You can make the ‘what if’ a reality because you are capable of making something out of nothing, really!

Just like an architect takes the ideas of the land owner and drafts up an image that becomes a building and then a home, you too can make something out of thoughts which are just like nothing when you begin with them. Indeed, they are ‘nothing’ that when nourished can become something very special.

To make Something out of Nothing you will need four ingredients:

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Vision

You must first have a vision, an idea of something you want to do to have happen whether it is increased health, friendships, finance… You can only make something out of nothing when you have something to focus on achieving. The powers of possibility cannot connect and power a ship that has no rudder to guide it. You need to know what your vision is.

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Two

Desire

You must hook this vision to your desire to have it become true. Desire is something that will get you out of bed in the morning to do what you need to do to make what you want happen. Desire will have you run in the rain to stay fit, take the time to make the juice to nourish your body, push you to lift up the phone to call a client to build your business or visit a friend to nourish a relationship when you feel low in energy.

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Three

Belief

You must believe that what you are visioning and desiring is possible. You may have desire and vision but without belief you will give up.

Belief is that very powerful little extra – the little extra that makes ordinary extraordinary – that makes you act on ideas till they become real.

Your belief can come from many sources. Perhaps, you have done something similar before like starting a business from scratch or moving to a new country to start over and you managed to succeed so your past experiences can help you believe what you want to do is now possible. “If I did it once I can do it again”.

If you don’t have a past experience to draw positive power from then focus on the thought ‘why not?’ if someone else can be happy, healthy and prosperous why not me? We are all meant to enjoy life no one is destined to a life of sadness.

Believe what you want is possible and as you move one step forward use every small achievement to push you more forward into a deeper belief in what is possible. Use tools like I offer freely to nourish your belief. This way you can achieve your dreams.

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Four

Action

The essential last ingredient is to blend specific action steps with your vision, desire and belief to help you reach your goals. Your specific action steps you can learn from anyone who has genuinely achieved the goal you wish to achieve. If you want to become a professional speaker learn from a professional speaker, if you want to be a professional singer learn from a professional singer. Without action the first car, the first computer, the first relationship would never have happened.

Now take your vision, desire, belief and take action today! Not tomorrow today!

I am on this road with you.

Questions, comments, tell me what is on your mind.

Your friend on the journey,

David 

In Aikido which when translated from Japanese to English means the way of harmony with ki or energy of life you learn that when a person attacks you the best physical defense is to get of the way.

You also learn that the worst physical defense is to try and block and fight back the person who is attacking you. Imagine a bus is coming down the street and you try to block its movement you will be flattened. In Aikido you simply turn and let the big physical energy move by you. This physical skill you can use mentally as well.

Next time someone is all upset about anything and they try to pull you in consciously to their experience adopt a little piece of the martial art of Aikido and let them blast away but don’t try to block them. Just move mentally and physically out of their way.

Your friend on the journey,

David

Here are two books on Aikido worth checking out (Yes, I have my own copies)

Aikido and the Dynamic Sphere: An Illustrated Introduction

Total Aikido

Maxwell started off reminding us all what Napoleon said years ago.

Napoleon said ‘Leaders are dealers in Hope’.

If you are a parent, if you are a coach, if you are in guiding people lives in any way you must nourish hope in the lives of those around you. By doing so you are blessing their lives because:

Hope gives us light when it is dark.

Hope gives us strength when we feel weak.

Hope gives us meaning when we think life has lost all meaning.

Hope makes the impossible seem possible and increases the likelihood that all will work out.

A person without hope is as close to death as he will ever be.

Hope will carry you on when you don’t have the energy to go on.

To have Hope is the best decision you will ever make.

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Thank you John Maxwell
for your inspiring words

David