Manifestation Through Sheer Tenacity October 23, 2007
Posted by Heather Vale in : Live Calls , trackbackWe all know them; people who just don’t like to see other people happy, or achieve big things, who will always tell you why it can’t be done.
Why you’ll fail.
Why you should give up before you get started, and, above all, “keep the day job.”
And yet, those of us who dream big — to the point that our dreams are bigger than even our own minds can conceive — just refuse to listen to those naysayers, as hard as it is sometimes.
Who are they to steal our futures — the lives we want to manifest for ourselves?
But… what about when those “naysayers” or “dream stealers” are really the people you love — who love you back — and just want to make sure you don’t get hurt?
What if they truly have your best interests at heart?
Do you listen to them then?
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Patrick Combs has a ton of these stories. Again and again, people have told him what he can’t do or why he won’t succeed, and how he should just stick to what he knows.
Even last week, he wrote this on his blog:
Anyway, my wife came right back to me asking the question, “Now do you think these are signs that we shouldn’t move forward?”
My response was the same:
There were plenty of “signs” that my speaking career wasn’t meant to be, and my one man show, and my book.
They are not signs, they are challenges.
They are the barriers to entry that stop most other people.
We just need to take this one day at a time and one challenge at a time.
And Patrick should know. He has followed these principles to manifest exactly what he wanted, or better, time and time again.
Patrick is a story-teller at heart. But up until a few years ago, it really didn’t work out the way he thought.
He has a story on his website at GoodThink.com that, ironically, tells about his struggle to be accepted as a story-teller on stage with his one-man show.
He tried for a year and a half to follow that new dream… failing again and again, and being told by many well-meaning friends that he just didn’t have what it took to make it; that he was a great inspirational speaker, but a terrible actor who wasn’t funny, and trying to tell funny stories in a one-man show just wasn’t working.
Again and again, he was advised to quit and go back to doing what he did best.
But there are two things in life that drive us toward living the life of our dreams: the things we’re naturally good at, and the things we’re passionate about — and the latter, oddly enough, often take the most work to get off the ground.
Finally a friend told Patrick, despite the rough spots in his show:
“What I saw today that was great was a willingness to risk embarrassment, walk through fire for your dream, to go back to being a nobody in order to become a new somebody. And a guy who’s taking small steps toward his dream, and small steps lead to giant things so I know you’re going to make it.”
But still, the advice to quit far outweighed the advice to continue, and Patrick almost did quit… until the universe stepped in again.
And finally — yes, after many torturous failures and all the “signs” in the world that he was supposed to quit — he broke through and made it.
Was the wallet card with a written affirmation that he read every day responsible for finally manifesting the dream Patrick was seeking?
Or was it the refusal to give up, against all odds?
Following his heart instead of his head — or the heads of those around him?
Right after the turning point to his success in this venture, Patrick says:
“What really made me feel good was who I’d become along the way to this dreamy outcome: a person happier, braver, more fulfilled, more at peace, perhaps even a wee bit close to my dream of being a talented performer. And these things I’d become, would be mine to keep forever. I’d earned them.”
But the story doesn’t end there.
And you won’t believe the twists of synchronistic manifestation that came next.
You can either read the story on Patrick’s website… or, to experience it with the full emotional telling it deserves, along with other stories of against-all-odds manifestation that Patrick has personally experienced, join us Thursday for a live call with him.
And yes… despite what the naysayers and well-wishers told him, he is a great storyteller.
To hear some stories that will blow you away, get the call-in information here.
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I too am taking a step others think is risky and that i shouldn’t do it but I believe it is right for me to follow what my heart is tellig me and that me and my children will be fine somehow it will work I can fel it in my bones I put my notice in at my job my last day at work is in one week I haven’t saved for this yet I know coming and beginning something new is right for me and my dreams its aliitle scarey and exciting but I feel I have to what I want to do and not what others tell me is foolish and no one truly seems to get why and I have yet to tell my kids as I know this step will frighten them. Kathleen Brewington
Yes, people around you are more comfortable with you staying the way you are, or where you are. family can be especially bad.
Yet the one thing we have control over is our mind and we must take responsibility for what we decide and what we create. In the end, it won’t matter if we pleased others by doing what we ’should.’ No one will care. People will only care and take notice when we succeed,
Sort out the risks and what you believe scares you. Never mind if the project is practical. Just sort the risk and scare. Ask yourself: if the whole world is to support me, then how can this risk affect me? what will happen if my fears came true? Write it down and stare at it for a long time without thinking anything. The fears will melt and you will find your own heart and courage. Let me wish you well in what ever you do.
Destructive fear (that fear that destroys your confidence in yourself), whether coming from inside you or from outside, is our main avenue of growth. The challenges we have to overcome because of it are what makes us better. There are two basic ways to overcome this fear and grow. These are to focus on the value you are giving yourself and others or to focus on the passion you have for the thing you are doing. Patrick Combs story fulfills both of these basic ways of overcoming destructive fear. Take heart from it. You and I can also overcome.
[…] I wrote an article about Patrick’s drive to succeed, and never-say-die attitude, over on the Masters of the Secret blog. […]
I would be very interested in having you view my site. And, if you keep up with me an watch my progress, I literally GUARNATEE you will see me be literal proof that what you and Barry are saying is true. I may look like a tough case to use, but check it out; I have used a manual wheelchair exclusively for eleven years due to advanced Lyme disease. I have always known I AM going to walk again; it’s never been ‘if’, it’s always been ‘when’. I realize it’s probably not going to happen overnight, but the ‘when’ is now. Two months ago I started going to a very unusual therapy place called Project Walk. My introductory video is not up as of yet on their site, but do check it out: www.projectwalk.org. Not everyone who goes there walks again, but many, many DO. It is my belief that–no matter what the label may be or how serious it may seem–all illness first manifest in the mind. As of this month I already have two websites featuring my story; www.betthealthguy.com and www.publichealthalert.org . Both are the same article, written by Scott Forgeson. Check it out! Then feel free to get in touch with me anytime…
Peggy
I want to tell you that your article alone has inspired me and I haven’t heard Patrick Combs story yet - but intend to after writing this comment. I am currently living in Thailand next to one of the most oppressive countries in the world and I have a one woman shelter funding it on my own as a teacher and my mother’s financial help as well. I have had one failure after another in Thailand as a teacher and the signs tell me it’s time to quit but I am so passionate about caring and respecting the animals in this part of the world that I cannot and will not give up. I have been close to giving up and now reading this article I have courage to try teaching again and learn to see the signs as challenges that I can rediscover myself and my life to create a better me and world. If any one has any suggestions or is willing to help in any capacity or how I can use the internet to promote my animal shelter please contact me at shannon_chopyk@hotmail.com
Sheer determination is what is needed
My 21 year old son had a wallet card with this affirmation: “I am very good graphic disigner. I earn two million dollars. I have a housewife and I have a car”.
He was studying at the university. he loved his career. he was accepted by an American Company here in Mexico and he was going to earn his own money almost as he stated in his wallet card affirmation. he had a lot of illusions for his future. he thought always big, he was an athlete, he liked to practices sports, he helped other students from other careers with their homeworks but last week he had an accident and died instantly. How do you explain this, how come this happened even though my son had a lot expectations in his mind, how come he manifested this accident