When I was a second or third third trimester student at NYCC, our philosophy professor gave an assignment to write on paper what our office would look like, how it would operate, its feel, etc. The object was to describe every detail of the office and have it on paper. I clearly remember her stating that we should give it deep thought because what ever we wrote out would happen. At the time, I was a "student" with "more important things" to do and study than spend my time writing an assignment about my future. Let alone one I was told "would happen" in the future. I blew it off for the most part without much thought. I thought at the time, after all how could she or I know my future?

I wrote about having a multidisciplinary alternative therapy clinic that saw 150-200 PV/wk. It was an open room and I did all of the adjusting while the other employees did things like massage and eastern therapies. Our collections were a balance of cash, insurance and PI. It was an easy going, healing environment.

Interestingly, although I didn't know it at the time I was applying the principles of attraction to my life. As my understanding of Chiropractic grew, my vision matured and I included CBP techniques to it. Once into practice I had forgotten about my paper and set about what I thought was the practice I wanted. I opened in a town of greater socioeconomic means and applied my CBP techniques. As I continued to mature in my life and practice, I began to remember my vision from school. Traction was eliminated and I restructured the space. As I tracked our collections, we have reached a balance between cash, insurance and PI at 45%, 45%, and 10% receptively.

Over the past year I have opened my mind to the remaining piece of the original vision, which may come as a surprise to some... I'll get to that in a moment. Life has brought our massage therapist, David in. David and I met seven years ago when I was first in practice. I thought he was a whack job at the time and he would agree that he was and still is. But our paths crossed again and being more open I invited him into our space. We are both flourishing together now. David, f has a more eastern way of thinking than I. But such philosophies are so in tune with Chiropractic philosophy, I choose to focus on our similarities rather than our differences. In fact, he has begun providing healing classes in our office after hours for people who want more of the various therapies he offers. David teams with his friend Eric who provides a compliment of eastern healing techniques at the classes. Due to conflicts in scheduling I have yet to sit for one of their classes, but I know that time is coming.

As much as I resisted it, and believe me, I have for various reasons, the Law of Attraction reigns supreme. No matter what I did or thought, regardless of philosophic position or desires for myself, the original vision is being fulfilled. And I like it... I am happy... I makes me happier to allow it to happen than to resist and struggle against it or allow my ego to prevent it.

And that is where the puzzle pieces have found their way around. About two years ago, I wrote new goals for myself all of which committed me to a principled, high volume practice. As I did the above process sped up as if to say, we have to complete the first vision first, then we can move onto the next. As I have surrendered to the principle and given myself up to innate older experiences have resurfaced. Situations that I have learned from have dropped into my mind.

One recurrent theme in my life has to do with the idea of burning the ships we talk about at our BOBS meetings. When successful in change, that idea of moving forward and not allowing myself to go back to the old ways is evident. I change positions, areas, location, etc. For me, the physical always represents and reflects the spiritual internal. I find ways to run parallel lines. I rarely need to immediately give up the original place, situation, circumstance, but rather begin a new one in parallel and allow the older one take care of itself in its own way, in its own time. So for me, instead of burning the ship, the transition is more of a blending into the new.

Since my return from DE I have been feeling the stress of opening the Bristol office. All of the peace and love I had felt was replaced by fear, having too many options and a lack of focus. I hadn't slept more than five hours of restless sleep since my return until last night. This morning I woke in that peace and love state I had prior to DE. I found my focus and renewed my intentions. I returned to doing the things I do when in a state of love. Immediately fear was eliminated, my vision returned and focused renewed. God began downloading into my mind what I needed to do to fulfill my vision for the Avon practice and be able to put it to rest in my mind. That peace was followed by a more matured vision for Bristol as well as Avon.

The biggest key to my realization was the idea that it is God's vision for me, delivered through my innate mind. It is not my application of someone else's vision or the following of advice of someone else who is external. And believe me, I ask a lot of people a lot of questions and gather a lot of advice from them. ultimately, passion comes from within and the ability of our bodies to respond to our subconscious mind's directions and visions. That is what advisers lack, they can not see inside of you and the intangibles you and your passion bring to the table. The more I thought about it, the more I realized anything that I have followed that my mind set before me, the more successes I have. This is no different. Following our heart's love is the key to success. Others advice may be true, but they can not account for the passion we each have for our own ideas and the visions that our innate gives us.

Our own growth comes from such personal realizations and isn't that why we all meet together every other Monday and one Saturday per month? Isn't that why we attend seminars and travel to hear speakers and pay for coaches? To grow. Getting together with such like minded individuals encourages us and will often inspire our innate minds to set our life ablaze. If you are watching someone else burn, I pray that fire releases a cinder which falls on you and ignites the fire inside of you.