How to Create a Dream Come True (pt 1)
This is a repost from my coach Gary Mahler's substack. I have a paid membership there, but Gary has graciously allowed me to repost this article for you, with permission. It's a great one, enjoy! (And I've included his Dr Martin Luther King quotes at the end of the piece.) ****** As I sit here in the early hours of a December morning, reflecting on my life in the (finally) completed Mahler International Coaching Studio, I am filled with gratitude for a force greater than myself that believed in me and encouraged me to pursue all my desires: to experience the joy of creation and the exuberance of a dream realized. As we slowly unpack almost three years of international living and set up our new space, I reflect on how this is all possible. Before I continue, allow me to share a truth I have discovered. There is no magic formula or tip or trick to make you get rich, find a romantic partner, or become happy. All we have is life. Our life. God, Source, the Universe, fate, or whatever you want to call it or not call it, has given us life. We are empowered to decide how we use this life. We have free will to call upon ourselves what we feel is important for us to reflect on and hold in our awareness. This creates the fabric of our day-to-day lived life. Many times, we exist in life without fully experiencing the nuances of the magnificent gift of being alive. Over 20 years ago I decided that I had enough of merely counting the days down to my death and began the journey of becoming alive. Please don't misunderstand; at that time, I was producing a tremendous amount of insanely excellent stuff and leading a life that most people would envy. I had a gorgeous starter wife, a bustling manufacturing business, and I took three vacations to Hawaii in a year. Apart from my time in Hawaii, I wasn’t really enthusiastic about anything, including all the money I had, the status I reveled in, and the work I did. I was dead and getting colder by the moment, rigor mortis of the soul setting in.