At the ICF conference, there were several people who I kept running into throughout the week. This is at a conference of over 1600 coaches. So I began to look deeper at what the message might be.

One of these repeated encounters was with a coach, Mark D’Ambrosio. Mark’s story is remarkable in that he ended up at the conference because he asked for what he wanted, a practice that he had found difficult to follow in his life. A month before the conference, he asked for airfare, a place to stay, someone to watch his kids while he was gone, and a pass to the sold out conference. He got everything he asked for.

He ran into me immediately after going to the registration desk and picking up his conference pass. He was absolutely beaming. I didn’t get the full details of how his miracle had come to pass but my guess is that much of it is due to the kindness of strangers–fellow coaches from the on-line discussion group, The Co-Active Network, who saw his posting for help.

I’m convinced that I saw Mark all week long–in break out sessions, at lunch, in the hallways– to drive the same message home to me: Ask for what you want. Don’t worry about how the order will be delivered. Just put your order in.

Now this might seem to be all hocus pocus, airy fairy, New Age wishful thinking. And I’m willing to play with it. Heck, what do I have to lose? So here’s what I’ve posted on my office wall: Five More Clients by Nov 30, 2005. (BTW–I just added the 2005 as I’ve heard that in order to manifest, you need to be specific.) These could be personal coaching clients, executive coaching clients, clients for a skill building class I’m offering in January, relationship coaching clients or team development clients.

This has really put me in a kick-ass mood to see exactly what I am capable of manifesting. Oddly enough, I’m unattached to whether it works. I’m more interested in observing as the mad scientist, playing out another experiment in the Universe. I’ll keep you posted on what happens. In the meantime, it would be fun to hear what you want to manifest in your life.