I'll be honest with you - I haven't figured out exactly how the world works yet. Some days I believe in the power of the mind with all my heart; other days it seems like airy-fairy new-age hippy b.s. (belief systems, of course! :-)

Today's exercise is useful to repeat about once a month: 

1. Think of one of your most important goals, projects, or desires.

2. Pretend the world works exactly like the metaphysicians say:

*As a man thinketh in his heart, so he becomes. 

*What you focus on, you bring into being. 

On my wedding day, a man I had never seen before came up to me and said "You owe me, you know. If it wasn't for me, your wife would never have been born". Slightly worried I was stumbling across a dark family secret just moments after joining the family, he went on to tell me his story. He had been travelling in rural England in the 1950's, and because his watch was running a bit slow he missed his train. While waiting for the next train to arrive, he bumped into a young woman on the platform.

A few months ago, I was sitting in a seminar when a sales trainer drew a circle on a flipchart.

"What is the most important activity in sales?" the trainer asked.

Someone called out "Building your network", and the sales trainer put an 'x' outside the circle.

Another person said "Putting together strong support materials", and another 'x' appeared outside the circle.

More answers came from around the room.

"Building a 'sticky' website."

"Persistence."