CHAPTER FOUR
USING FOCUS AND INTENTION
The universe always gives you more of what you are focusing on.
—Alan Cohen
I met with Kyle in his penthouse office overlooking Atlanta and encountered his litany of stressful thoughts about the future. Kyle thought they were legitimate concerns about the present.
“The list is endless,” he said. “I’ve got so much to do today that I sometimes feel like jumping out of this window.”
“That’s one option,” I said. “As long as you don’t do it while I’m sitting here. That would be my request of you. As your coach.”
“Well, what would you do?”
“I’d go on vacation.”
Kyle laughed bitterly. That was the last thing he could possibly do with all these crises coming up.
I said, “Kyle, will you do an exercise with me ...
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