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Have you ever gone on vacation and experienced a great spa treatment, exhilarating hike or profound relaxation?  If you’re like me, you’ve said, “I could totally LIVE here.  I feel so good.  I am going to continue _________ (hiking, relaxing, taking care of my skin/body/health) when I get home.”  And I’ll bet you felt this way especially after visiting Sedona, Prescott, the Grand Canyon, Scottsdale or Flagstaff.  But when you got home, that commitment to living like you’re on vacation got put on the back burner, didn’t it?  Yep, me too.

Today, our guest contributor Greg Drambour has a solution for making your “commitment to self” last well after your bags are unpacked.

Finding Out What You’re Willing To Do In Arizona

My clients on Sedona retreats know this question all to well! Any healing, whether emotional or physical, requires two components for success: One, do you have a desire to heal? Two, what are you willing to do about it? What you are willing to do about it when you are here with me on retreat is one thing but what you are willing to do when you get home each and every day is another thing entirely! That’s why I encourage clients to enroll in my 4-week follow-up program after they return home.

People come to Sedona and have powerful experiences. Then they get back to their life and within a few days or weeks their world overwhelms them and that wonderful feeling is lost. My follow-up program helps to keep the momentum going and to anchor those insights you received here in on your Sedona retreat.

As I am nearing my 29th sobriety anniversary, I have taken some time to look back over the last 29 years. I have noticed two important things: One, when I was in a “doing” place, I was moving forward very fast in my personal growth. And two, when I was working with a coach, mentor, therapist or one of the Holy Men, I was also moving forward at an accelerated rate. I’m with Tony Robbins–we all needs coaches! If not me, then I encourage you to seek someone out. Work with someone for 4 weeks and see if it makes a difference. See if you move forward, even a few inches.  Also, check in with that person every few months at the very least—it’s a win-win!

Sometimes, we have to take small steps into what we are willing to do. As long as it’s not too many small steps that go on forever as way to put off the big step!

Doing equals victory! I have complete confidence in the power of your human spirit and your ability to accomplish the impossible. I have seen it happen too many times, not to believe it.  The act of having faith in this inner power can create miracles.  Don’t underestimate the simple power of faith.  Pick a goal and have faith in it happening.  The impossible being accomplished from faith is just not written about in books, brothers and sisters!  But you have to try to see it work!

So, get into a “doing” place-even its 5 minutes a day but each and every day–see what happens. I think you will be surprised. This column is my “doing”!

A Ho,
Greg