The dot coms have come and dot gone, dot gummit; the housing bubble ?? -- well I think that's passed -- but, nonetheless, it seems likely to me that gamblers gotta gamble on something. So I expect another Venture Capitalized pre-IPO tech boom to start VERY shortly . . . geared towards 3 primary areas (a) "green" energy (and the technology to support it), (b) "home" health care (which will change the landscape for people working in health care, very dramatically, I expect, within the next 10 -15 years) and . . . (c) competitors to Facebook. Social Networks are, imo, part of the next BIG boom / bubble.
2011 is likely to look a whole lot different than 2009/2010.
I have sat on the sidelines watching the economy crumbling but the steam that drives that train is still smoking. A lot of people were crushed in the last wave -- but the survivors are in a strong position to move forward. I think 2011 is truly going to be an entertaining year -- one that could see movement forward in several areas that, on the surface at least, may appear contradictory.
2011 is not going to be a year that will be easy, for most, to predict. A magical time, but a time of intrigue, as well. Hold on tight, 'cause this year is the time to fly. 2011 is NOT a year to sit back, it is not a year to sleep through . . . it is a time to make things happen.
Businesses will soon come, cash in hand, moving towards the next big thing. And that big thing is driven by technology and health care . . . cars will soon be replaced (yes I said "replaced") by a better way to get around. It may take 30-40 years to fully do it but it would not surprise me within the next 2-3 years to see very specific plans -- and the shell of the technology to drive it -- already on the table. There will also be a very strong secondary market emerging -- what to do with the parts? Technology to recycle and re-use old tires and fenders will be VERY important before 2050.
Food will soon go back to a more "natural" state. GMO's (Genetically Modified) will face greater and greater resistance. Thank a hippie tree hugger next time you see one (and I think I fit into this category) because this, too, I believe is coming. Many HUGE corporations will soon be split into smaller, more manageable subs . . . Employment opportunities will be abundant within 12 months; this after 3 years of virtual 15-20 % unemployment -- although wages will not likely return to "pre-crash" levels for most people.
However, all in all, I think 2011 will be a positive year. I would expect this to be revved up and rolling by . . . August.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Love and Fear and all THAT
It is by opening again to love that I open once again to everything else. All I used to have (and more) will come back to me now that I have worked through this terrible fear -- the fear that you could love so much that losing it would, literally, kill you.
I was never like this before my darling baby Lehna died and it has taken me quite a while to come back (almost 5 years). But the lesson I've learned is this -- to deny love because you're afraid is to be a member of the walking dead. Love (for me and I expect for others, too) is LIFE :)
I am thankful for so much . . . but it is my ability once more to love, without fear, that has re-awakened me. I have lived flat out in many ways, a high wire act with a flimsy net but, still, all that was done with a closed heart. I was daring life, really, to just take me. Just . . . fucking . . . take . . . me.
I was daring it . . . and now -- I have stopped taking, and issuing, that dare.
Love heals. That I know; that is what the past 5 years has taught me.
I was never like this before my darling baby Lehna died and it has taken me quite a while to come back (almost 5 years). But the lesson I've learned is this -- to deny love because you're afraid is to be a member of the walking dead. Love (for me and I expect for others, too) is LIFE :)
I am thankful for so much . . . but it is my ability once more to love, without fear, that has re-awakened me. I have lived flat out in many ways, a high wire act with a flimsy net but, still, all that was done with a closed heart. I was daring life, really, to just take me. Just . . . fucking . . . take . . . me.
I was daring it . . . and now -- I have stopped taking, and issuing, that dare.
Love heals. That I know; that is what the past 5 years has taught me.
Soul Mate Attraction Tip #1
My first piece of advice if you're trying to "attract" your soul partner in to your life is to be clear about who you are and WHY you want this partner to "show up". Many of us get in to relationships because we think it will "fill something" we don't really (if we were true to ourselves) need filled.
