Today, my usual Starbucks excursion was derailed. As I waited in the drive thru lane for my Quad Expresso Macchiatto with foam to the top, I was told by the Barista, that the steam machines were not operating, therefore, No Starbucks! Disappointed, I drove off, knowing that I would visit another Starbucks on my radar.
Upon arriving at that Starbucks, the Barista, an Asian woman I have known for five years, smiled as I walked in. She didn't even ask me for my order- as she remembered my drink. We chatted for a few minutes, since I hadn't seen her in awhile. I asked her how her daughter was. She replied, "She's going into the third grade!" "What?" "Where has the time gone"? I said. When I first met her daughter, she was three years old. Now she's eight!
She proceeded to tell me about her daughter's dream to become an Olympic Ice-Skater. I smiled as she was telling me the story. She said her daughter, Monica, went as far as drawing a picture of an ice-skater, with spotlights shining on her, and put it under her pillow one night, and told her mother that she was going to dream about being an Olympic Skater! Tears welled up in my eyes. The thought of an eight year old, having a passion to be an Olympic Skater and knowing that she will achieve her dream. The woman said, "I am not sure where she is getting this from, because I was never like this!" She's telling everyone, her teachers, her friends." I looked at her and said: "You have to make this happen!" Smiling she said, "Yes, I don't know how I am going to do it, being a single mother, but I will do everything I can to help her achieve her dreams but it's going to cost a lot of money!"
As I left Starbucks, I thought to myself. There is something very special about that little girl. To have not only the dream and the passion to know what she wants- at eight years old, but then to visualize it on paper, is very powerful. I am sure she doesn't even know about "The Secret!"
I believe that there are no coincidences in life. There's a reason I went to this other Starbucks. Perhaps it was just to hear the story - of a little girl - who's dreams and passion inspired me, or a lesson to be learned. Perhaps it was just to share this story with you.
Whatever the reason, I walked away knowing these things: The power of thought + passion = achieving your dreams. To achieve those dreams, you must focus. Pinpointing exactly what you want - not what it will get you is the message. This eight year old was focused on being an Olympic Ice-skater. She visualized how it would look. She didn't visualize any other desire.
Perhaps that is the lesson for each of us!
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