The idea of releasing and surrendering so that we are then opening up to the magic of the universe to allow for predictions to unfold is beautiful...but I am don't know if that's all it comes down to.
I can't speak for anyone else, but I mostly call psychics about job and relationship issues. For jobs, I did have huge predictions made, which eventually manifested, however I was never content with the job I was looking to leave. I was miserable and was doing everything in my power to get out of there. It was constantly on my mind, and I saw it as a plague on my existence. I kept pushing forward, but also bitching about my terrible job to anyone who would listen. I read and re-read predictions non-stop. In Feb 2011 SoulLove11 made the prediction that I would get a new position, explained the industry, and even explained my potential boss. In June 2011, I got the job, and every detail she mentioned was on-point!
I think there some predictions are just wrong -- regardless of how we approach it. I know there were predictions made for me that I dismissed and never thought about again, like me opening my own business (lovenurse07), or meeting a man in a pickup with a dog (magicalsandra). Those never happened for me...but I guess you can say "you never know what can happen down the road".