Believe in Believing

How to dramatically alter your future!

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Often I reflect back on where I was to where I am now. I do not dwell on the past like I used to but there were times in my life that it just could not be avoided. Like you know, when stuff just happens for no reason and throws a total wrench in your exciting plans. I welcome adventure but not that kind of drama adventure anymore.

Let's talk about winning though. We all have times where we just knew we were winning in life and just totally invincible. We just couldn’t lose.

I was watching a movie the other night called ‘Mississippi Grind’ It was about Gamblers who bet on just about anything. It looked in the movie that it was kind of a transient life but really the characters being portrayed looked to me like they were really enjoying life.

It reminds me of a time when I was young and totally restless. Well, maybe reckless too.

I was on a road trip coming back from visiting all the distributors in our company. It had been a long trip and I was kinda tired from it all. Before I got home that Friday I made a detour to stop by one of my friends and play a game of pool. We got talking and had a few drinks. Then the possibility of getting home that night was not possible. He kept talking about this girl he was missing and wanted to see. The crazy part was though she was 2000 miles away. We talked about possibilities. Since he would not stop talking about her I said why don’t we just drive there.

So we spent the next 2 hours planning our trip and then decided it was too long to drive.

The next day we were off to a home show in the City. As we got near the edge of the City we passed the airport sign. You know the one that has the big sign with an arrow and a jumbo jet on it. Then he saw the sign and started talking about her again. So, I said okay last chance man, either put up or shut up. If you wanna go then let's go now.

That was it.

This was also back in the day that they didn’t have ATM’s on every corner, let alone the airport.. So we drove right into the City and cleaned out or bank accounts and 2 hours later we were on an international flight to San Francisco.

It was love at first sight when we got off the plane. I said to my friend, there she is buddy. He said, how did you know it was her?'' It was just so obvious. Like she had a neon sign on her forehead, she was just glowing with happiness and smiling like a Chesire Cat from such a long ways away. But  you just couldn’t miss her.

We went into the City that night and started planning what to do. Reno sounded like a great idea. We just didn’t know how we were going to get there. We were drinking and having fun and even thought of the idea of chartering a small plane which was a good idea at the time. We took the 6 a.m. Bus the next morning to Reno. When we got there near lunch time we went for lunch and had Champagne to celebrate our getting there. We had some fun in the Casino, spent a little money and then decided to go to a Las Vegas Show as we only had so much time before the Bus which was coming that evening to take us back to the Airport. We were going to take the overnight Red Eye flight so we could be back for Monday morning meetings.

I only had spent about $50 in the Casino not because I was tight with my money but really because that was all I had. We had spent a chunk of money buying our last minute flights.

When we came out of the show we attended I was totally out of funds so I borrowed $20 bucks from my friend. I put some money in the slot machines as we were waiting for the Bus to arrive. Next thing I know my friend is calling me saying we have to go get on the Bus.

I was actually down to my last 4 quarters so I said to him. Hey just wait a minute while I put this in the machine. Sure enough all the numbers and logos on the slot machine linedup and out of the machine is pouring out $250 Dollars of quarters. Just like in the movies, right?

Yey!! I said as I threw my hands up. My buddy said ‘Hey come on man, we gotta go or the Bus is going to give the seats to someone else. Okay, I said wait a minute. I walked across to the Casino Cage and asked for a bucket to put all the quarters in. In the meantime my friend is totally losing it.

Since I really felt like a winner I casually ‘ strutted across the floor walking the walk. I just couldn’t help it.

Then I walked over to the Roulette table near us and put my bucket on the table and reached over and put it on the Red Square.

‘$250 Dollars on the Red’ I hollered in delight. My friend is now really shaking his head. He is pissed.

Winner Winner! the Croupier said. $500 as he rolled all the Chips over to me. I was just totally starstruck. 

We jumped on the Bus. Made it back to catch our flight and got into the Monday morning meeting with 15 minutes to spare.

So when I watch a movie where people are winning, specifically in a Casino story, my mind always goes back to that so much fun Weekend we had. And we walked away Winners!

This leads me to talk about hope. Hope for the future. I don’t mean hope gambling in a Casino, I mean hope and belief about possibilities in your life of what may come. We can’t see the invisible but then all of a sudden, magic can happen. Even taking the time to write down 10 things you would like to accomplish in the next 12 months would change the trajectory you are on.

Hope and belief of a better life. Hope and Belief that you can excel in your Career. Hope and Belief that on your next business deal you can knock it outta the park. Belief in what seems impossible in your life right now. Belief that no matter what it just has to get better than this. Belief that when you see all the other people around you succeeding then you too can create that abundance in your life and much more.. Belief that regardless of what has happened to you in the past you can still rise above it all and shine.

Belief that your life can do a total 180 degree turn in 12 months and make more money than you ever dreamed of.

Belief that your love of traveling will take you to all the corners of the earth. Belief that there is a special soul out there for you and when you find them they are an extension of you and you wonder in amazement and awe about where the heck they were all your life. Belief that even though you just started running that you can create what appears the impossible and run that Marathon. 

We all have a winning story inside us. Its important to carry those moments with you, to remind you of when the road sometimes gets rocky. These successes and beliefs can carry you through the biggest storms in life.

You just have to believe. Believe in believing!