Know yourself and be honest about who you really are and what you need in a partner; skip all the Hollywood Make-Over nonsense -- really get inside yourself and listen . . . in order to find someone you can really love, you have to (a) first love yourself and (b) know yourself well enough so that you can tell, and silently express, that "truth" to your partner.
It is also much better to be a little less than "perfect" than pretend you're something you're not -- 'cause it will it come out eventually. Be truthful, right up front, warts and all.
To find your soul partner, you must first find yourself. Be happy, too, with what you find. Think of it this way, if YOU don't like yourself, why would anybody else? It's like a bad Marx Brothers routine -- you wouldn't want any partner who would have you.
A soul mate is someone who typically enters your life to help you get back "on track" in order to better manifest the optimal path for your soul's evolution. Not all soul mates, then, are romantic partners just as not all romantic partners are soul mates.
But . . . to find that deep, spiritual Give praise to life PARTNER, my suggestion is to do kind things, be in a space of giving and forgiveness. Try to feel optimistic. Smile.
Be open to magic. Love YOURSELF first :)
Know yourself and be honest about who you really are and what you need in a partner; skip all the Hollywood Make-Over nonsense -- really get inside yourself and listen . . . in order to find someone you can really love, you have to (a) first love yourself and (b) know yourself well enough so that you can tell, and silently express, that "truth" to your partner.
It is also much better to be a little less than "perfect" than pretend you're something you're not -- 'cause it will it come out eventually. Be truthful, right up front, warts and all.
To find your soul partner, you must first find yourself. Be happy, too, with what you find. Think of it this way, if YOU don't like yourself, why would anybody else? It's like a bad Marx Brothers routine -- you wouldn't want any partner who would have you.
A soul mate is someone who typically enters your life to help you get back "on track" in order to better manifest the optimal path for your soul's evolution. Not all soul mates, then, are romantic partners just as not all romantic partners are soul mates.
But . . . to find that deep, spiritual Give praise to life PARTNER, my suggestion is to do kind things, be in a space of giving and forgiveness. Try to feel optimistic. Smile.
Be open to magic. Love YOURSELF first :)
Love, Karma, and Fulfillment
Imagine a lover who actually pays attention to your needs; someone who is responsive to your touch, aware of your moods . . . someone who is encouraging, inspiring, for the most part non-judgmental, who listens to what you say, reaches out when you're feeling blue. Someone who is . . .
Awake.
Imagine a relationship in which your self-esteem is strengthened rather than crushed, your sense of security enhanced, your sense of purpose encouraged . . . a relationship with a partner who says "be who you are, because I will be here".
Imagine it.
Many people, sadly, cannot imagine it. Their history has been littered with too many disappointments, too many lies and half-truths, emotions that are changeable, triggers long hidden that are quickly (and unexpectedly) pulled, old wounds reborn . . . this in addition to the tides of change possibly raging from the outside world -- money, war, job loss, illness.
It's not easy to be in love.
But I believe you can LEARN to be a better partner (and therefore increase your chances of finding your beloved), just as I believe you can learn to be a better tennis player or violinist. There are a few "skills" which go a long way in helping allow that to happen: active listening is one of the most important.
For psychics, one of the biggest problems most young or amateur psychics have is they can't detach when something "reminds" them of something else. They may have a vague notion of someone and that "someone" reminds them of another person from their past -- a person who may illicit certain emotions in the psychic (due to their shared history) that "distort" the ability of the psychic to be fully present and see that individual "as they are".
Most of us can probably see how this relates to relationships; one of the partners hears something that triggers The History Channel to suddenly turn on and, before long, the emotions coming to the surface have nothing to do with what's being said -- they are, instead, reactions to something from the past . . . not so good, of course, for the present.
Listening skills, in combination with a sense of calmness (which can also be enhanced through a concentrated. focused effort), increase the likelihood that your reactions to your partner are grounded in a positive "NOW" as opposed to a battleground of memories and old baggage that will soon distort and potentially cripple the current bonds you may have.
