| Perhaps you've read about the power of | | | | third one was published in "Magical |
| visualization. Maybe you've tried it. Maybe | | | | Souvenirs" on page 206 (look it up on Amazon |
| not. If you haven't, you might be wondering | | | | with Arielle Ford as its author). As for the |
| if this stuff really works or if it's a full | | | | articles, they can be seen here at Ezine |
| of bugaboos.Today, instead of expounding on | | | | Articles.Note: I still have the dream of |
| what it is and telling you that it works, I | | | | publishing my own book and having that become |
| am going to offer you proof that it does. | | | | a best-seller. Stay tuned!3. |
| Then in the next article, I'll talk about | | | | |
| what it is and why it works.1. | | | | Dream: MOTIVATIONAL SPEAKERVisualization |
| | | | technique: Played schoolteacher as a child in |
| Dream: BECOME A PILOTVisualization | | | | my bedroom. In later years, I would go to |
| technique: As a teen, I drove my mother's car | | | | church, sit in the main lecture hall (with |
| down the middle of the highway and pretended | | | | seating capacity of 2,000) and imagine myself |
| to take off and land. Paid the price in terms | | | | on stage speaking to thousands. Then I |
| of 4 speeding tickets! Instead of hanging out | | | | practiced by getting in front of several |
| at the mall with my friends, I used to go to | | | | civic clubs (i.e. Kiwanis, Lion's, Rotary, |
| the airport as a youngster and watch planes | | | | etc.).Result: Spoken to thousands around the |
| take off and land all day long. Played with | | | | country and continue to build a reputation as |
| model airplanes and flew them over makeshift | | | | a professional speaker.Need more proof? Visit |
| villages with plastic green roofs and white | | | | my website and see testimonials from various |
| picket fences. Sat on my couch and visualized | | | | audiences at: The first time I spoke to |
| myself flying in all sorts of weather | | | | 1,000 people was at a high school in Virginia |
| conditions - imagined feeling the vibration | | | | in the late nineties. In the near future, my |
| of the engine and went through the motion of | | | | website will be undergoing a major facelift, |
| starting it up, rolling down the runway and | | | | which will include videos of speeches I've |
| taking off, etc. Finally, I bought a MS | | | | done. Stay tuned!4. |
| Flight simulator and hooked it up to my | | | | |
| desktop computer and played with it for | | | | Dream: WIN SALES CONTEST AT MERRILL LYNCH |
| hours.Result: Became a pilot May 2001. Two | | | | (during the early 1990's)Visualization |
| years later, got a commercial certificate. | | | | technique: Cut out a picture of the hotel of |
| Three years after the commercial, became the | | | | where winners would be staying. This was |
| world's first deaf instrument pilot (fly in | | | | posted by the telephone in my office where I |
| the clouds on instruments).Need more proof? | | | | could see it every day. For months, I |
| Visit the bio section of my website, scroll | | | | imagined myself wriggling my toes in the warm |
| down the page and you'll see a bunch of links | | | | sand, swimming in the ocean and watching the |
| to newspaper articles: | | | | sunset from the hotel balcony.Result: Won |
| | | | sales contests three years in a row. Went on |
| Dream: BECOME A PUBLISHED | | | | all expense paid trips to Bermuda, Mexico and |
| AUTHORVisualization technique: In 1996, I cut | | | | Florida.Need proof? I have a clip of myself |
| out a section of the New York Times | | | | being interviewed on national TV (CNN) but |
| best-selling list and put it on my | | | | until I learn how to post videos online, |
| refrigerator. Crossed out the top-selling | | | | you'll just have to believe me on this one. |
| author's name and wrote in mine. Every time I | | | | I might even have some photos buried |
| walk in the kitchen, I am reminded of my | | | | somewhere - I'll have to go look for |
| desire to be a "best-selling" author. Note: | | | | them!Food for thought: The more you |
| This piece of newspaper is now turning yellow | | | | visualize, the more your dreams will come to |
| and curling at the corners!Result: Published | | | | pass and manifest for you!Profoundly deaf |
| 3 stories in 3 different best-selling books. | | | | since birth, Stephen Hopson is a former |
| Also written and published several articles | | | | award-winning stockbroker turned motivational |
| online.Need more proof? Visit your local | | | | speaker, author and pilot. He works with |
| bookstore and pick up a copy of "Chicken Soup | | | | organizations that are ready to explore and |
| for the College Soul". Go to page 278. Order | | | | overcome adversity because no one is immune |
| a copy of "heartwarmers" from Azriela Jaffe | | | | from it - adversity does not discriminate. |
| (it's now out of print but it was an Amazon | | | | His professional speaking services, Obstacle |
| best-seller when it first came out). She has | | | | Illusions, include fun and passionate |
| some extras in her inventory - contact her | | | | presentations, especially the story of how |
| at: The "heartwarmer" story ("Three | | | | his fifth grade teacher forever changed his |
| Words") is on page 38). And finally, the | | | | young life with THAT'S RIGHT STEPHEN! |