I have been a Financial Planner for 15 years and have decided to pursue a career in Life Coaching. I am focusing on businesses now as my niche, but I like you sense a huge ground swell of people who want more guidance along with the laws of the universe that Abraham speaks about. I see a future in that light.

I am more excited and happy than I have ever been in my professional life. I am so happy with my family life as I have a wonderful supportive wife and 2 amazing daughters who respond to me more when I am happy and joyful.

I would love to talk more to you to about your inspirations and how we may be able to co-create our dream lives together.

Yours in spirit, love, and appreciation,
Jack Collins

Keep up the great work
I’m counting on you

Diane

I do admire the courage and drive that S&S have in their endeavors. I too am a believer in the Law of Attraction. I finally “jumped off the cliff” and left a well-paying job at Universal Studios to strike out on my own, with no prospects on the horizon, and within a month I had three composing gigs, one of which led to writing three hours of music for a popular yoga DVD (“Gravity & Grace,” directed by Mikki Willis)… which then prompted me to take up yoga myself. And with Mikki I also worked on five films for the Elevate Film Festival and my wife was a still photographer on one of the films. The Elevate “wealth” spread to my son who directed the award-winning “The Black Door,” and a dear friend of his won three awards for her directing Shakti’s music video. Our Elevate family has expanded exponentially to embrace some of the most amazing people on the planet.

There is a “however” in all this, in that I didn’t leave Universal penniless. Having worked on over 500 films has generated a royalty check that keeps the wolves from the door, at least for the time being, so I did ensure that my bases were covered before making the Big Leap into the Unknown.

Gail (above) makes a good point about putting money aside for a vacation, and the “wanting and anticipation” adds to the excitement. Robert Grudin in “Time and the Art of Living” (if you don’t know the book, I highly recommend it) says that by planning a vacation in advance, you extend the experience. Reading books and travel brochures and researching your destination on the Internet heightens the exhilaration of what’s to come, making it very alive. Imagining yourself walking the streets of Rome, for example, months before you get there, brings the vacation right into your daily life, and so the experience of what may eventually be only ten days can actually become many months.

One last point: don’t think that using credit cards is making a pact with the devil. As I said in one of my dialogs with Steve, I pay mine off in full every month, so it costs me nothing to use them. I use them to pay for everything, which has two benefits: at the end of the year, my bank provides me with a complete itemized list of expenditures (great for doing our taxes), AND for every dollar spent we earn one air mile with Alaska Airlines. Using our accumulated mileage, last year my wife and I flew business class to Lima, Buenos Aires, and Rio de Janeiro to film a documentary. Our tickets otherwise would have cost around $10,000. Hmmm… if I could only get my mortgage company to accept Visa….

I’m enjoying all the comments. Keep ‘em coming!
Blessings to all.

By the way, here is a link to the Robert Grudin book mentioned above. It has a lot of delicious excerpts to whet your appetite:
http://www.thescreamonline.com/essays/essays2-4/index.html

This is really a FANTASTIC post!!! I don’t think I have read a post in its entirety without my attention span jumping off the page like I read this one. I love the transparency here and appreciate the “fear factor” myself. I have had these exact feelings and have trained myself to pull back into my “core belief” that I am on the right track despite the fear.

Thanks for this outstanding post, Steve… Loved it

Your friend,
~Kimberly Bohannon

I remember I booked a trip to travel to Vancouver in May. I ended up getting laid off in March. My parents, non LOA friends, etc. told me that I should cancel my trip to Vancouver. However, the urge to go to Vancouver was so strong that I told them I would not do it. I was called a spoiled brat, unrealistic, a baby, etc. However, I knew how to save money from my previous travels, I knew that a job would come to me, and I knew that if I didn’t get out of hillbilly land Virginia I would go insane.

My dad brought up the idea about finding a way to go in April instead. I started searching for tickets and after 4 hours of debating with people from an online ticket agency and an airline, I was able to buy another ticket for only $50 more! Anyway, I went to Vancouver and while I was in Vancouver, I had some of the most amazing manifestations. One of them included an e-mail from my dad saying, “Remember that job you applied to last month? They just called and wanted to know if you can come in for an interview when you get back from Vancouver?” That was so amazing! My vibes are usually so positive and powerful when I travel, especially outside of the U.S. (no offense).

I agree with you and Stuart that money decisions should not be taken lightly nor should anyone think that b/c one person does it then it means they should do it as well. I managed to travel to Vancouver and save money by visiting free/low-cost exhibits, staying in a hostel and with friends, walking to most places, saving food, etc. You do not have to be rich to travel, but at the same time you do need to be smart about traveling. I also do no own credit cards nor do I EVER plan on owning any. If that means I don’t get to own a home then so be it. I’d rather pay in cash.

I think it’s the case of to each their own. We are all different people with different experiences. I went with my instincts and ended up lucky . Although, that wasn’t the first time when I went to Canada and receive kick-butt news. So, I wish everyone the best.