I don’t care if you consider yourself logical, religious, spiritual or a hard-nosed skeptic of everything. I’m not afraid to tell you I believe in the laws of attraction, intention, circulation and “ask and it shall be given.”
We have great power at our fingertips. It can all be really easy if we say “thank you,” ask kindly and be open to the opportunities without having to know where they are coming from.
I realize most of my writings are more practical, but I would be doing all of us a disservice if I ignored something that works for me. Even if my ego continuously likes to explain it as a coincidence and chance.
But when I follow the rules, it works. You may know that one thing I like to speak and write about is…. “Do what works”.
Here are a few examples:
This summer I was let go from the newspaper that I had been working part-time at for the last eight years. I grappled with the idea of a career change. I had some great enterprising ideas. But, in the end, it was not about big money; it was about doing what I love. I wanted to be a photographer.
I even told friends and family that I was excited because I decided to be a photographer. It was a deep and important decision. Of course, most people just looked at me funny because I’ve been a successful photographer for almost 20 years.
After I made my decision, I set goals and made a promise to be open to my requests. I decided I needed to replace the lost work, go after more national clients and look for some adventure in the form of travel work. I could have thought about how much work it would take or the obstacles I faced, but instead I just expected solutions.
I’m often told you don’t want to put a time frame around your requests. I gave it six months.
The next day a one of the top national food chains called me for event work. After hearing of my release from the paper one of my magazine clients doubled my workload (instantly making up for the income loss) A few weeks later an international company called for photography work. Two months later a national client of mine asked me to go on the road with them, cover events and jobs around the country. I’ve been traveling about once a month ever since.
It didn’t take six months. It took 10 weeks.
On Monday, I found myself concerned about some of the debt I had accumulated since my wife came home to raise our new child. I decided it was time to be open to a very large new client that would wipe out all our debt. By Wednesday I received phone calls from new prospects that could double my entire company’s income.
It is amazing how well this works. I’ve been doing this for years. The process doesn’t work if you don’t focus your intention and have the willingness to be open. I can’t plan how the request will resolve itself. I just have to expect it will and have faith.
So, will it work for you? I don’t know.
I can tell you the more I’ve practiced the better I’ve gotten. I slip off the path all the time. But, I jump right back on.
I have found myself in positions that I though I would never get out. In mid-June I found myself in the worst financial position in my working life. Three days Later I was in the best financial position since the day I left high school.
It can work that fast, but you can’t force it. Just be open and accepting. Set your direction, focus, follow your gut and take action. You might amaze yourself at the ability you have in (co-) creating your financial life.
Rosh Sillars
November 28, 2007
