Deciding to start your own business is a crazy thing to do. After all, the odds are stacked against you and most small businesses fail within the first two years. RIGHT!! Maybe. Here’s where being a bit delusional really helps. Yup, I said delusional.

After all, in order to do something that’s never been done before with huge {so-called} odds stacked against you, you have to see something that NOBODY else can see and hear internal and external guidance and directives that NOBODY else hears. See, that’s delusional. And I say YES to delusion!

In order to decide to start my own business, create my own {kick-ass} program, I had to create a vision in my heart, mind and spirit that only I could see. I had to stay focused on keeping out other people’s opinions, thoughts, and limited beliefs.

I have to stay so single-mindedly focused on my vision that I begin to talk to myself {positive affirmations}, create huge goals {delusions of grandeur} and to see something as clear as day that nobody else can see {delusional}.

So yes, call me delusional. I love it. I know how to maintain my delusional bubble of success and keep moving forward in the face of doubt, fear and middle of the night terror. I’ve learned to take amazing care of my dreams, my body and my heart. I’ve learned the hard way. Depression, weight gain, pre-cancerous scares, un-diagnosable pains (I go into all of this in my new course). But I learned.

Each morning I wake up early, meditate, practice yoga, write in my journal, stretch, breathe, drink lemon water, eat food that is healthy for me. And I find ways throughout the day to laugh, play and be mindful of each conversation I’m having.

So when someone says, “Oh, can you make money doing that??” – I can say, “Yes! I can!” and not feel the need to explain myself or defend my dream because they don’t live in my world. I do. And that comment doesn’t throw me off balance or create more doubt.

I’ve learned how important self-care is to keeping myself happily delusional. Will you join me?

October 2013 Issue