This narrative was created by me (Neal Whitten) to inspire you to pursue your dreams. The narrative is included in my 2-day PMI Training class called, “The Wonderful World of Power Skills: Achieving Exceptional Performance.” Copyright © 2025 Neal Whitten. Not-for-sale copies of the DNA Story are permitted.
DNA Story
I want to leave you with a perspective about your life and your actions in your life.
What do you think the odds are that you would be here right now? I’m not necessarily talking about you reading this. I mean what are the odds that you would even exist? The odds of your existence are zero. You may be thinking that it can’t be zero because you do exist. But mathematically the odds are so remote. They are .000 gazillion zeros one likelihood (.000…1). Conversationally, that’s zero!
To emphasize this point, the odds of you being conceived by your parents with your DNA are less than one in a million. That’s a medical fact. Now go back one generation. What are the odds that each of your parents would have been conceived with their DNA and then they would conceive you with your DNA? The odds are less than one in one times 10 to the 18th power! The 18th power! Those are far worse odds than any lotto on this planet. But you won! You’re here!
Here’s where I am going with this. And you can track me no matter what your religious or spiritual beliefs; whatever you believe about a before life or after life or this life, one thing is not refutable. You do exist today. In all the eternity of time in this infinitely expanding universe, you have for a fact this one moment. Why then would you want to blow it? Why would you not want to believe in yourself? Why would you want to go through your job—your life—being too soft, fearing failure, afraid to assert yourself, running from conflict, taking abuse from others, playing the victim, not pursuing your dreams, not demonstrating the courage to make things happen? Why would you want to operate under the shadow of others instead of creating your own shadow?
This is your moment. Life is an adventure. It’s yours to seize! Your career clock is ticking. Now, go make a bigger difference!