of where you are and into something new?
Or can you see the possible within the improbable, and imagine a world where this small, seemingly insignificant introduction, opportunity, or new piece of information might just be the lever with the power to change your life.
There are moments in life when it feels as though God, the Universe, or some higher power taps us on the shoulder and says, “You’re next.”
These exponential moments have a clear before and after effect on your life.
And our success is then dependent on whether or not we choose to listen — and, more importantly, choose to take action.
