Quantum Goals 5: The Quantum Leap – Bridging the Gap Between "Could Have" and "Did"
The Quantum Leap – Bridging the Gap Between "Could Have" and "Did"
By Jason Shelfer: Host of The Living Lucky® Podcast
We have journeyed through two astonishing timelines: the thirty-year, subtle manifestation of a college dream (The Great Barrier Reef) and the thirteen-month, explosive creation of a World Championship title (Adaptive Waterskiing).
Now that we are here—in Australia, having achieved both goals simultaneously—the complexity resolves into a powerful, unified principle.
How do you reconcile a goal that took decades to fulfill with one that was compressed into a single year? By recognizing that the timeframe is secondary; the Identity Shift is everything.
The fundamental error most people make is focusing on the doing before the being. They try to execute a champion's routine while still inhabiting the identity of an amateur.
Whether a goal takes thirty years or thirteen months, success only arrives when your internal Identity aligns with the external Outcome.
The Reef (30 Years): The goal waited for the infrastructure of Jana’s life to match the promise. She needed to become the person who had completed her primary mission, built a platform of freedom, and was structurally ready to receive the wonder.
The Championship (1 Year): Jana bypassed time by initiating an instant, radical Identity Shift. She didn't wait to "feel" like a champion; she commanded the identity and forced her reality to catch up.
The lesson is this: The universe does not withhold your goals; it waits for you to become structurally capable of receiving them. We are all navigating our own "Spiritual Curriculum," where our actions are merely the fruit produced by the soil of our thoughts and feelings.
The path to Living Lucky® is the deliberate process of nurturing your life like a master gardener. When you align your thoughts and feelings, the "Doing" becomes a natural extension of your "Being."
1. The Seed of Command: Planting the "I AM"
Actionable Principle: Declare vs. Wish. Stop saying "I hope to" (the dry soil of lack) and start declaring "I am going to" (planting the living seed).
The Pillar: Believe in Yourself. A non-negotiable command activates your Reticular Activating System (RAS) to find the nutrients you need.
The Becoming: This instantly initiates the identity shift. The seed already contains the tree; you are simply giving it a place to grow.
2. The Radical Clearing: Preparing the Soil
Actionable Principle: Pay Now, Play Later. You cannot grow a World Championship in a garden full of weeds. Dedicate your most expensive resource—Time—to the Becoming.
The Pillar: Believe in Your Circumstances. Stop waiting for the "perfect time." Create it by pausing lower-priority commitments. This "Strategic Pause" is the proof to the universe that your ground is ready.
3. The Expert Calibration: Tending the Vine
Actionable Principle: Hire Up, Train Up. Skip the years of trial and error. Seek out master gardeners—experts and coaches—to prune your path.
The Pillar: Believe in the People Around You. Constantly calibrate your performance against the highest standards. When you train with champions, you naturally grow toward the light.
4. The Vortex of Flow: Trusting the Sunlight
Actionable Principle: Trust the Vortex. Once you are 100% committed, follow the synchronicity. Resources, coaches, and "lucky" breaks will appear like rain on a thirsty field.
The Pillar: Believe the Universe is Conspiring in Your Favor. Your only job is to remain open, trust your internal filter, and execute. The Universe provides the energy; you provide the vessel.
5. The State of Being: Harvesting the Identity
Actionable Principle: Breathe and Be. The achievement (the Gold Medal, the Reef, the Title) is simply the inevitable fruit of the identity you have forged.
The Pillar: The Spiritual Curriculum. Celebrate the win, then focus on maintaining the identity that earned it. Success isn't a destination; it’s a permanent upgrade in your capacity to manifest the next quantum leap.
The most powerful takeaway from our dual journey is that opportunity is always present. Jana’s Great Barrier Reef dive could have happened years ago, but the experience wouldn't have carried the same emotional weight and synchronistic power. The World Championship could have taken a decade, but the aggressive identity shift compressed the timeline.
If you have a long-held dream, examine the infrastructure you need to build before it can land beautifully in your life. If you have a massive, immediate goal, examine the Achieving Identity you must adopt today.
The power is in the present moment. You have the blueprint. You have the proof. The only thing standing between your "Could Have" and your "Did" is the decision to start Living Lucky® today.
Until then, consider:
Which of the five steps in the Success Garden are you currently neglecting?
What is the single, non-negotiable Command you are ready to plant this week?
Save these links to revisit all the blogs in this Living Lucky®, Quantum Goals Series:
Blog 1
https://www.startlivinglucky.com/blog/quantumgoals1
Blog 3
https://www.startlivinglucky.com/blog/quantumgoals3
Want more actionable insights and real-world examples of Living Lucky® principles in action? Download and subscribe to the Living Lucky Podcast, where Jana and I share 15-minute, powerful conversations three times a week to help you engineer your own success. https://livinglucky.buzzsprout.com
