Online StoreFinding the “YES” in “NO” Situation
As we looked back over our years as consultants, we remember that NO was a difficult word for us to hear when we generated amazing proposals, only to find another vendor was selected to do the job. But we discovered a fascinating way to hear the YES in NO.
We started saying “Thanks for saying no!” The moment we heard that we weren’t selected to give a keynote presentation, for example, we would immediately follow up with a little note, thanking the potential client for giving us the opportunity to be considered ~ and our wishes that their conference would be extremely successful.
Then we offered our services for future events, and also indicated that, should something occur at the last minute where they found they needed a speaker, to feel free to contact us. Then we topped it off by including a copy of one of our books as our “Thanks for saying no” gift.
Incredibly, we discovered that quite often we were contacted immediately to plan for next year’s conference! And we can pinpoint three specific instances where unforeseen events occurred with the selected speaker, and we got the call to replace them! We learned how to find the YES in NO by looking at a more long-term response.
How many times do you experience obstacles that seem to wave a big red “NO” in front of you? Giving in may feel like the easiest plan, and say, “Forget it!” But in Mark 10:27, Jesus makes a remarkable statement: “With God, all things are possible.”
What is HE talking about? It tends to produce all kinds of debates, like “Yeah, possible, but how probable?” Or “Sounds good on paper, but it won’t work in the real world!”
When we take a metaphysical approach to what this verse means to us today, we get a whole different view. It tells us that as we make that connection with the Christ of us, our God center, we are receptive to the Divine Flow of all the substance and ideas we ever need. But until we make that connection, our human self sees the appearance of obstacles, of “NOs.”
Here are three keys to finding the YES in every NO you seem to encounter:
* Spend dedicated time in the Silence, strengthening your connection with Spirit.
* Greet every appearance of NO with a huge “Thank You for saying no!” Then identify ways to send positive energy to the situation or people.
* Recognize that there is no being out there in the sky saying NO. We have the power to Divinely order our experience, and create the life we choose. Do not let the appearance of NO have power in your life!
