One of my new goals has been to create a mastermind group for the purpose of creating business and personal relationships with like-minded individuals.  According to classic books like “Think and Grow Rich,” masterminding is defined as ”the coordination of knowledge and effort, in a spirit of harmony, between two or more people, for the attainment of a definite purpose.”

For those of you who have been part of Adversity University for quite some time, you are familiar with my journey as a former stockbroker turned motivational speaker, writer and pilot.  I’ve always known from experience that when you focus on what you want, you eventually manifest it - good or bad.  I’ve also known that I didn’t get to where I am alone.  I’ve had lots help along the way.

But one thing I’ve never really utilized was the power of masterminding.  Up until now, I’ve not taken advantage of organizing or even joining a group of like-minded individuals.  After reading several books that emphasize the importance of masterminding our way to success, I finally made a firm decision to put out a request to the universe to help me with this.  Then I promptly forgot about it.

One day, I was online and found someone who belonged to a local law of attraction group.  There was something about this person’s photo that drew me.  My intuition prompted me to contact her (Shelley Kimberly) and so I did.  A meeting was set up and towards the end of the hour, she told me of another person who she thought would make a great mastermind partner for me.

His name is Myron Brown of Myron Brown International.  Another meeting was set up between the three of us a week later.  I couldn’t have predicted the outcome of that meeting.  Not only did we hit off immediately but we bonded right away.  When he walked in, I knew that he was the right mastermind partner.  There was no doubt about it.

The fact that we felt a deep spiritual connection, while very significant, is actually not the focus of today’s article.  What I want to emphasize is what Myron later told me later on.  On our second or third meeting, he revealed to me that after we met for the first time, he excitedly went around and told everyone within his circle of influence that his new masterminding partner was once on Oprah.  The funny thing is I never said any such thing because I’ve not been on her show!  

So what made him think such a thing?

What Myron did not know was that I had been visualizing myself on Oprah for many years.  On my refrigerator door is the cover of People Magazine dated December 20, 1999.   Guess who’s on it?

Yep, there she is, smiling at me every time I get hungry!  Next to her photo are the words, “How Oprah Changed Their Lives.”  The simple little action of opening my refrigerator door metabolizes, on a deep cellular level, the thought of engaging in conversation with Oprah in front of millions of viewers.  For those of you familiar with the law of attraction, “thoughts become things.” 

Long before the law of attraction entered mass consciousness, I’ve used the power of visualization towards the achievement of my dreams.  One way of doing that is through the help of photos placed in strategic locations throughout my home.  

Her photo in the kitchen subliminally sends a powerful message almost every single day that I am home to my subconscious mind, the one place inside you that has been called ”the gateway to the universal mind.”  You attract what you put your focus on.  That means the more you internalize your thoughts, the more you give off that energy.

In other words, Myron was picking up on that vibration and read my mind on the first day we met!   

For more information on the power of metabolizing your thoughts, please see “Metabolizing Your Daily Thoughts.”

Food for thought:  If people can pick up your inner thoughts, you might as well fill it with stuff worth reading about! 

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