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Marshall McLuhan said, “If you want to know about water, don’t ask a fish.”
That means that right now you may not be able to see where you are in life because you are surrounded by your life. It’s like that old adage, “You can’t see the forest for the trees.”
Try this exercise: sit down and examine where you are in life right now, and why you are there. Where do you want to be, and what do you need to do to get there?
Now this is a very broad statement, so try to narrow down three things that are important in you life, and why you can or cannot get to where you want.
Do the cans outweigh the cannots?
Let’s try an example: You want a new home. You could get a new home if you had some more money. But you can’t get any more money. Why? What if there was a solution to this problem of obtaining more money? What would it be? You see yourself stuck in this position. Why? Are you too close to the solution? There probably is a way if you want it bad enough.
Sit back and think about the problem away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. As McLuhan might suggest, get out of the water and take a look at your situation from a different perspective. It’s also a good idea to ask a close friend how they see your water. They can look at it from the perspective of a different pond.
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