"If you want to build a ship, don't herd people together to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea." -- Antoine de Saint-Exupery

If you've been paying attention at all to the news, you've likely noticed that there are lots and lots of things to worry about -- from man made disasters such as the deficit, antibiotic resistant viruses, crumbling housing market, weak dollar, extinction of polar bears, to the acts of nature such as tsunamis, earthquakes, hurricanes, et cetera. I could go on, but I've decided to make a very conscious decision to nurture the beautiful things in life and positively impact the present.

This is a challenge. A huge challenge because we are pushed on every single front to interact and be motivated by fear and scarcity. I have decided to act as a catalyst for courage, abundance, beauty and strength through the process of self-persuasion and reframing our realities.

This means, my readers, that I am opening up new avenues for exploration. I will always teach and continue to learn and advance the field of persuasion. That will remain a constant in my life. The new venture, though inextricably enmeshed with the field of persuasion (as far as persuasion goes), is going to be a new focus for me in terms of filling the void that we seem to find within us in these trying times. Instead of continuing to accumulate, I will be giving the tools -- both old and new -- to align ourselves with the proper mindset.

The law of resonance is very simple. An example: two office workers sit next to each other eight, nine hours a day. One is upbeat, positive, happy and friendly. The other is depressive, negative, frustrated and anti-social. With resonance, unconsciously one or both of them will begin to drift towards the other's state of being. So either the negative person will begin to elevate their mood or the positive person will start to become depressed (or angry because of the shift) or both will begin moving in the direction of the other and somewhere in between they will "resonate".

As a teacher, it is one of my goals to bring the law of resonance to the consciousness of my students, so that events and people around you are no longer capable of pulling down your energy. The vibration of everything affects you and fortunately, these vibrations can be changed and brought up to meet you, but only if you are mindful and deliberate about making that happen.

This isn't to say there won't be moments where you need a little support in life, some fortification, someone to build you up when you have challenges. And I am geared to be that for you. I'm relentless about enriching our lives through pure, unadulterated hope.

If you have the eyes to see them, there are opportunities absolutely everywhere. Even where you don't see them, like when you have a problem or challenge. But the seeds of their solution are within each problem. When we nurture these seeds, we can bring into focus what we want to draw into our lives.

My goal is to teach you to long for the endless immensity of the sea.

Kenrick Cleveland teaches techniques to sell to affluent clients using persuasion strategies. He runs unique public and private seminars and offers home study courses, audio/visual learning tools, and coaching programs in persuasion techniques. Find more free articles at www.MAXpersuasion.com/blog. Be sure to sign up for his free report entitled "Yes! Persuasion."