LIFE COACHING: 'Everything prospers me'

In February of 1999, my wife and I received some of our most profound coaching from a fellow coach and holistic chiropractor named Dr. Scott.

On a coaching conference call, Scott asked us to experiment with a new attitude or perspective. He shared with us the principle of thought that states, "Everything prospers me."

At first we took this statement to mean that we were being challenged to attract greater financial abundance, or perhaps we were being encouraged to start becoming greater managers of money.

However, Scott took this principle a step deeper and asked us to start repeating this statement in every circumstance we encounter.

For example, get stuck in a long line of traffic - no problem - everything prospers me and I turn on the radio and pick up a great idea for a new seminar that we could give.

Get stuck in a long line at the bank - no problem - everything prospers me and it just so happens that the person behind me shares that he overheard my cell phone call and asks me about the conversation I was having in regards to work we do with children. I end up helping his son, who then has better learning capacity, who then eventually gets a scholarship in college and, eventually, invents the first solar-powered car and changes the way we view transportation forever!

OK, maybe a little far fetched, but the "everything prospers me" consciousness carries over into every experience.

Another example, our wonderful coaching client Michael, who is an attorney, recently started adopting our "everything prospers me" experiment.

Michael plays in an adult flag football league where the competition gets somewhat fierce. To make a long story short, Michael recently shredded his ankle into angel hair pasta after attempting to score a touchdown.

After a few expletives under his breath, Michael shared with us that he actually remembered the "everything prospers me" rule. So, get ready for this, Michael ends up dating the surgical technician who helped bandage his ankle and is now engaged to her.

We laughed so hard when he told us this story and Michael shared that he had his prosperity antennae up when the challenging event occurred, even after his ankle looked like eggplant Parmesan.

That, folks, is just it - when you have your antennae up, you start to be able to see the silver linings in life.

Michael easily could have cursed his way to the hospital and dwelled upon the fact that his season was over. However, he chose the "everything prospers me" plan and ended up meeting a special significant other.

So how does this relate to health, healing and success?

Quite often, we hear our practice members share that after a period where they were slightly run down, they remembered that they need to take more time for themselves, or that they had placed an un-healthy emphasis upon a project.

Perhaps, having the down time forced them to evaluate how much time they could spend with their family as opposed to traveling for business.

On the whole, the "everything prospers me" routine creates a true vacuum of positive attraction.

The other night we had a friend visiting in town and we entered a busy restaurant. Now, typically, a busy restaurant is pretty predictable on a Saturday night, however, we knew we had a small window to have a peaceful dinner with our daughter, or we knew that we could end up with an unhappy camper who attempts to toss her steamed vegetables across the room.

So we tried the "everything prospers us" approach and asked if there were any tables that we could sit at outside, and then the magic showed up. We ended up being seated within three minutes and the cool breeze outside was very refreshing. On top of that, we ran into some clients of ours and we received a referral as their neighbors were dining with them and they always wanted to introduce their friends to our office.

The "everything prospers us" method is not a Pollyanna attempt to tell you to view everything as peachy, for we do acknowledge that challenges can be down right sticky at times.

However, when you take a step back, the "everything prospers me" method seems to bring peace and an opportunity to accept what life has to offer where there may not have been that opening before.

Before we signed the lease on our office in Ahwatukee Foothills we had looked into other areas and, in fact, one location we really had desired ended up not working out. The next day, on a 11 p.m. drive and somewhat of a tirade to be honest, we ended up finding our current location in the vicinity of Interstate 10 and Trader Joe's - truly a gift.

This week we invite you to put on the "everything prospers me" hat, or the EPM alert as we like to call it, and we feel as though we can honestly celebrate with you in advance for embracing this view is sure to imbue your life with great riches of joy, health and fulfillment.

Dr. Jason Kolber is a licensed doctor of chiropractic and a certified life coach. He can be contacted at (480) 704-2787 or www.livinginline.com.