“Concerning all acts of initiative and creation, there is one elementary truth – that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves, too.” – Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Once you have determined your goals and begin to take action, the one single trait that will keep you going in the face of obstacles is your commitment to what you want to accomplish.

A strong commitment is the single most important characteristic you can develop. With it, you can overcome any obstacle. Without it, you are doomed to fail.

When things do not go the way you want and they certainly will, it is your own level of commitment that is tested. If your commitment is strong, you will get through whatever is happening. Whether you are in a new relationship, starting a business, or wanting to lose a few pounds, the same principle applies. You must be totally committed.

Supposing for a moment you want to start your own business. This is a popular practice right now and many people are facing the challenges and reaping the rewards of self employment.

If you are starting a new business, you must be committed to succeeding. In his classic book, Think and Grow Rich‚ Napoleon Hill talks about “burning all your bridges.”

The reason is that, if you have no other choice, you will use all of your resources to accomplish what you want.

Be careful of the trap of fence sitting. This practice has been the downfall of many well intentioned people. You must be committed.

Thomas Edison tried almost 10,000 times before he succeeded in creating the electric light. If he had given up, you would be reading this by candlelight.

One way to increase your level of commitment is to ask yourself why you are doing this in the first place. What will it mean to you to you reach this goal?

Write down the reasons why you will succeed and why you will not quit.

Commit to your dreams now!

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Is your personal energy field projecting positive, high vibrational energy or just the opposite?

The latter will cost you both friends and business–and worse, you won’t even realize it.

The energy I’m talking about here has been called many things, “being in flow,” “in the zone,” “locked on”, “jazzed”, “sending out good vibes,” (that last one is for anyone old enough to remember the 70’s:-).

Have you ever gone to a function and noticed that there are always a few people that everyone flocks towards?

If that’s not you, maybe you need to do some work to align your energy. You see, other people are attracted to that energy, whether or not they even know it.

Have you ever been in this situation?

Days when everything  just clicks for you

You found a parking space right in front of where you were going

Your presentation to a new client was terrific and the client could not wait to give you their business.

Everything was perfect and you were unstoppable.

You were in that high vibrational state and “in sync” with the universe.

By the way, the African Violet you see to your left is on my desk.  Judging by the flowers, I’d say the “vibes” in here are pretty high.

Conversely, has this ever happened to you?

You walked into a store, and a very grumpy looking person who was clearly not “in sync” asked you what you wanted.

Your first reaction was to get out of there as quickly as possible.

Unfortunately, too many people get in this space and wonder why people are not buying from them. I’m sure you’ve had those days too. I know I have.

If you want to see an example of the effects of energy, take a look at the photo to your right and the one below left.

The photo to your right, taken from Dr. Masaru Emoto’s book, The Hidden Messages in Water is a molecule of water after it was told “you make me sick.”

If you’re not familiar with Dr. Emoto’s work, he photographed water molecules under various conditions. The results are outstanding and further prove the power of our words.

To your left is another molecule, this time after being sent the energy of love. The difference is astonishing.

If you’d like to watch a short, three minute video with more of Dr. Emoto’s work, go here.

When you look at the photos of these two molecules of water, keep in mind that we – you and me – are 95% water!

This is why choosing what you say to yourself and others is so important. And also why it’s a great practice to bless what you eat and drink.

Learn to manage your vibration

Below are some simple energy techniques that you can use to put yourself in this higher energy, good vibration state, a place where things will happen and you will begin to attract what you desire.

By managing your personal energetic vibration, you can avoid those lower states that will push business and people away from you.

Pre-pave Your Day

Each day before you begin your day, devote some time to seeing it as you want it to occur – visually, orally or in writing.

Describe how you want to feel throughout your day. I’m not suggesting you try to visualize every detail of what will happen, but rather how you want to feel.

See and feel yourself going through your day, having a fantastic time. See yourself happy and smiling throughout your day and having the kinds of experiences you want. If you’re in business, see yourself wonderfully productive as you complete all your important tasks, easily and effortlessly.

Here’s a variation in this exercise

As an alternative, project yourself, in your mind, to the end of your day.

Looking back now, see your day as you would have liked it to occur. Bask in the wonderful feelings associated with your perfect day.

Talk about what a wonderful day it was and how everything just flowed and how everything was so terrific as you went about doing what you do.

Do this simple exercise for only five or ten minutes, but do it each day.

This will align your energy and put you in a positive state to begin your day.

After you practice this for a while, you’ll begin to notice small shifts occurring in your life.

You will begin to experience synchronicities, coincidences, and sparks of inspiration.

You will have an idea to call someone, or someone will call you, or you will meet the person who will help you do something that you’ve been wanting to do.

Try this for yourself and watch what happens.

As always, I welcome your comments and experience with this, and any other useful techniques you’ve learned.

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Treasure Maps – Dream Boards – Vision Boards

Whatever you call them,  they do the trick.

Your Creation Box

Another variation similar to a treasure map is something called a creation box. To use this idea, simply obtain a box of whatever size you feel is appropriate. As you read through newspapers, magazines and catalogues, notice the pictures of the things that you would like to attract into your own life. They may be material things, like cameras, DVD’s computers, automobiles, new furniture, or they can be emotional states like joy, peace and serenity.

When you see a picture, particularly something that you would like to have, a place you would like to visit or an emotional state that you would like to experience, cut it out and, after looking at it closely, place it in your creation box. You can even write on slips of paper things that you want to have or emotional states that you would like to experience more regularly.

As with the treasure map you are once again teaching your conscious and subconscious mind what you would like to have or experience in your life. You are, in effect, actively creating your life as you live it.

From time to time you can revisit your creation box to reinforce these ideas. I have found, over time, that when I go back to look at my creation box, I already have many of its contents in my life. It is as if by magic!

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