First Class - And Hold The Train!!

  Did you ever have an experience where you knew that everything appeared to be going right?

  I have noticed lately that since I gained more insight into my life and what had been setting me back that a series of things have happened that appear to indicate that I am on the right track. Over the past week it appears that all of my train connections are working out perfectly.

  I arrived at the station last week and the train pulled up. There was no way that I would be able to buy a ticket in time and get on it so I relaxed. I even had a chat for a few minutes with the ticket officer about my best route options. A few minutes later I walked onto the platform to find people standing at the doors, anxiously looking to see what the hold-up was. I have no idea what held that train up but what I do know is that seconds after me boarding it the doors closed and off we went. I hadn't even registered that the train had been waiting at the platform all this time.

  This could be seen as just plain luck (I tend to be lucky a lot of the time). A few days later I saw a train pull up and I had been playing football. I wanted to get home and it looked unlikely that I would catch the train. I ran but just as I made my way down the steps to the platform the doors closed and it looked like I'd missed my chance. As I stood on the platform contemplating a half hour wait in my football kit, I was informed that one of the doors had inexplicably stuck. A member of staff had to walk up the platform and shut in manually, mentioning to me that I would be able to board the train.

  The last train I caught was delayed by over 40 minutes. However, I arrived 39 minutes after it was supposed to arrive and watched it pull up as I walked down to the platform. This was the third incident in under a week of delays working to my advantage - so I now feel compelled to write about it!

  Another phenomenon that I have noticed on my local train service (First Capital Connect) is that there is a First Class Section on the trains that is strangely abandoned most of the time. I usually head straight for the first class cabin and find that I am frequently the only passenger on it, even when the train is busy. 

  I find it quite incredible how most people look at the carriage and turn away. I have never paid any extra for my ticket and never been questioned about sitting in first class. Furthermore, I'm not even sure if I should be paying any extra. It just so happens that I am paying significantly less!

  I had a friend come to stay with me a couple of weeks ago and she was upset that she'd lost her Network Rail Card. I didn't even know what it was. She explained that it gave her a third off all fares as long as they were over £10. I'd never even heard of such a card. Since I had been paying almost £15 for an off-peak travelcard into London and over £20 for a peak travelcard, I now pay only £10, or £14, instead of £15 or £21. 

  If she had not lost her card, I would still not know about the benefits of a network railcard. It only cost me £20 and I have already saved almost double that in the first 2 weeks - and it's valid for a year.

  My connections have all been smooth, my timings have been great, even delays are working perfectly to my advantage and the people that I have been meeting lately have been sending positive energy my way in abundance. 

  What has happened to me this week Luck? Positive state of mind? Divine intervention? All of the above? I don't know - but I like it!

  

Reach for the Sky Walker!

  Isn't it funny how the people that I seem to meet are influenced by the thoughts that I'm having at the time! I spent a lot of yesterday laughing and, sure enough, my e-mail was filled with forwarded jokes and links and the tone of the responses on my various networking sites was very light-hearted.

  Then enter the part that was slightly deeper within the realms of my subconscious - a chat with a lady who I'd met by accident at a recent event that I'd attended. Strangely, I'd been experimenting with a modeling project that I have been on. It had been suggested by a friend, who happened to be organising the event, that for one night during a workshop about financial freedom that I become "Star Barefoot Sky Walker". I took off my shoes and socks and wandered around the event gauging people's responses. They were interesting to say the least!

  The hardest thing for me that evening was stopping myself from laughing out loud as I noted the various reactions that my new identity elicited. Explaining that I was a multi-dimensional being who had no need for shoes or socks was a most interesting experiment (which on another day may well have earned me a visit by the nearest crisis team!) I sat on the front row and it was clear that I had attracted much attention!

  Stepping out of my comfort zone has been something that has been recurrent since I started modeling other people. This incident was particularly interesting. Knowing that I would be considered as an outsider by most of the individuals in the room was a strange feeling, yet there was one lady in the room who did not judge me on the fact that I was clearly different and claiming some strange talents, to say the least.

  I revealed my real identity to her at the end of the evening and we have stayed in touch since. Yesterday I spoke with her on the phone and it soon came up that I had not been playing at 100% in my life and with my life purpose. "Why haven't you stepped into your power yet?" was one of the questions that I was asked. I had no answer that made any sense.

  I know what I am here to do - spread Walk Innovation to the masses. I know that this will involve me attracting people who share my vision (to create a global community of like-minded individuals determined to achieve wealth, health and happiness through the Walk Innovation process - and have some fun along the way.) I also know that it will involve me stepping up and way outside of my comfort zone (thank you Star Barefoot Sky Walker for helping me do that).

