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This chapter could also be titled: “Why does what you say matter?” The easy answer is: choice.

Once I completed the preliminary manuscript, I beta-tested the book on a small group of readers with a cross-section of professions, age, and gender. One result of that exercise was this chapter on why this book is so important, and how this concept created change in my own life.

To begin with, this is a book about empowerment, choice, and change. It’s an introduction to using manifesting as a tool to become the conductor of your own life as well as the importance of recognizing the sheer power of possibility.

Even without employing the more metaphysical idea of “manifesting,” this is a book about choice and change.

How do you choose to live?

How are you choosing to show up in your own life? In others’ lives?

What do you choose to do on a daily basis to support your dreams and goals?

How conscious are you of the choices you make?

Life is about choice.

Now let’s go back to the conductor metaphor. Let’s say you have an orchestra at your disposal. Perhaps it’s a string quartet, or maybe it’s the New York Philharmonic. Either way, it’s yours. We all have one. Some orchestras are well-tuned while others are just getting started.

What would happen if we threw a bunch of musicians together, with no sheet music, and asked them to play together? My guess is there might be some dissonance. There might even be a few musicians who walk out. There might also be some beautiful music, but we’re leaving a lot up to chance in that scenario.

Now, what if we were able to hand everybody the same sheet music and invite them to play together? What kind of music would we create then? We have the option of using existing compositions or creating our own. The sky is the limit actually, and the choice is ours.

As the conductor of our own life, it falls upon us to create the music we want to hear and live with on a daily basis. It becomes a question of choice.

The quality of our life is based on the choices we make.

We all have choice. We get to choose how we want to show up for ourselves and others every day. Beyond that, we get to partner with the Universe to expand on the possibilities for our lives. That is what this book is about: empowerment and change through choice.

Now, why should you read it? Or, why should you trust me when I tell you this is powerful? