Experience the Shift

I’m into week two of a new project that I’m undertaking.  Not a big “take it to the world” sort of project; but rather a simple, “time to shift my life” project.  Essentially, it’s a way for me to take everything I know intellectually — stuff I’ve learned, stuff I’ve heard about, stuff I’ve experienced but lost along the way — and put it into concrete practice.  It’s not a mastermind group, but it is a way to harness and utilize true, authentic mastermind energy.

Several years ago, I was part of an authentic mastermind group.  This was a group that met weekly to start, and then bi-weekly, with the sole purpose of having its members speak their visions and desires, express gratitude for what was present and what was being manifested, have others bear witness to their dreams of success and their actual success, all without going to the consultative, brainstorming space.  Powerful stuff it was.

For various reasons, the group eventually disbanded.  And two weeks ago, myself and another member of the original group decided to harness the same energy, with just the two of us.  Our goal is to keep things pithy and concise, really concrete and as tangible as possible.  We begin by expressing an overall “manifestation” for the week — what is it we’re aiming to create this week?  From there we move into gratitude — simple expression of pure gratitude for what is.  Then, we share our successes of the day.  And the last step is to request how we want to be “held” in our manifestation — how do we want the other person to think of us, when they think of us at all, so the universe gets the same message all around?

Some may consider this sort of structure hoaky.  Well, what I know for sure is that stuff is SHIFTING like it wasn’t shifting before.  Clients are showing up, money is showing up, ideas are showing up, programs are filling, speaking requests are coming in, bookings are being made, to-do lists are being crossed off — all great stuff.  Sometimes, the things that show up aren’t quite as I would have envisioned.  And it’s still showing up.  Which forces me to express more gratitude and stay anchored in joy; which forces more stuff showing up.  It’s a cycle, you see.

As a leader, what I know is that I must model the power of standing in gratitude, even if I do nothing else.  There’s a way that leadership visions are infused with power, when gratitude is the anchoring force.  So find your gratitude, express it and experience the shift.  It’s an experience you don’t want to miss.