Over the next few weeks I will continue to write brief pieces about relationships and personal growth. All of us can find love -- ONCE WE STOP looking for it to be our "answer". No other person can love YOU enough to make you love YOURSELF. That is something only you can do . . . and until that happens, no partner will EVER be "it".
But, little by little, you CAN work to maximize your "love potential" and increase the probability of love and happiness walking in to your life . . . and staying for awhile. More to come . . .
For everyone in this magical year of 2011, I do, truly, wish you LOVE :)
Awake.
Imagine a relationship in which your self-esteem is strengthened rather than crushed, your sense of security enhanced, your sense of purpose encouraged . . . a relationship with a partner who says "be who you are, because I will be here".
Imagine it.
Many people, sadly, cannot imagine it. Their history has been littered with too many disappointments, too many lies and half-truths, emotions that are changeable, triggers long hidden that are quickly (and unexpectedly) pulled, old wounds reborn . . . this in addition to the tides of change possibly raging from the outside world -- money, war, job loss, illness.
It's not easy to be in love.
But I believe you can LEARN to be a better partner (and therefore increase your chances of finding your beloved), just as I believe you can learn to be a better tennis player or violinist. There are a few "skills" which go a long way in helping allow that to happen: active listening is one of the most important.
For psychics, one of the biggest problems most young or amateur psychics have is they can't detach when something "reminds" them of something else. They may have a vague notion of someone and that "someone" reminds them of another person from their past -- a person who may illicit certain emotions in the psychic (due to their shared history) that "distort" the ability of the psychic to be fully present and see that individual "as they are".
Most of us can probably see how this relates to relationships; one of the partners hears something that triggers The History Channel to suddenly turn on and, before long, the emotions coming to the surface have nothing to do with what's being said -- they are, instead, reactions to something from the past . . . not so good, of course, for the present.
Listening skills, in combination with a sense of calmness (which can also be enhanced through a concentrated. focused effort), increase the likelihood that your reactions to your partner are grounded in a positive "NOW" as opposed to a battleground of memories and old baggage that will soon distort and potentially cripple the current bonds you may have.
Over the next few weeks I will continue to write brief pieces about relationships and personal growth. All of us can find love -- ONCE WE STOP looking for it to be our "answer". No other person can love YOU enough to make you love YOURSELF. That is something only you can do . . . and until that happens, no partner will EVER be "it".
But, little by little, you CAN work to maximize your "love potential" and increase the probability of love and happiness walking in to your life . . . and staying for awhile. More to come . . .
For everyone in this magical year of 2011, I do, truly, wish you LOVE :)
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Tune out and Tune in
A lot has been happening in my world, of late -- both internally AND externally. I am getting "serious" again, too, about my "training" regime as a psychic -- even though I have stopped actively seeking clients (odd, perhaps -- but true). One of the foundation pieces to my work has always been done through a hybrid of yoga and guided visualizations but these meditations are, basically, "channeled" . . . my old joke that "the street value of what I can do in my head I couldn't afford" is absolutely true :)
I studied privately with noted channeler Sanaya Roman back when I was a young sprout and I can, literally, turn it on and off any time I want. 2011 is a time when the satellite beams are kickn . . . it is a time, I believe, when those of us of a somewhat mystical bent can tap in to energy/information in a clearer, more unobstructed way. It is like listening to the radio on a clear night -- the air is crisp, the "energy" more pure, more easily accessible.
It is truly a magical / magickal time . . . a time to get quiet and turn the channel ON :)
I studied privately with noted channeler Sanaya Roman back when I was a young sprout and I can, literally, turn it on and off any time I want. 2011 is a time when the satellite beams are kickn . . . it is a time, I believe, when those of us of a somewhat mystical bent can tap in to energy/information in a clearer, more unobstructed way. It is like listening to the radio on a clear night -- the air is crisp, the "energy" more pure, more easily accessible.
