Big Fat Liar or Masterful Storyteller?This weekend I'm presenting to my business client's associates on the topic of Making Miracles. Isn't that a great sign when businesses are introducing law of attraction to their people?!
(In fact, the corporate sponsor is making this event free and open to the public. Email Viola at vcrebs@yahoo.com if you'd like info to the details of the Saturday morning event at USANA headquarters in Salt Lake City.)
One of the key points I'm hitting is inviting attendees to amp up their ability to spin a good yarn.
It's a skill that most folks don't invest much energy in, huh? Daydreaming, fantasizing, telling it the way we want it rather than 'how it is' is a pastime we learn to leave behind early in life.
But it's exactly that story-telling ability that leads us to magic, miracles and big dreams come true.
What are your thoughts on telling the story of what you want before it's true?
If you're like many, there's a hesitation to speak something that isn't "true" yet.
Even those of us who are LOA savvy often struggle in how to answer others' questions when we're in process of creating our next manifestation.
Like when we're building a new business and someone asks "how's it going?" While the "truth" might be that our only customer is our mom and we're out of savings in one month, when we know the power of our words we're reluctant to speak that "truth."
However, saying "I'm rolling in money and am booked solid" can be difficult for those who feel uncomfortable with what they might see as a misrepresentation of the facts.
So how can you become a masterful storyteller and powerful creator without feeling like a big fat liar? Here are five tips for the story-telling challenged:
1. Deflect! (aka Answer a Better Question) - when grandma asks how your love life is, instead of saying you haven't had a date since the turn of the century (which may be the cold hard "truth"), and instead of saying you're planning nuptials with Mr. Right (which may be what you're manifesting), answer what you're looking forward to. Maybe: "I'm optimistic that things are getting really good in the near future!" Or: "I have lots of reasons to be very happy."
2. K.I.S.S. - Keep It Short & Simple while engaged in a "reality" conversation, but elaborate and revel in your fantasy version while talking to yourself or a trusted manifesting partner.
3. Clue Them In - as a Law of Attraction Coach, I figured the best thing I could do for myself is train those I'm in regular conversation with to understand that when I say something's temporarily 'barred from discussion' that it's not personal. And those close to me are used to hearing me give the version that's coming - even though they won't find the real life evidence of it in my world .. yet.
4. Get Choosey - sometimes the best strategy is to stay out of discussions with folks that you suspect will take you (and the conversation) to places you'd rather not go. You know who they are, and you may be doing yourself a huge favor by minimizing interactions with those who want to pin you down in assessing your current "reality."
5. Tell It Like You Want It - sometimes there are very appropriate times to create the truth before it is truth (aka LIE). This was actually homework assigned to me by one of my mentor coaches at one point: I had to tell three people every day I was a life coach, when the seemingly "real" truth was that I was a "wanna be" life coach. But telling that hairdresser, and the guy in line at the cafe, and the telemarketer on the phone was great practice in embracing the truth I wanted to create.
The bottom line is to do what feels best to you while not abandoning your creative abilities. Abraham reminds us often that we are much too attached to the "truth" and I'm reminding you that you'd be well served to tell the story of what you want every chance you get. :)
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