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I have A Secret That Nobody Knows
That’s it, really. A fun play on words and we’re done. But, in all seriousness. The secret I’m here to share today, is that no one really knows anything. Not truly. Sure, we get experience in doing things and with practice we get more confident in doing that thing, but do we ever really KNOW? Is it possible to truly know what we’re doing in an ever-shifting reality?
Ask any parent if they know what they’re doing-really doing. Even parents of multiple children. Or ask a seasoned executive at a company who’s been doing it for twenty years. Or even the most confident person in your life. If they are truly honest with themselves they might tell you they have no idea; that they don’t truly know anything. Because knowing means there’s nothing else to learn and that there’s no more mistakes to be made or challenges to face.
With the ever-changing world we live in, and the speed at which life asks us to adapt, it’s impossible to truly know anything. For example, we can’t possibly know the future. We can plan as best we can. We can look at data, at trends, and even our past actions as a way to learn and perhaps avoid those same outcomes in the future, but ultimately, there’s really no way to KNOW.
As we get older and graduate to adulthood there’s this expectation that we know more things and that we master them quickly. The stakes are higher…
