For 23 years now, Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research Program (PEAR) at Princeton University has been quietly compiling evidence that human mind influences anything it focuses on. This has been proven again and again in well over 50 million documented experiments! And this influence is even more pronounced when bonded male/female teams work together, focusing on a common theme. Many of these experiment involved ordinary electronic machines. If power of focusing human mind can influence something as simple as a computer, imagine all other implications...

* Physical Health * Mental Health * Peace * Success * Happiness * Fewer car repairs (I'm serious!)

The possibilities are dizzying to mind, so to speak.

Okay, here's what I'm not saying... I will never ask you to simply become a positive thinker. Many have preached that to many who have failed miserably at trying to implement it. "Becoming" a positive thinker is a rich goal. The magic, however, is in journey. And, if you have a guide and concrete steps to take along path, all you need is commitment and you will arrive at your destination.

HERE'S AN OVERVIEW OF THE PATH:

1. VERY IMPORTANT: Be gentle with yourself along way

2. Begin measuring content of your thought patterns

3. Don't criticize your patterns

4. Seek understanding first

5. Honor negative patterns for doing best they 'thought' they could do in your behalf

6. Re-contract with your patterns for your "desired" future

7. Practice your new thought patterns in a conscious daily manner

8. Watch out for "gremlin" thoughts that attempt to cancel your new focus and take them through process outlined above

9. Playfully target focus areas for periods of time, so that you may personally complete your own experiments, which will convince you that YOUR THOUGHTS DO BECOME THINGS in a measurable way!

To quality thoughts and a rich life!

If you ask most clients what kind of facilitator they'd rather have, one that seems professional or one that can get them results they're after, I think you know what typical reply might be.

A story of "Professional" facilitator. About 15 years ago, college where I worked was going through quite an upheaval. Everyone was upset about something, including feeling unheard by administration. I had just been to a conference on "shared governance" which were buzzwords at that time. There was a fellow (a professor from Stanford University) there that gave a memorable talk about how to help your college develop a structure for creating shared decision-making between administration, faculty, staff and students. I excitedly returned to my campus and carefully shared this great opportunity with college President. It took many sessions of me mainly listening to his fears to get him to commit to an all-staff meeting to first deal with everyone's gripes and concerns. It took several more of my listening sessions to get his commitment to hire an outside facilitator to further work through issues that staff was having.

I immediately thought of this fellow I heard at conference and whom I knew had expertise to help us. He ended up visiting our campus several times to facilitate all-staff meetings. On his first meeting I was a bit hesitant. After all, we were a small community college in a rural area and he was from a large elite private university. My fears were immediately put to rest as he came in door in his shorts and sandals and wild Hawaii-style shirt. He was so funny and friendly and put everyone at ease, especially President. We couldn't get enough of him. We had more FUN getting very important work accomplished for college. Staff got out their concerns, they had their fights, he had us yell at each other, cry, get frustrated and resolve issues. I soon found out that this silly, funny man was as professional as anyone in a three-piece suit and tie with briefcase in hand. He brought his Facilitators Tool Kit instead.

After he finished with us, we were ready to create our own shared governance model. It wasn't easy, but we had worked through a lot of our roadblocks because of his ability to get us to laugh at ourselves. By way, he was most professional man I have ever met. (Story submitted by Susan Smith).

About Author: Steve Davis, M.A., M.S., is an Facilitator's Coach, Infoprenuer, and free-lance human, helping facilitators, organizational leaders, educators, trainers, coaches and consultants present themselves confidently, access their creativity, empower their under-performing groups, enhance their facilitation skills, and build their business online and offline. Subscribe to his free weekly ezine at www.MasterFacilitatorJournal.com.