I think that is a powerful statement. It came to me as a flash of summary insight this morning as I consolidated work from the past few days. Sometimes inspiration does that…it throws a single stand alone thought at you that matters, and becomes significant. This one matters.

One sentence, complete concept: ” One degree of adjustment today changes destiny tomorrow.”

Doug Banner and I were working on a project yesterday. He was illustrating that when we change our story, even one degree, it is enough to change the results you get. If something is not working, sometimes a one degree change in our perception or our awareness will transform a situation. Adding one clarifying question, or one discerning awareness is enough to provoke sometimes dramatic change.

Isn’t that awesome?

Then think about this: One tiny proactive adjustment a day adds up to 365 changes in a year, and that is a full revolution. Pretty significant. And, one deconstructive degree a day becomes a snowball effect the other way. You choose your degrees and the compound effect of them.

One degree off in an airplane heading will take you to an entirely new destination, and the longer you hold that one degree on or off course, the more significant that degree gets. Add another degree and more time and you could end up in another country or landing in the ocean rather than on land.

It’s funny, I was writing this morning on the significance of people who come through our lives. Often they think they do not matter, or that they were not appreciated for what they did, or that they were not heard. I feel that way sometimes. And maybe, in that moment it was true. And maybe not. Maybe the receiver was down, or the thought had to be added to another thought a week later, or maybe the person had no idea what to do to respond. Sometimes it takes time to filter into another. Often things that people say, do or contribute take time to be received. It is not in the moment always that the feedback comes.

I have had some people who said just one thing, and it changed my life forever. One word, one action, one gift. One offhand comment. It has sure happened a bunch with these projects I am doing. Lots of people, over time add up to one powerful learning curve…and the destiny is now totally different…and so is the destination.

This, right now, is a thank you for every single person who has ever interacted with me. You have changed my life…whether it is one degree or hundreds. You make life fun.