“The vision must be followed by the venture.
It is not enough to stare up the steps—we must step up the stairs.”
—Vance Havner
Visualizing and affirming your fabulous future is your first step to creating it. But how many affirmations do you think you would have to say in front of a piano before you could play Mozart?
You get the picture. You have to get into action and take “baby steps,” as Mike says. I think of this as “sending out ships.”
In the nineteenth century, the merchants in London built grand, tall-masted sailing ships. Then they would hire a crew, outfit the ship, and store provisions for the long sea voyage.
One fine day, the ship would weigh anchor, hoist her sails, and sail out of London harbor on her way to visit foreign ports and trade for gold, jewels, silks, and spices.
The trip would take many months—often years—and there were no communication lines open then: no ship-to-shore radio, no telegraph, no cell phones.
Once the ship had sailed, the merchant could do nothing more; only wait for that future day when the ship would return, sailing into London harbor laden with treasure. On that day, the merchant’s fortune was made! And that’s where the expression “I’m waiting for my ship to come in,” comes from.
But some people are going down to the dock, waiting for their ship to come in—but they didn’t send any out!
Not only that, but you had better send out more than one, because stuff happens to ships. Remember Pirates of the Caribbean, Mutiny on the Bounty, and “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald”? And we all know what happened to the Titanic!
Once you send the ship out, it’s out of your control. You are only in charge of sending it out, not when it comes in.
When you get into the habit of sending ships out, even if you know some ships aren’t going to make it back home, you are still confident and optimistic because you know you have a whole fleet sailing out there.
It creates a positive expectation that ships are going to be sailing in, docking at your pier, and unloading riches for you any minute. That reinforces your visualizations and affirmations.
Positive energy shines from you. You feel good about yourself because you’ve been doing what it takes to succeed.
Think positive and send out ships every day. It won’t be long until you’re unloading your treasures!
Today’s Affirmation: “Today is a big money day!”
From The Wealthy Spirit by Chellie Campbell
