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Tamara Doerksen

What if this changes everything?

Published 13 days ago • 1 min read

The Power of “What If”

“What and if are two words as non-threatening as words can be. But put them together side-by-side and they have the power to haunt you for the rest of your life: What… if?”
— Sophie, from the movie Letters to Juliet

These two words are deceptively simple. But together? They’re powerful—maybe even life-defining.

What if…

  • I lose my job?
  • My plans don’t work out?
  • I never get my business off the ground?

What if…

  • Everything turns out better than I imagined?
  • I’m on the verge of something incredible?
  • The world is just waiting for what I have to give?

What if…

  • I don’t take this chance?
  • I do?
  • I’m not ready to take the next step?
  • I am?

One version of “what if” can stop us in our tracks—
It can quiet our confidence, shrink our dreams, and keep us from the very thing we’re meant to do.

But the other?
It can catapult us forward.
It can open doors.
It can lead to exactly where we’re meant to be—and to the people who need what only we can give.

So I’m asking myself today:
​Which “what if” am I choosing?​
And I’m asking you:
​Which “what if” will you choose?

Because one may haunt you…
But the other might change everything.

To bold “what ifs,”

Tamara

20 Allister Avenue, Toronto, ON M1M3K9
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Tamara Doerksen

I'm here for the big-hearted dreamers carving out wildly multi-passionate lives. As co-host of the Rooted in Purpose podcast and a Purpose Guide, I share inspiring stories, real talk, and practical tools to help you build a career that fits all of you.

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