It is truly a magical / magickal time . . . a time to get quiet and turn the channel ON :)
2011 -- A Look Forward
This year is THE year for many of us to walk fully upright in to a new golden light of forgiveness and awareness and love. It really is a golden time. You may be asking yourself, though: How do I, personally, do that?
Unfortunately, the past few years have been marked, primarily, by greed, darkness, deceit. It was a time when the wool was purposely pulled over the proverbial widow's eye, when so much was back room smoke and mirrors -- a time of dense throbbing energy.
That energy, though, is shifting. Slowly, perhaps -- but the shift has already begun.
There is a lightness in the ether; the air is "charged". I feel it. Literally . . . I feel it.
Many of you are struggling, perhaps, feeling your poverty, unworthiness . . . lack of love or self-respect. I understand that.
But . . . by aligning yourself with this higher vibration many of you will soon leap-frog into higher states of consciousness in ways you've never done, at a speed that may astound you. It is a sign of the times. Truly, it is.
Each week, suggest to yourself that you are getting stronger, that your connection to a higher source is increasing. See it happening. Do an act of kindness, "old school" pay it forward thinking.
The shift is happening at a personal level and those independent personal "upgrades" are causing a new vibration, a new "hum" to circulate . . . the winds are blowing, softly, with a smooth golden kiss.
I gave up all I had, walked totally naked in the darkness, passed up every safety net -- burned every bridge I could. I did this so I would gain insight in to the "other side", the lower vibrations -- primarily so that I would better recognize the time when the tides began to turn.
That time -- is happening now. 2011 is the magical year, not 2012. Embrace love right now and your world will CHANGE. That is my message for 2011 . . .
Unfortunately, the past few years have been marked, primarily, by greed, darkness, deceit. It was a time when the wool was purposely pulled over the proverbial widow's eye, when so much was back room smoke and mirrors -- a time of dense throbbing energy.
That energy, though, is shifting. Slowly, perhaps -- but the shift has already begun.
There is a lightness in the ether; the air is "charged". I feel it. Literally . . . I feel it.
Many of you are struggling, perhaps, feeling your poverty, unworthiness . . . lack of love or self-respect. I understand that.
But . . . by aligning yourself with this higher vibration many of you will soon leap-frog into higher states of consciousness in ways you've never done, at a speed that may astound you. It is a sign of the times. Truly, it is.
Each week, suggest to yourself that you are getting stronger, that your connection to a higher source is increasing. See it happening. Do an act of kindness, "old school" pay it forward thinking.
The shift is happening at a personal level and those independent personal "upgrades" are causing a new vibration, a new "hum" to circulate . . . the winds are blowing, softly, with a smooth golden kiss.
I gave up all I had, walked totally naked in the darkness, passed up every safety net -- burned every bridge I could. I did this so I would gain insight in to the "other side", the lower vibrations -- primarily so that I would better recognize the time when the tides began to turn.
That time -- is happening now. 2011 is the magical year, not 2012. Embrace love right now and your world will CHANGE. That is my message for 2011 . . .
2010 -- A look back at . . . "Predictions"
As I am moving out of the psychic game and in to some hybrid analyst/helper/guru/witch/white-shirt kind of combo, I wanted to take a moment and look back at some of the predictions I had made publicly on radio shows and in print for 2010 . . . nobody is 100 % accurate so anyone who says "I am always accurate" is . . . well -- lying, how's that.
And there are a host of British rock stars sleeping off a late night ushering in the New Year, thankful they were not killed in a plane crash, as I had predicted one of them would.
But, overall, I think I had a fairly good year :)
This time last year, many psychics were talking about earthquakes as the big news for 2010 . . . I said something different.
I said 2010 would be remembered as "The Year of the Flood". I predicted a wave of floods across the world, like no one had ever seen -- literally the worst floods in anyone's memory. Not just that there would be a flood here and there -- Biblical floods, all over the world, with incredible property damage and rainfall that just seemed, how should I say it, "unusual".
