Yesterday morning was unlike most other Saturday mornings in the summer. I woke up completely refreshed and ready to jump into my day. It would be exciting for sure since I was looking forward to my ride on the floatplane to visit my family on nearby Vancouver Island.

It is the Canada Day long weekend, and with July 1st falling on a Tuesday this year, most workerbees stamped out early and left town either the Thursday or Friday. The reason I am stressing this is because I have never in the 10 years I lived in Vancouver had such a surreal exparience roaming through downtown because it was like an empty movie set.

Imagine a blue sky without any trace of a cloud, perfect high twenties temperature and NOBODY here to distract from enjoying it. It felt like sneaking into DisneyWorld before the park opens and having all the rides to yourself. Awesome experience! I was wandering from the bus stop over to the floatplane terminal which is about a 20 minute walk and it was serenely quiet. Sitting on a cool shaded park bench I looked up at the amazing architecture and the sun rays bouncing off the ocean less than one block away. Life moves in slow motion or so it seemed and you can hear yourself think and breathe.

So, next time you get a chance at going to a place when all the people have left to line up elsewhere, just try it and you will thank yourself by having the most amazing day. I promise it works…

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You may have already heard that whatever you focus on expands. While that statement is certainly true from my own experience, simply having a rough idea what you want to achieve may not be clear enough to get you the desired results.

Especially when you are tapping into the Law of Attraction tool set, it may be wise to take the following approach: When you set a goal it’s usually only including one of two possible outcomes. If I were to use a sports analogy for soccer, you can only either miss the goal or score one. With manifestation there are actually a multitude of outcomes possible and most of the time the outcome looks nothing like our mind initially imagines it.

If you set the goal of making $10,000 next month because you are currently only making $3,000 and once the month is up you only found yourself having $ 6000 in your bank account, you would have to admit that you missed your goal by a wide shot.

Now if you had set an intention to make significantly more money next month than last month and you found yourself with $ 6000,- at the end of that month, most people would agree that your intention is actually working. Intentions are more like a direction forwrd rather than a specific road that you are willing to take. Meaning, that setting an intention will help you allow for more flow and less restrictions on how the universe can serve you.

A law, by definition, always works for you no matter what, but it doesn’t always work the same way for everybody who applies it. Thus, leaving the universe the flexibilty to give you what you asked for but in a form and measure that you have little choice over is one of the great keys to seeing the magic of Intention- Manifestation at work.

If you would like more in depth info on this subject there are plenty of good books out there to read, and I can warmly recommend the title ‘Creative Visualization’ by Shakti Gawain. It answered a lot of questions I had and will put you on a step by step path to harness the power of conscious intention setting for you with a bit of persistence and practise.

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Have you ever wondered what distinguishes successful people from the ones we often view as ‘not so fortunate’? Is it some privilege they were born with, such as money, a network of connections or special talent that only exists in them?

I am here to argue that none of that matters in the long run, because your mentality towards success and abundance is the primary factor in deciding which direction you are heading to.

Take for example the average person, making ends meet, but always struggling to have a bit of money left over at the endof the month. You know who I’m talking about, don’t you? It could be your co-worker, a relative or friend or maybe even yourself.

So what if that person all of a sudden got a large sum of money handed to them from an inheritance or from winning the lottery? Do you think they would be set and happy for the rest of their days? Well, most of them would not. They would quit their job, live like royalty for a year or so and then suddenly find themselves at the very place they started from.

And then, there are others, sometimes called ‘dreamers’, who start with very little and seem to have it all stacked against them. I met many such people in the past 10 years, and would like to share the true story of one amazing individual with you today.

His name is Arash, and we lived on the same dorm floor at freshman year university. Being a native of Afghanistan in a pre 9/11 world was difficult enough, but he managed to get a study permit to come to Canada andget enrolled in the Arts faculty. From day one I noticed that something was different with him, compared with our peers from around the world. He felt that he was meant to be there and therefore nothing could stop him from getting ahead.

And so while most of us majored in getting drunk and spent as little time as possible over our books or in a classroom, he went to study every evening for his first midterms. After getting straight A and A+ marks on all his exams he decided that it was time to reduce the studying and focus on social andnetworking opportunities outside of class. Needless to say, most of his peers had bombed their first round of tests, but at least had a formidable lineup of hangover stories to share for it. Not so Arash.

He just got started and when time came to apply for a specialization in 2nd year, he choose a tough course load, convinced it would get him into the legal field which he came to North America for.

So here is a guy from a poor family that fought for a chance to study at a world-class university, not knowing if any of his labor would bear fruit and if he would be able to stay and find a career after his studies. He never let go of the belief that he belonged here and this played a very significant role in where he ended up. He viewed the world as filled with an abundance of opportunities, and surely a few of those would present themselves to him once he was ready for them.

Today he is a top-flight lawyer thanks to his belief that there is a place for all those who are willing to try and give it their all to fulfill their dreams. Many students applied, a few hundred got accepted, and fewer even made it to the top. It doesn’t have to be this way.

One of the things I can definitely recommend for anyone who wants a better life, a better career or whatever it is you are looking to improve, is to take a look at your beliefs and find out if you are on track to success or to mediocrity. It’s not the outside world that imposes limits, it’s the scarcity within our mind that keeps us from becoming what we want to become.

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Last week I stumbled accross an old book on my shelf that I hadn’t been aware of for a long time. It suddenly almost seemed to beg to be picked up and so I opened to a page that was dealing with everyday gratitude.

Now I understand that this may seem to be almost too easy, but just allow yourself a few seconds of suspending your disbelief and follow along here.

I am convinced that the quickest way to unlock what is blocking you from success is to allow the success to happen by being in a state of simple gratitude for what you already have. This can be as simple as being grateful for waking up every morning, or more complex if you are going to be grateful for a specific event or talent you have experienced.

But no matter what, just trying it out for about 90 seconds every day, will do miracles for you, so long as you are getting in the habit of it.

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I am excited to announce the launch of my first Blog…. www.selfimprovedlife.com

Starting today I intend to share with all of you my thoughts, experiences and opinions as they relate to improving your life.

I look forward to any comments and suggestions as I may cover a wide variety of topics on this blog, but I am sure that you will find something for almost everybody here as the postings grow.

Happy reading everyone..

Thorsten

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