Speaking to your mountains

When I lived in Denver, Colorado I frequently went to the mountains just to relax and enjoy the view. Looking at those mountains, I was always struck by the bravery of the early settlers because they crossed those peaks in nothing but beat up old wagons and will. And, whenever I got down I imagined those men and women getting up one morning and speaking to their mountain “Today you will be crossed!” True, it was tough but I’m certain they had the vision of free land on the other side of those mountains and the new life they hoped to build for themselves as a great motivator.

In the previous sections I asked you to write out a list of desires and then narrow that down to a few specific things you felt would enrich your life. Then, I asked you to focus all your efforts on one item at a time, to think about it day and night, to always have it on your mind. And finally, to give yourself motivation by at least once a day taking a moment to imagine how it would feel for you to have this thing. I wanted you to really see the thing in your possession and soak in the feeling of how it changed your life. I outlined all that because like those settlers, that imagining is directing your focus and speaking to your mountains by giving your unconscious an instruction to find a way to get it.

For whosoever shall say unto that mountain

Two years ago I spoke to my mountain and determined that I was going to get out of debt. I started small and set up a savings account and simply added five dollars, the cost of a cheap lunch, twice a month for three months. It seems ridiculously low but that was the idea. I was mentally shaming myself into a commitment to do more once I saw how easy it was. Next, I moved my focus to one of my smallest bills. Every time I wrote out a check to pay that bill I offered thanks that it was completely paid off and enjoyed the feeling of being free of this debt. Just like the savings account I began to add five dollars a month, and to my surprise, money seemed to come from everywhere to help me increase the amount I was able to pay. In no time I had crossed that mountain and guess what…? The money I used to pay that debt instantly became extra money I could used to cross that next mountain. And, just like those settlers I crossed mountain after mountain. Sometime I would have to stop to rest but kept my focus on resuming my climb and two years later I was free of debt.

Think about a mountain you want to climb. Wake up one morning and begin to direct your focus… and then take a step to speak to your mountains!