In the Summer, during the midst of the Gulf Crisis, I was asked about hurricanes. Several psychics predicted a big hurricane season. I said the opposite. I assumed that the Summer and Fall would be relatively quiet, which it was.
My major area of focus has always been economics and my statements in January, 2009 that Pres. Obama would not only NOT be FDR, but more likely Herbert Hoover, and that unemployment and economic travails would continue for the next year, or two -- at a scale unimaginable to most people . . . well sadly that is also just what happened. I repeated that in January, 2010, saying that 2010 would not be quite so bad as 2009 but the long-term impact would begin to have dramatic consequences and, at a minimum, get old.
More of the same in 2010, as I had predicted in 2008 and 2009. I said publicly many times (since early in 2007) that the "2012 Consciousness" would begin right around September 15, 2008 -- sometime that week. It turns out that the FIRST "bailout" -- the actual term I had used in my published writings about what I expected to happen when the shoe dropped and the elite needed money to save them -- was introduced THAT WEEK and the mind sets of most Americans has never quite been the same ever since.
I also said that "the real 2012" was not in 2012 but rather in 2010, specifically between May 1 and October 31 -- that is when I felt Hell would be unleashed . . . again, when many other psychics were predicting earthquakes, I said the big news for 2010 would be floods -- "floods like people have never seen" -- the floods in Nashville started right around May 1st . . .
the well in the Gulf erupted the last week of April and that was the coin flip to start Crud Bowl XV. Unemployment problems continued and the general mood of the country was not too rockn good.
In 2009, I wrote that there would be a banking "crisis" at the end of the Summer, 2010, sometime around mid-September. In early October (and in predictions of these nature I always give myself a 3-4 week window either side) we had "forclosuregate" and my prediction of a bailout right after (and I repeated this again on air at the end of July) is happening with the Federal Reserve "buying" $600 Billion in Treasury Bonds.
In the Spring, when Pres. Obama's health care plan was introduced, many people saw this as a major victory. I said, literally that day, there would be long and nasty legal battles on the horizon and that people should not expect this any time soon. Nine months later, the legal battles continue.
I also said States and Cities would have HUGE economic problems and basic services would likely be cut. I started talking about this publicly back in 2007 but last year, sadly, saw dramatic confirmation of just how true that prediction was.
I also stated in February that there would soon be major political scandals coming out and within the next month or two there were several. I predicted the Saints in the Super Bowl, even saying the victory would be sealed with a long interception return for a TD and accurately predicted The Stanley Cup, but I missed the NBA playoffs, saying the Celtics would win a close 7 game series. I got every game right through the first six but missed my shot at the end.
All in all, a pretty fair year . . . I continue to get emails all the time telling me something I said that seemed impossible did, in fact, come to pass. I am not, nor have I ever claimed to be, 98 % accurate but I feel as if I'm "pretty good" and I have not backed off from making bold statements and taking responsibility for making them.
I have "proven my point", at least to myself, and now I want to "move on" to other things. But, for the past few years, I have tried my best to share my vision and be helpful.
Wishing you all a beautiful and happy 2011.
And there are a host of British rock stars sleeping off a late night ushering in the New Year, thankful they were not killed in a plane crash, as I had predicted one of them would.
But, overall, I think I had a fairly good year :)
This time last year, many psychics were talking about earthquakes as the big news for 2010 . . . I said something different.
I said 2010 would be remembered as "The Year of the Flood". I predicted a wave of floods across the world, like no one had ever seen -- literally the worst floods in anyone's memory. Not just that there would be a flood here and there -- Biblical floods, all over the world, with incredible property damage and rainfall that just seemed, how should I say it, "unusual".
In the Summer, during the midst of the Gulf Crisis, I was asked about hurricanes. Several psychics predicted a big hurricane season. I said the opposite. I assumed that the Summer and Fall would be relatively quiet, which it was.
