A couple of weeks ago I was honored to be interviewed as a Guest Expert on the V.I.S.S International team training calls. V.I.S.S. is a company that teaches people how to create vision boards and manifest good things in their lives. During the conversation I was asked if I had any experiences to share, where something that I desired came to fruition. Here is a transcript of that part of the interview. It was really fun to think about!!

-

This is so fun to think about, because I have so many of these. We kind of joke because I always get my way…I always get my way, I say I’m going to do this, and it just always happens; I’m not being cocky about that, but I’ve learned that when you put it out there and you ask for it, things just happen, so I call myself, jokingly, a little spoiled brat, because I’m always going to get my way. When I decide on something, somehow I make it happen.

So I’ve got a couple of fun stories I can share with you. In fact, on my personal blog I’ve got a saying – and my kids actually helped me make this up – it says “Imagine. Believe. Take Action. Succeed,” and that’s kind of a motto for anything, whether it’s personal or business-related, with parenting, marriage, whatever.

One of the funnest stories to tell is about meeting my husband. A lot of people don’t know this but about ten years ago I was a single mom for a couple of years, and during that time was when I learned all about the whole manifestation process, and I really had to look into where exactly I wanted my life to go. I was starting anew, and all that kind of stuff you go through, if you’ve ever been through a divorce. Part of that process was that I a made up a list of the ideal man – I’m sure there are some single people out there who can relate to this, and I highly recommend you do this, because it works. So, I made this list of all these features that this ideal man has…and they were things that were important to me, so it wasn’t physical, they were…qualities in a person that I wanted. Then I actually put it away and I said Oh, I’m done with this dating stuff, I don’t even want to do it anymore. You know how it is when you’re out there and you’re just Oh, forget it, I’m just going to focus on on my kids, and I really decided I was not going to get married again.

Well it was too late, because I’d already written it down and put it out there. Within three weeks or something, I just happened to go to this one dating place online, and this one person was an perfect match for me. Once we got to know each other, it turned out he went to my high school, and we knew each other, had mutual friends, plus all the things on my list. There was only one thing that wasn’t on there that he didn’t have, and that was, I wanted somebody who had kids. The reason was because I wanted somebody who could be a good father.  I’m really glad he didn’t have kids, because that definitely complicates things. But he is a kid at heart, he’s so much fun and playful, so he had that quality already in him.

There are a couple other little stories, like, I wanted to publish a book, and then I saw this publisher post something on her LinkedIn about this book she is working on, and I thought to myself I’m going to be in that book. So I went to sleep, and next day I decided I’m just going to send her a message. And then, I thought to myself, who am I to do this? This was a year ago, so I’d just decided to do this business, and I just messaged her, and I said “Do you need somebody for the book, to talk about Internet marketing?” I was nervous, and I just hit Send. I thought, What the heck, you have to ask for it right? Well, next thing I know, Oh my gosh, yes, I’m so happy you asked, we need you, blah blah blah, so I was able to get in the book that way.

There’s also the Mentored by the Masters CD series, that the DSWA puts out. I had seen it, heard about it, I always looked up to these people and thought, Oh, that’s for these other people, and, like I said, I was just starting this business. Well soon enough I met the person who was organizing that at one of the conventions, and just in chit-chat conversations, she said, “You know, I’m going to have you be in that CD series.” Next thing I know, that’s happening.

I have this car in mind, and I’m going to get this car. We’re seeing them everywhere…you know how you get pregnant, and then you see all these pregnant people everywhere? This car is everywhere now. But at a meeting that I run each week, one of the attendees hadn’t been for a while and showed up. At the end of the meeting he hands me a business card with a picture of this car on his card, because now he’s selling them in the next town over, and he’s going to give me a deal!

The latest one, which I’m really excited about, is I’m having this stylist help me get dressed, because I don’t know how to do that. One of the things I said I would want this year is a red dress. I just love red, but I’ve been struggling with my weight, so I kind of hide behind my clothes, and I have a lot of layers, but I said this year I’m going to have a red dress, and I’m going to get up on stage, and I’m going to speak in a red dress. And my stylist said, Okay, I’ll keep an eye out for a red dress. Well, I got this email from a company, about their sale right after Christmas; I click on it, there is no red dress in the email, but I click to look at what’s on sale, and sure enough, a red dress that I had seen two months ago and thought Oh, that would be awesome…you know, as soon as I lose thirty pounds. And it was really expensive…I’d never spent that much on a piece of clothing, ever…And it was sixty percent off and free shipping! So just the other day I ordered it and it was great.

I have all kinds of stories like that where I just put it out there, I write it down, I email it to somebody, or I just pick up the phone and say to somebody, this is what I want and then, sure enough, it ends up happening. I love that kind of stuff.

–

Do you have any stories like that? Share them in the comments, I’d love to read them!!