（Dawn Fields 著 张馨月 译）（未经允许 请勿转载多谢合作）
    我曾跟一个想为他的生活目标而活的人一起工作，他希望成为一名歌手，但他当前不得不先给一家律师事务所当邮递员。他做这份工没赚到多少钱，我还知道他从一开始就很有信念去做个挑战者。 
   

   但他思想非常保守。 
   

   一般来说，作为一项原则，我不喜欢和思想保守并且很难相信他们自己的人一起工作。但他不同，不是他不保守，而是他有天赋。我曾经听过他唱歌，简直难以置信他有那样的声音，所以我就接近他并问他是否录过CD ，那样我就可以去买来听听。他笑着说，他实际上没唱歌， （他可能是在跟我闹着玩。 ）那只是他喜欢做的事情而已。他认为，他有很好的嗓音，但他没有去做任何与他的声音有关的事情，每当他有那种觉得自己有好嗓音的感觉时，他就去做除歌唱以外的事。他大多在洗澡时唱唱，因为在洗澡的地方，没有别人能听到他唱歌，除了他自己，-- -或许还有他楼上或楼下的邻居。

    我当时对这样的表白感到难过。我是个这样的人，就是相信当上帝给了我们一种才能或天赋，我们就不要想把它隐藏在灌木丛下，而是将它与世人分享。
   

    我告诉他，我是一个教练，我帮助别人发现他们的人生目标并帮他们为之而生活，我相信我们已发现上天赐予他的礼物-他的声音。我愿意通过给他展示他能靠他的声音来赚钱过活的方式，帮助他为实现自己的人生目标而生活。

    他起初笑话我，然后告诉我说唱歌不是一种真正的职业。他说，虽然有人靠他们的声音赚钱，但他不相信他能做得到。他对当一名邮递员工并不感到快乐，但他干这份活能让他赚够钱去付帐单，虽然他看起来总在为从工资中赚到钱而挣扎着。
   

    一天，我跟他见了面并给了他一份统计分析，分析里明确说明他能开始用他漂亮的嗓音赚钱。他看了，很兴奋，然后拿了我给他的资料，并答应与我联系。

    几个星期过去了，我没有听到任何关于他的消息，于是我打电话给他，想了解他是如何开展当歌手这份新职业的。他有点尴尬地告诉我，他没有做任何我建议的事情。没有任何真正意义的解释，他只是说他不相信别人会喜欢他的声音，也不认为他能靠唱歌赚钱。
   

    那天我离开时，感觉有点失败。我知道在我心中，我认为这个年轻的男子有一种特别的天赋，但上帝没有给他继续拥有的机会。我如此强烈地感受到这一情况后，并了解到他的财务状况，就决定免费指导他。但他拒绝了这个提议，并说我会浪费我的时间，因为他无法想像自己当歌手的样子，也不相信有人会为他的演唱付钱。

    这是大部分人都有的问题---他们很难相信有人会为他们的才能或天赋付钱。他们只是在脑里想不出那种情况会发生。当别人评论他们的才能时，他们变得尴尬起来，甚至更加怀疑他们自己的才能。他们相信没有人会对他们的才能感兴趣并徘徊不前。除非他们看到那种情况发生，不然他们不会相信它会发生。他们坚持认为“当他们看到它发生时，”他们将会相信它发生。 

    事情的真相是，想让那种情况发生就得做刚好相反的事。你不要等到那种情况发生了才相信，而要在它在你的生活中具体出现之前，你必须首先得看到那种情况的发生并且相信它会发生。

    那个年青男子要摆脱他目前的情况并进入他梦想的状况，他不得不做的事就是“做梦” 。设想他的梦。就像梦想的事情已经发生了那样设想看见它的发生。设想看到它发生了，然后，全心全意去相信它将发生。相信它，然后它将发生。

    我猜想看到就会相信能得到---所以即使在你每天的生活里，你没有看到你所梦想的情况发生，但实现你梦想的魔法就是用你的第三只眼去“见”，然后上帝就会把你所渴望的东西放在你眼前。
   