My major area of focus has always been economics and my statements in January, 2009 that Pres. Obama would not only NOT be FDR, but more likely Herbert Hoover, and that unemployment and economic travails would continue for the next year, or two -- at a scale unimaginable to most people . . . well sadly that is also just what happened. I repeated that in January, 2010, saying that 2010 would not be quite so bad as 2009 but the long-term impact would begin to have dramatic consequences and, at a minimum, get old.
More of the same in 2010, as I had predicted in 2008 and 2009. I said publicly many times (since early in 2007) that the "2012 Consciousness" would begin right around September 15, 2008 -- sometime that week. It turns out that the FIRST "bailout" -- the actual term I had used in my published writings about what I expected to happen when the shoe dropped and the elite needed money to save them -- was introduced THAT WEEK and the mind sets of most Americans has never quite been the same ever since.
I also said that "the real 2012" was not in 2012 but rather in 2010, specifically between May 1 and October 31 -- that is when I felt Hell would be unleashed . . . again, when many other psychics were predicting earthquakes, I said the big news for 2010 would be floods -- "floods like people have never seen" -- the floods in Nashville started right around May 1st . . .
the well in the Gulf erupted the last week of April and that was the coin flip to start Crud Bowl XV. Unemployment problems continued and the general mood of the country was not too rockn good.
In 2009, I wrote that there would be a banking "crisis" at the end of the Summer, 2010, sometime around mid-September. In early October (and in predictions of these nature I always give myself a 3-4 week window either side) we had "forclosuregate" and my prediction of a bailout right after (and I repeated this again on air at the end of July) is happening with the Federal Reserve "buying" $600 Billion in Treasury Bonds.
In the Spring, when Pres. Obama's health care plan was introduced, many people saw this as a major victory. I said, literally that day, there would be long and nasty legal battles on the horizon and that people should not expect this any time soon. Nine months later, the legal battles continue.
I also said States and Cities would have HUGE economic problems and basic services would likely be cut. I started talking about this publicly back in 2007 but last year, sadly, saw dramatic confirmation of just how true that prediction was.
I also stated in February that there would soon be major political scandals coming out and within the next month or two there were several. I predicted the Saints in the Super Bowl, even saying the victory would be sealed with a long interception return for a TD and accurately predicted The Stanley Cup, but I missed the NBA playoffs, saying the Celtics would win a close 7 game series. I got every game right through the first six but missed my shot at the end.
All in all, a pretty fair year . . . I continue to get emails all the time telling me something I said that seemed impossible did, in fact, come to pass. I am not, nor have I ever claimed to be, 98 % accurate but I feel as if I'm "pretty good" and I have not backed off from making bold statements and taking responsibility for making them.
I have "proven my point", at least to myself, and now I want to "move on" to other things. But, for the past few years, I have tried my best to share my vision and be helpful.
Wishing you all a beautiful and happy 2011.
Alchemy on a Wednesday Morning
In making predictions, the trick is in the details. The more specific, the more precise -- the greater the gift. With spiritual transformation, with the alchemy of moving from a place of density towards one of light, it is just the opposite. It is the shades of gray, the light flickering in the inner cave of the soul . . . riddles and mystery.
Transformation takes time, the seed grows -- alchemy is real but the Gold one seeks is not really Gold, after all. The reward is different than what it says in the brochure.
Art, poetry, music, sex . . . flowers that bloom -- all these are doorways. There is a world, a spiritual world, that is just as real as the one most of us see. It is tangible . . . you can touch it, but not with your fingers. You can taste it, but not with your tongue.
This earth is a prison or a paradise, it is up to you. When the inner and the outer become one . . . then this world IS paradise. The pearl of great price is not easily found but it is always nearby. It rests within you.
Transformation takes time, the seed grows -- alchemy is real but the Gold one seeks is not really Gold, after all. The reward is different than what it says in the brochure.
Art, poetry, music, sex . . . flowers that bloom -- all these are doorways. There is a world, a spiritual world, that is just as real as the one most of us see. It is tangible . . . you can touch it, but not with your fingers. You can taste it, but not with your tongue.
