We are each free to choose what we  focus on. What we focus on is likely a preview of our own future. 

When we focus on positives, our successes, our dreams and goals, we create empowering brain and body chemistry, we unleash "Magic" from within.  See the pages on Empowering Questions and Success Journals for more insights on how to empower very resourceful brain and body chemistry within yourself.  When trying to help others become more resourceful, we can ask them questions that gently guide their focus to their successes and opportunities.  If someone is feeling overwhelmed, simply "chunk it", break the whole down into 'chewable' / manageable bite size pieces.   The way to eat an elephant is one bite at a time.  Essentially the Great Wall of China was built one stone at a time, and a sky scrapper is also built one piece at a time.  The same is true when transforming dreams and goals into reality.

In April of 2002 I learned about Singles Under Sail out of Norwalk, Connecticut.  For a long time I had thought that it would be neat to do some sailing, but I thought it was out of my 'reach'.   I discovered that there are many skippers looking for crew.  Since I have a passion for learning new skills, I learned quickly.  I've logged over 175 days of sailing since then.

Now I aspire to having my own Discovery 55, a rather nice Sailboat, that is very ocean worthy.  While the tangible form is still in my future, I've already named it Alpha Magic.  The meaning behind the name is that sailing provides us with ready access to the Other Than Conscious part of our mind, sailing being, by its very nature, a trance inducing environment..  Thus, the sailing environment is a great environment to coach people, to do healing and empowering therapies, in a relaxed and informal setting.

Everything that we've created first started as a thought, and idea.  Thoughts are like acorns.  Let an acorn get into fertile soil, and it will likely grow into a mighty Oak.  Might you want to pick a copy of this picture of the acorns from here, and put it on your computer, and use it as your computer 'desktop" background, as a metaphor about the potential of your thoughts, the potential of our imagination?

Since our Other Than Conscious (OTC) is some 3200 times more powerful than our conscious, Our Subconscious is Alpha brain waves.  When we learn to tap into the potential of our OTC, we can create what is close to Magic. 

Find pictures that represent what you want to achieve.  Dream, future pace, imagine vividly what it will be like when you achieve your goal, what you will hear, feel, see and smell.  And develop a plan on how to get from where you are now to realizing your dream, your goal.

I have the illusion that it would be nice to have a floating office / conference center, and be able to work afloat, in the Caribbean much of the winter.   With satellite Internet and phone services these days, we can have access to the home office from anywhere in the world.

Most of us have two ears.   When people try to pop your bubble, sabotage your dream, your vision, let their negative garbage go in one ear, and right out the other, without slowing down in between.   They are likely narrow minded thinkers, and may be jealous of you.

The Discovery 55 does include some luxuries, like the hot tub designed into the cockpit, hot or cold, fresh or salt water.

Sailing for me is about being in harmony with nature, 'dancing' with the wind.  I find sailing to be incredibly refreshing. 

Remember back in 1492 an Italian Sailor was almost locked up in an insane asylum, and had a hard time raising money for his voyage, because the popular belief at the time was that the earth was flat, and Christopher Columbus and his crew were going to sail off the edge of the earth.

As recently as the 1950's, space travel, going to the moon, was science fiction.

People who love themselves, have very healthy self esteem frequently generate a surplus of love which they give to those around them. When we see people hurting others, chances are we are seeing a mirror of how they are feeling inside.  It's been said that hurting people hurt people. 

All truth passes through three stages:
First, it is ridiculed.
Second, it is violently opposed.
Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.
    --Mahatma Gandhi