I was at a conference just over a week ago on Innovation, which was hosted in a very nice hotel near Marble Arch in London. The hotel was a perfect back drop for the subject, whilst looking traditionally British and high class on the outside the inside was a different ‘animal’. There were technical materials, wonderful blue ambient lighting, modern statues and lots of glass; a wonderful contradiction to the outer facade of the building. Just outside the conference suite, on one of the large walls was a quotation (sorry there was no citation so I do not know who wrote it) which I’d like to share with you; thought provoking and one to mull over.

A man is walking through life, determined and focussed. Or he is standing, rooted to the spot. Or he is dreaming. Whatever he is doing, he always has the potential to be different. By changing his mind he can change his state. When he captures and holds his potential he is still. When he releases his potential he is free to move and his mind is free to think. With each choice he makes, he releases one of his potential selves. As this self becomes real, it separates and gains its own potential in an everlasting cycle.

What thoughts does that stir in you? Let me know, write a comment below



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