This earth is a prison or a paradise, it is up to you. When the inner and the outer become one . . . then this world IS paradise. The pearl of great price is not easily found but it is always nearby. It rests within you.
The Tennis Player and the Shaman
In high school my two "primary" girl friends were both tennis players, Melanie (who played 1st and 2nd doubles) and Tari, who was the star of the team, daughter of the most famous athlete in the city, and ranked as one of the top Juniors in the Midwest. Back then, usually the only people who played tennis were people who were members of a country club and my father worked in a factory as a crane operator so no country club for me.
As a result, I had never really played tennis but, due to Tari and Mel, I was able to go to the country club as their guest and I started playing with them.
At first -- I just got killed, especially by Tari who found it oh so entertaining. After a while though, I started being pretty competitive and within a few months I was not only beating them, I was actually beating everyone else.
It was weird, but pretty cool and when I went to college I was playing, and beating, everyone . . . even guys who had played on their Tennis teams in high school. I was going to Ohio State so there was zero chance of me walking on as a tennis player but, year after year, I just kept getting better and better until I got to the point where I could play and hold my own against very high-level players.
But I could never beat them.
A few people suggested to me that I could play professionally. Of course, that was nonsense, as I was already in my twenties and would be going against players who had played since they were 5 -- but eventually I figured out, from talking to other college players and coaches, that my issue was not age or athletic ability . . . it was lack of fundamentals.
I was a converted basketball player and as long as it was about speed and hitting the ball back really hard, then for most people I was too good but when I ran in to players of equal natural ability who were grounded in basic fundamentals of the game, then it was all over. I couldn't compete.
The only way I had a chance to rise to the next level was to "unlearn" all the things that had gotten me as far as I had and, basically, start over. Of course, this would have been a slow and painful process and, with no guarantee of success and an absolute guarantee of lots and lots of frustration, I never bothered . . .
Fast forward 25 years to another area in which, seemingly out of nowhere, I found that I was able to perform at a very high level based strictly on natural talent without having any basic training in the "fundamentals" -- business. I was able to bluff my way through primarily because I was (a) a fast learner and (b) one HELL OF A TALKER :)
And since I was getting perks and rising quickly I never bothered to stop and "unlearn" my tricks and ground myself in the fundamentals. I was doing too well and I didn't need to play with the best; life was good just where I was.
Ironically, over the past 4 years I have had the opportunity to step away from business and during that time I went through what I call "the shamanic roto-rooter" -- i.e. a personal and professional "crisis". But the beauty of my time of "crisis" is that I stopped relying on some of my old "tricks" and started thinking, really thinking, about what REALLY worked . . . and why.
I wouldn't have willingly "stopped" and gone back to square one (just as I wouldn't have years ago to upgrade my skills as a tennis player) but over the past few years I have had the "luxury" of studying myself and what I did (and didn't do) that worked most effectively.
I have "unlearned" and so now have the "chance" to put things back together again "the right way" -- which maximizes the chances of me performing at an even higher level than ever before. Some sports, like basketball, I got really good at but it was work -- a lot of work and my natural skills weren't enough . . . I had to practice practice practice. But tennis was different. I could quit for a couple of years, never pick up a racket and then poof -- be playing at a very high level 15 minutes later.
Psychic ability was like basketball. I worked at it, for a long time; I got good at it but only after putting in years and years of work. Tennis wasn't like that. Same thing with business . . . for some reason, I just seemed "to be good at it".
The moral of the story is this -- if you expect to perform at a high-level at anything your chances are increased dramatically by being thoroughly grounded in the "fundamentals of the game". As an athlete, I think people understand that but -- as a psychic, people typically don't. Most people, it seems, think that you should be able to just skip the hard work and get "to the good stuff".
I see this attitude over and over. I try, in my own way, to say "hey, it's not like that" but my speech is not a popular one. But, popular or not, it's true.
