Do you know how powerful your intention is? How important it is to believein your hopes and dreams? How critical it is to focus on what you wantrather...
Do you know how powerful your intention is? How important it is to believe
in your hopes and dreams? How critical it is to focus on what you want
rather than what you don’t want?
I can’t go into great detail in the space allotted here but here’s the
bottom line: THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS AN IDLE THOUGHT. Please read that
line again as it is a statement of a fundamental law in the physical
universe. Every thought you have literally sends a pulse of energy out
into the universe where it gathers “support” and comes back to you
multiplied.
If you knew how true this was,
you would be much more diligent in managing
the thoughts you allow yourself to have. The average human being has in
excess of 50,000 thoughts a day and unfortunately, for that average human
being, most of those thoughts are negative and/or focused on what he/she
doesn’t want. Is it any wonder why most people are unhappy with their
lives and their firms?
I had an experience recently that demonstrates what I’m talking about. My
girlfriend Freddi and I were in Charlotte, NC on a Thursday taking some time
to have fun and play after a very successful three-day retreat. Our flight
from Charlotte to Dallas was at 4:00 p.m. where we had a 90-minute layover
before our flight to Santa Ana.
American Airlines called me at about 2:00 to let me know our flight was
delayed an hour. We went to the airport at about 3:00 just to find out
that our flight was delayed further. We bought a one-day pass to the US
Airways Club so at least we could wait in comfort.
Freddi had an event with her granddaughter to go to on Friday morning so
we looked at each other and agreed to intend that somehow we would get
home that night and, to make it really fun, that all of our flights would
be upgraded to first class.
Well, our flight out of Charlotte was over 3 hours late and assuming we
would miss our connection in Dallas, I called AA to determine the status
of the next flight, the one at 9:20 p.m., and was told that flight was
oversold. I looked at Freddi and smiled and said I had no idea how it
would work, but I knew it would.
Our flight to Dallas was indeed upgraded to first class and as soon as we
landed, at 9:00 p.m., I called AA as we taxied to the gate to see if our
flight had left. Sure enough, it was already in the air. But without even
having to ask, the agent said she’d just book us on the next flight, which
is now delayed to 9:45 p.m. so we’ll have no problem catching it.
Interesting so far?
So off we went to gate D-27 which just so happens was right next to the AA
Admirals Club. So we hopped in there, the agent already had us in her
computer, and issued us two coach seats together AND put us on the upgrade
list for first class.
Off we went to the gate where our names were already being called for a
first class upgrade. We could hardly contain our excitement.
Then came our final challenge. The flight was going to be even later in
leaving and there is an 11:00 p.m. curfew in Santa Ana because that’s when
the airport closes. In fact, when they announced boarding at almost 10:00
Dallas time, they literally told us that if we couldn’t get to Santa Ana
by 11:00, we’d have to land in LA and be bused to Santa Ana.
When we finally took off, there was no way we should have been able to
beat the curfew. So Freddi and I looked at each other, smiled with a
knowingness we’d get home on time, and settled into our first class seats
for the flight home. The plane landed at 10:50 p.m., beating the curfew by
10 minutes.
Now for all of you cynics, who think that was just an interesting set of
coincidences, I assert to you it wasn’t. This happens so frequently; it
has become for me a game I play consciously.
As I said earlier, every thought you have literally sends a pulse of
energy out into the universe where it gathers “support” and comes back to
you multiplied. Send out fear thoughts and watch yourself have lots of
things to be afraid of. Be negative and your life and your firm will be
a nightmare. Focus on what you don’t want and have lots of what you don’t
want.
Conversely, be happy and grateful, intend that all your hopes and dreams
become your reality, stay in a place of peace and contentment, and expect
the best, not just some of the time but all of the time, and just watch
the universe shower you with everything you want. And if you’re the leader
of a firm, a president, CEO, owner, or partner, do this and watch your
firm grow and prosper.
Give it a try. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain.
