Coaching tip: the difference between a dream and a goal is a date.

By now, almost everybody knows that in order to live the life we want, first we have to imagine it. To have dreams and longings is not only beautiful and pleasurable, it is also necessary. Dreams are the engine of the world, the force behind creation. The problem is that we often keep them in the "Dreams" file forever. 

The first step towards manifesting a dream is to make a goal of it. What is the difference? The date. Goals have a date. It does not need to be set in stone, but to have a date means that we pass the dream from the "Ideal but it's never going to happen" file to "One day it will be a reality". The easier example I can think of is a trip. One has in mind an image of a place that wants to visit. The image can be for years in our mind, our desk or our kitchen wall, until

You can rescue the chilean miners too.

What are you going to do to help the miners in Chile? I'll give you a clue: it is not about sending money. If you feel powerless or you feel it has nothing to do with you, think again. 


Thirty three miners became trapped following a shaft collapse in Copiapo (north of Chile) on August 5th. Today, three weeks later, we know they are alive, but the rescue tunnel can take up to three months to allow the rescue of the miners. For a moment, imagine yourself trapped in a copper mine, 700 meters below the surface with other 32 people, at 95F and at more than 90% humidity. Of course we could ask who's responsible, but this is not the moment for that. It is time for

Emoto's prayer for the Gulf of Mexico

I am back. I am very excited to announce that my new book, "Happiness Unveiled" will be out very soon. I will keep you posted. In the meantime, I have something to share with you.

Do you believe that you can do anything to help with the disaster of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico? Well, I have news. YES, YOU CAN. We all can. Water reacts to our feelings and the intention directed toward it.

The following is a prayer that Dr. Masaru Emoto is sharing so we can all help healing the water. Let us all suspend our anger for the moment and let the intention for healing to take charge and lead our thoughts, our feelings and our actions.

Dr. Masaru Emoto's research reveals that water physically responds to emotions and communications. He sends this prayer.  To speak it with sincerity is powerful and humbling:

"Now let’s give energy of love and gratitude to the waters and all the living creatures in Mexico Gulf by praying like this:

To the water, whales, dolphins, pelicans, fishes, shellfishes, planktons, corals, algae and all creatures in our Gulf of Mexico

I apologize.
Please forgive me.
Thank you.
I love you.

Masaru Emoto
May, 9th 2010"