Going forward, I only want to work with people who, like me, want to perform at the highest level possible and are willing to put in the sweat equity to make it happen. This is why I am shifting gears, and focus . . .
I see "how it works" and why and after all these years of study and reflection I have figured out that my most natural talent is in business, more than any other. Ironic in one sense but also, I think, absolutely . . . true.
As a result, I had never really played tennis but, due to Tari and Mel, I was able to go to the country club as their guest and I started playing with them.
At first -- I just got killed, especially by Tari who found it oh so entertaining. After a while though, I started being pretty competitive and within a few months I was not only beating them, I was actually beating everyone else.
It was weird, but pretty cool and when I went to college I was playing, and beating, everyone . . . even guys who had played on their Tennis teams in high school. I was going to Ohio State so there was zero chance of me walking on as a tennis player but, year after year, I just kept getting better and better until I got to the point where I could play and hold my own against very high-level players.
But I could never beat them.
A few people suggested to me that I could play professionally. Of course, that was nonsense, as I was already in my twenties and would be going against players who had played since they were 5 -- but eventually I figured out, from talking to other college players and coaches, that my issue was not age or athletic ability . . . it was lack of fundamentals.
I was a converted basketball player and as long as it was about speed and hitting the ball back really hard, then for most people I was too good but when I ran in to players of equal natural ability who were grounded in basic fundamentals of the game, then it was all over. I couldn't compete.
The only way I had a chance to rise to the next level was to "unlearn" all the things that had gotten me as far as I had and, basically, start over. Of course, this would have been a slow and painful process and, with no guarantee of success and an absolute guarantee of lots and lots of frustration, I never bothered . . .
Fast forward 25 years to another area in which, seemingly out of nowhere, I found that I was able to perform at a very high level based strictly on natural talent without having any basic training in the "fundamentals" -- business. I was able to bluff my way through primarily because I was (a) a fast learner and (b) one HELL OF A TALKER :)
And since I was getting perks and rising quickly I never bothered to stop and "unlearn" my tricks and ground myself in the fundamentals. I was doing too well and I didn't need to play with the best; life was good just where I was.
Ironically, over the past 4 years I have had the opportunity to step away from business and during that time I went through what I call "the shamanic roto-rooter" -- i.e. a personal and professional "crisis". But the beauty of my time of "crisis" is that I stopped relying on some of my old "tricks" and started thinking, really thinking, about what REALLY worked . . . and why.
I wouldn't have willingly "stopped" and gone back to square one (just as I wouldn't have years ago to upgrade my skills as a tennis player) but over the past few years I have had the "luxury" of studying myself and what I did (and didn't do) that worked most effectively.
I have "unlearned" and so now have the "chance" to put things back together again "the right way" -- which maximizes the chances of me performing at an even higher level than ever before. Some sports, like basketball, I got really good at but it was work -- a lot of work and my natural skills weren't enough . . . I had to practice practice practice. But tennis was different. I could quit for a couple of years, never pick up a racket and then poof -- be playing at a very high level 15 minutes later.
Psychic ability was like basketball. I worked at it, for a long time; I got good at it but only after putting in years and years of work. Tennis wasn't like that. Same thing with business . . . for some reason, I just seemed "to be good at it".
The moral of the story is this -- if you expect to perform at a high-level at anything your chances are increased dramatically by being thoroughly grounded in the "fundamentals of the game". As an athlete, I think people understand that but -- as a psychic, people typically don't. Most people, it seems, think that you should be able to just skip the hard work and get "to the good stuff".
I see this attitude over and over. I try, in my own way, to say "hey, it's not like that" but my speech is not a popular one. But, popular or not, it's true.
Going forward, I only want to work with people who, like me, want to perform at the highest level possible and are willing to put in the sweat equity to make it happen. This is why I am shifting gears, and focus . . .
I see "how it works" and why and after all these years of study and reflection I have figured out that my most natural talent is in business, more than any other. Ironic in one sense but also, I think, absolutely . . . true.
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