    行动要点：我已多次说明，你要想像看到自己生活在你所渴望的生活里，不要只是想像看得到梦想的发生，你还要相信梦想能实现。相信你能过上那种生活，然后你将过上那种生活。这就像这句话里说的这么简单。 “无论你要什么，要相信你能得到它。然后，它就是你的了。”

I'll Believe It When I See It

 I was working with this guy who wanted to live his life's purpose. He wanted to be a singer but was presently working as a mail clerk at a law firm. He didn't make much money on this job and he had a lot of beliefs that let me know, right from the start, that he was going to be a challenge.

He was very close-minded.

Generally, as a rule, I don't like to work with people who are closed-minded and have a hard time believing in themselves. But he was different. Not that he wasn't closed-minded, but the thing was that he was very talented. I once over heard him singing and couldn't believe the incredible voice he had and so I approached him and asked him if he had any music on CD that I could purchase and listen to. He smiled and said that he didn't actually sing. (He could have fooled me.) It was just something that he liked to do. He felt he had a nice voice, but he wasn't doing anything with his voice, other than singing whenever the feeling hit him. Most of the time he sang in the shower where no one could hear him except himself--and perhaps his upstairs or downstairs neighbors in his building.

I was saddened by this confession. I am one who believes that when God gives us a talent or a gift, we are not suppose to hide it under a bush but share it with the world.

I told him I was a coach and that I help people discover and live their life's purpose. I believed we had already discovered his gift-his voice. But I was willing to help him live his life's purpose by showing him ways that he could make a living with his voice.

He laughed at me originally, and told me that singing wasn't a real career. He said that although there were people making money with their voice, he didn't believe he could do it. He wasn't happy working as a mail clerk, but he did make enough money to pay his bills although he always seemed to be struggling to make it from one paycheck to the other.

I met with him one day and gave him a breakdown of exactly what he could do to begin making money with his beautiful voice. He was excited. He took my information and promised to keep me informed.

Weeks passed and I hadn't heard anything from him so I called him to find out how he was doing with his new career as a singer. A little embarrassed he told me that he hadn't done anything that I had suggested. Without any real explanation, he just sort of said that he didn't believe that others would like his voice and didn't think he could really make any money singing.

I walked away that day feeling a little defeated. I know in my heart of hearts, that this young man has an exceptional talent that God didn't give to him to keep to himself. I felt so strongly about this that, and knowing his financial situation, I offered to coach him for free. But he declined the offer, stating that I would be wasting my time because he just couldn't see himself as a singer or having the belief that anyone would pay him money to sing.

This is the problem that most people have-they have a hard time believing that anyone would pay them for their talents or their gifts. They simply can't visualize it happening. When others comment on their talent, they become embarrassed and doubt themselves even more. They walk around believing that no one would be interested in their talent. They won't believe it unless they see it happening. They stick by their belief that they will "believe it when they see it."

The truth of the matter is, it works the total opposite of that. Instead of believing it when you see it, you must see it FIRST and believe it, before it manifests into your life.

All this young man had to do to get out of his present situation and get into the situation of his dreams is to "dream." Visualize his dreams. See them happening as if they have already happened. See it. And then, believe, with all his heart that it WILL happen. Believe it. And it will happen.

I guess seeing is believing-even if you are not seeing it in your every day life situation. But the "magic" of manifesting your dreams is "seeing" with your third eye, and God will manifest your desires right before your eyes.

ACTION POINT: I've stated many times that you should visualize yourself living the life that you desire to live. But don't just visualize it, BELIEVE IT. Believe that you CAN live that life and you WILL live that life. It's as simple as that. "Whatever you ask for and believe, it shall be given unto you."

Dawn Fields is a motivational speaker, author and coach. She has an amazing way of reaching you with her down-to-earth style and her ability to make the impossible seem possible.