Failure201: Week 1—Positive Uncertainty

(This is the first of a 6 week series on Failure. Each week is presented live at Imago Dei’s Refuge in Portland, Oregon. The people at Imago have been kind enough to allow me to come back each summer and present on a variety of topics including Failure1o1, Shame, Relationships, and Self Esteem.) Want To Get Each Episode? Subscribe To The Podcast If you want to get each episode automatically, just subscribe to the podcast. (link opens in new window or tab) (Also, please take a minute and leave a review on iTunes. The more reviews the podcast receives the more people will be able to see it. Thanks in advance.) Failure201: Week 1—Positive Uncertainty Positive Uncertainty is a philosophy for making decisions when you don’t know what the future will be, which is all the time. It begins with two main attitudes: First, you need to accept the uncertainty of the future because the future is real and inevitable. No one has been to your future. There are no advance scouts, guides or road maps. Second, you need to be positive about this uncertainty because it is better than certainty. If the future were certain or even predictable, the only choice is to prepare for it. By being uncertain you allow yourself to be a proactive decision maker instead of a reactive decision maker. The Four Concepts in Positive Uncertainty Be focused and flexible about what you want. Be aware and wary about what you know. Be realistic and optimistic about what you believe. Do whole-body decision making. In this podcast episode we look at each one of these topics and describe in detail how they play out in your life. Printed Notes Click to download the printed notes. (.pdf opens in new window or tab)   Photo Credit