“Conscience is that ability within me that attaches itself to the
highest standard I know, then continually reminds me of what
that standard demands. If I am in the habit of always holding it
in front of me, conscience will always indicate what I should do.”
Oswald Chambers, My Utmost for His HighestW
e live in a complex, unpredictable world. We can
no longer rely on plans and predictions. We are
called to work in ways that are entirely different to
the ways of the past. The only part of the system on which we
can potentially rely is within ourselves. And yet this is the part
of the system that for many people lies largely untapped. We
have to trust and believe that if we are true to ourselves, our
outcomes will unfold in line with that truth.
When I wrote the first edition of NLP at WorkI said that to
achieve our goals we needed to be able to imagine and feel
them, and this still holds true. However, I have seen a new and
different style of achievement develop in the last five years.
This relies more and more on our ability to allow outcomes to
unfold. We have to be able to walk forward with faith into a
world that is chaotic and abstract and allow the opportunities
to present themselves. What we do need to be able to do,
however, is to be so aligned, so true to what we believe, that
we are in a position to seize these opportunities when they
occur. Our example is our reputation. By being aligned withOur outcomes unfold in line
with our truth