  All of that said - why hadn't I stepped into my power? I had no answer then and all I can offer now is that I hadn't truly considered it. After all, the quality of our lives is directly proportional to the quality of the questions that we ask ourselves. It's time for me to step into my power and make things happen. This blog is a testament of my accountability to make it happen and I will.

  Fortunately, this still allows me to have fun in abundance. I have many more characters to model along the way. On 9th of May I will be donning a new outfit, adopting a new personality and going into London too meet my friends as they do the same. We will finish the evening at a roller-disco (something I've never done before.) One more challenge to keep me on my toes (or skates as will be the case.)

  What would happen if you truly stepped into your power today and believed that you were capable of anything?

Dealing With Challenges

  The last two days have been incredibly challenging for me. Over the past 7 weeks I have been spending a great deal of time and energy in getting my new Walk Innovation website up and running. It has involved daily liaison with my web designer, who was based in the United Arab Emirates.

  After 7 weeks of continued e-mailing and tinkering the website was almost perfect and my designer had told me that I would be able to easily edit the site. Originally, I had hoped that the site would be finished within a week and then realised that my needs were not being translated into actions. 

  As a trainer of NLP it is always important to remember that the meaning of all communication is the response you get. What I thought were easy to understand instructions were continually being ignored or misinterpreted by my web designer. Only through continued repetition of exactly what I wanted did I get most of what I did want done.

  Then came the bombshell - my designer had to move country and would not be available to help for at least 2 weeks. This led to a very rushed couple of days and an almost correct website.

  I then spent 2 days leaving flyers in every shop and establishment in the locality as I could, to get the word out. After this I decided that I needed to change some details on the site in the absence of my designer. Not being familiar with Wordpress I managed to lock myself out of the site (the reset password address obviously went to my designer's in-box and not mine.) So, I was locked out of my site and it had all gone horribly wrong. All queries were sending back an auto-responder message that we would get back to you as soon as possible - yet not reaching my in-box. I have no idea how many potential clients are still waiting for a reply that will never come. Great start for a new business venture!

  I watched 7 weeks of work undone in 1 second. This is a horrible feeling.

  My solution was to hold my head in my hands for a few minutes and let the reality of what had just happened sink in. Then I realised that it was my duty to transform the energy of this situation. My first task was to transform my mood. A quick click onto Youtube for some Eddie Izzard, Robin Williams, Monty Python and a bizarre Spanish lesson with a twist soon had me laughing out loud. I then meditated, asking the universe for help.

  Within minutes of finishing my meditation a friend of mine, Loren, who also happens to be a web designer, phoned me! She told me that we were going out for the afternoon and she would call by my house later. Clearly, Carlsberg don't do fortunate synchronicity, but if they did.......

  I was picked up, introduced to her friend, Natasha, and taken off to a lovely waffle house, sitting outside for a wonderful lunch. I was then taken to a favourite spot of mine, Tiki's Cafe, in Hemel Hempstead. The owner, Erkan, is an incredible man and has a very intuitive connection with energy. He sat down and spoke to me about a couple of niggling issues that I had, nicely buried in my unconscious mind. His questioning soon brought them to the surface.

  A little tweaking brought these out and made me realise how I had been holding myself back with my business. Simultaneously, Loren put up a temporary page on my website that stopped people from thinking that I would be getting back to them, when I wouldn't. She then agreed to redesign the site for me.

  In a few hours of magic my moment, minute, hour, day, week, month, year and life were transformed. After all, it is only the moment that we find ourselves in that dictates the life that we have had and will have. I'm tuned into the magic of the universe at the moment, I am grateful to my friends and I love my life.

  The gift of a situation will rarely be visible when the proverbial hits the fan. It is our belief that it is coming and congruence with our life path that expedites the journey from trauma to bliss. 

  I'm choosing bliss right now.

It's Not the Destination - It's the Journey That Counts

  What great weather we are getting at the moment. At this time of year it is a pleasure to be out and about. Over the past two days I have walked over 20 miles and witnessed numerous things of beauty.

  

  Not having a car has some distinct advantages when the weather is this good. Today, as I walked to meet a client, I was able to witness the numerous flowers in bloom and the occasional butterfly brightening up the path.

  It is in such moments of gratitude for the things that are sometimes taken for granted that life becomes enriched. I can honestly say that, apart from the obvious physical benefits that go with walking, I'm feeling fantastic at the moment and look forward to utilising any further good weather that I should be gifted with.

  Ultimately, for me, it is the small things in life that make the biggest difference and I am feeling very grateful at the moment.