My latest book, “The Key: The Missing Secret to Attracting
Whatever You Want,” comes out late next month. Here’s an
excerpt from it….
***** Excerpt from “The Key” *****
[Although this happened in the past it is a great example
of how to have miracles show up in your life.]
One day I drove into Austin, Texas and met with the staff
that runs my Miracles Coaching http://miraclescoaching.com
program and my Executive Mentoring Program.
I shared with them the greatest secret to manifesting
whatever you want, the key to success and what brings
miracles into your life.
At lunch with the staff, I stood up and told them something
that I felt inspired to share. I put a dot on the whiteboard
on the wall and circled it.
“You are here,” I said.
I told them the whiteboard is like the map at the mall where
all the stores are listed and a little box says “You are
here” to give you your bearings.
“Where do you want to go from here?” I asked.
“Up,” someone said.
“Off the whiteboard itself,” someone else said.
“This is all good,” I went on. “You all want to move up. You
want more sales, more results, and more wealth. Right?”
They all agreed.
I then put another dot on the board, way up at the top of
it, and circled it.
“That represents where you want to go,” I said.
I then asked the key question, “How do you go from where you
are to where you want to be?”
They were quiet for a moment, but then began saying things
like “Take a straight line,” and “Do one thing at a time,”
and “Make more sales calls,” and so on.
“That’s all good,” I said. “Those are all practical answers.
But I want you to think in terms of the movie The Secret and
my book The Attractor Factor.”
I added, “I’m going to tell you what I think is the greatest
secret to manifesting whatever you want.”
They were quiet, not sure where I was going with all this.
“Does anyone want to know what the secret is?” I asked.
They all burst out laughing. They definitely wanted to know.
I pointed at the little “You are here” dot and said, “The
secret to getting what you want is to totally appreciate
this moment. When you are grateful for this moment, then
whatever is next for you will bubble up out of this moment.
You’ll be inspired to take action of some sort. That will
lead you up. But the only way to get to the upper dot is to
live in this dot with gratitude.”
They’ve all heard this before, but I wanted them to truly
get it.
I then told them about my Maui friend, Bootzie, who says my
favorite line these days: “I’m totally satisfied, I just
want more.”
That’s the key to success, I explained.
It’s *wanting* more without *needing* more.
I went on and on about being grateful, and how it leads to
that upward climb. Most of us aren’t happy right now,
thinking we will be happy when we get to that other dot. But
the great joke is that when you get to the other dot, you
won’t be happy. You’ll be looking for another dot on the
map. You’ll use unhappiness to whip yourself forward. The
thing is, it doesn’t have to be that way.
Just be happy now.
Out of this now will come the miracles you seek.
The group got the message. They shook my hand. Smiled.
Showed light in their eyes. Walked away with a spring in
their step.
Now here’s the really juicy part.
I got a phone call right after that meeting. It was Suzanne,
my assistant. She almost never calls me, and she knew I was
in a meeting. So I knew this call had to be important.
I took the call and to my delight I learned that Oprah’s
people wanted my media kit.
And they wanted it by midnight.
Oprah’s folks are considering me as a guest for a show!
Now get this: I was happy in the moment. As I’m happy, the
next moment brings its own rewards. As I’m happy in that
moment, it too gives birth to more joy.
You can do this, too. You may not have Oprah call you, but
you will get what is right for you. I explain all of this in
the book, Zero Limits. But the essence of the message is
this:
All you have to do is embrace the dot that says “You are
here” and do what it tells you to do.
And when the phone rings, answer it!
This step is all about being grateful. I can’t stress how
important this one method can be in clearing you so you can
have the miracles you see.
