I was in a clothing store yesterday and I overheard the owner talking with a couple of people who were in the store about how she needs help with marketing. She said she wants to bring more people into her store through marketing events that include speakers. That got me to thinking…

Since I am a speaker and that is one of the things I do (work with businesses to create unique marketing events to bring in more clients), I went right home and got to work on a proposal for her. The information I came up with was fantastic. Even if she decides not to use it, I’m sure someone else will.

The point to all of this, though, is that I happened to be in the right place at the right time. Right? Wrong!

The truth is I attracted this opportunity. This is something I have been working towards. I set my intention, created my affirmations, and worked with my self-talk until my belief system coincided with my intention. I went through some training and workshops and created a business and marketing plan. I hired a life coach and a business coach and am going through some consulting with a professional in the speaking business. I joined 2 Chambers of Commerce and 2 speakers bureaus. Now that I’m surrounded by the energy I want to create, things have started moving forward and I am attracting what I want to attract.

The real point here is if you want to create something, there are several steps you must go through before it happens. You can leave it up to fate or the unknown if you want or you can take control of it and make sure it happens. In the end, it’s always up to you.