​About 500 years ago, there was an eccentric Japanese Zen Buddhist monk called Ikkyū. If you happened to be born and raised in Japan, probably you know some of his stories. Here is one of them.
 
One day during a new year celebration time, he was walking around in the city of Kyoto, saying ‘be cautious, be cautious’. He had a bamboo stick in his hand and on top of it, a human skull was hanged. He wanted to remind people that life is limited.

Not much words are needed with the poem. It says all we need to be a man and a woman.

It is a tough path and it is the only path. Either you take it or not. There is no middle way.

Take the one you want.

The new thought movement has been resonating with me so much for a long time now. It is really a fascinating idea that our thoughts create the reality. Question is "Do you really believe the idea?"

For me, it is not something I believe. If you have a vision that never leaves you, you must have the idea to work anyway. It is not a belief but a demand. You can't live without making it happen.

Yes, his voice is attractive. Yes, his words are powerful. Yes, his presentation is great.

However, where does the power really come from? His voice, his words, his way of speaking?

I think the power comes from the thing he is referring to. All the other mechanics he is using are just marginal. He is talking the thing people are craving for themselves. That's why his words have power to reach the audience.

We all are afraid of making a mistake. To avoid it, we choose something safe, stable, predictable. Nothing wrong with this strategy as far as you take risks from time to time. Otherwise, life gets boring. No excitement and no growth is there.

It's ok to look bad. Not for the sake of looking bad, but, if you want something, you need to take the risk of making a mistake. 

"No mistakes in tango."

It's easy to fall into a rigid thinking that something cannot be done. The truth is however, we don't know what is capable for us until actually do it.

It is called 'poverty of imagination'. And the story of Helen Keller is a great reminder for what is possible.

There are many things we can learn from the movie but one thing is clear that there should be someone who believes in something.

Dr. Wayne Dyer has been my teacher since I read his book in my twenties. His books were the trigger for me to take my own path.

He has been sharing the wisdom he gained along the way. He passed away several years ago but for me he is still with me teaching valuable lessons continuously. I really admire him as a teacher, speaker, great human being.

I am very glad to have met him in person. I felt his love at that time when he suddenly walked down to me to take a picture with me. I must looked very confused at that time on Maui island. Actually, I was totally confused then. I didn't know what I was doing, why I was doing it. Now I know why.

You have ability to choose your beliefs. However, not many do so consciously. Because they don't think they do have the ability to choose.

Our beliefs, stories, assumptions are all self made or someone else's make up. There is no truth about them.

You can reject any belief that doesn't serve you. And you can take in any belief that do serve you.

As Larry points out, success is for anybody who are willing to do whatever it takes.

His claim is extremely simple and I agree with him totally. Then, why aren't there more successful people on this planet?

The biggest roadblock is not knowing what they really want in life. That's why they don't sacrifice anything. That's why they don't fully commit.

It's that simple as Arnold Schwarzenegger says. It's your vision, your goal, something you badly want to be, do or have.

Many people are too busy to take time to ponder. They don't have a long term vision. That's why most people drift along the way. They don't even know where they really want to go. No wonder why they are unhappy.

Do you have a vision for you?