# It is all invented #permanentnote ## Source - [[book - The art of possibility]] Practice 1 ## Keywords (topics and howto) - [[topic - live a great life]] - [[topic - my core beliefs]] - [[topic - leading and managing]] - [[topic - having a great relationship]] - [[topic - mentoring, advising and coaching]] - [[how to be a better self]] - [[how to be a better advisor]] - [[how to be a better leader]] ## Relevant notes - [[zt - we live in a world of measurement]] - [[zt - the second violin voice]] as a limitation - [[zt - most of our limitations are rooted in the narrative we tell ourselves]] - [[zt - we see based on our narrative]] and this is another way to talk about it - [[zt - flip the coin]] ## Notes - most of our limitations are rooted in the narrative we tell ourselves and by limiting our vision through our assumptions we are limiting ourselves. - All we see is interpreted through are narratives so two persons watching the same scene will have two different interpretations. ### Story A shoe factory sends two marketing scouts to a region in of Africa to study the prospects for expanding business. One sends back a telegram saying: SITUATION HOPELESS STOP NO ONE WEARS SHOES The other whilres back triumphantly. GLORIOUS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY STOP THEY HAVE NO SHOES ### The practice** Ask yourself "_What assumption am I making, that I'm not aware I'm making, that gives me what I see_" and then when you have the answer ask yourself: "_What might I now invent, that I haven't yet invented that would give me other choices_"