Years ago, when I was in my mid-twenties, I took up the sport of rock-climbing in the mountains of my Colorado home. I clearly remember a moment when I was asked to work with the power of my belief. I was moving up a steep, exposed rock face with very few reliable hand and foot holds and was inching toward a foreboding overhang. I was also up against the limits of my physical ability and was shaking uncontrollably from fatigue. My very competent climbing partner had me securely roped-in and was keeping a watchful eye on me from a safe place below, and while I never felt my life was in danger, I was still extremely anxious.

Wouldn’t it be great to have your own powerful genie in a bottle, who pops out on your whim and grants your every wish? Well guess what? You do! And he’s much closer than he might first appear. There’s a mechanism in your subconscious mind which is your own personal genie in a bottle, and really is ready and able to grant your every wish...continue reading

Are you currently working toward an exciting and important goal but have achieved very little in terms of results? No amount of pushing, striving or hard work on your part seems to bring them about swiftly or cause anything to progress forward easily. In fact, pushing for results seems to impede them or chase them away. Why is that? One possibility is because you’re not supposed to be getting anything major accomplished right now. Could it be that you’re cocooning?...read more