Seelig says that luck is like the wind—although we can’t control it, we can build a sail to catch it.

The most resilient people in the face of uncertainty—the ones who feel the least anxiety, the ones who are more likely to take the most worthwhile risks, the ones who get back on the horse when they get knocked off—adopt the perspective that the goal of life is internal and that the results are partly outside their control.

Finally, adjacent possibles reveal themselves by questioning the status quo,

“Parents teach their children to live their dreams by living their own dreams.”

Uncertainty is here to stay. Learning to face the unknown well is critical to our ability to survive and thrive.

Although they can be scary or intimidating, “you can only do your best work when you are at the frontier,” he argues. “You have to be at the frontier if you want to do something new.”

We don’t control magic, but we can make more room for it. Paying attention like an artist increases our chances for serendipity and inspiration.

Discovering the upside of uncertainty starts with undergoing a radical shift in perspective: Instead of fearing and avoiding the unknown, you recognize and embrace it as the origin of possibility. It’s that simple.

While frontiers are about expanding the current boundaries of your life, the adjacent possible is about the untapped opportunities nearby, ready to be discovered.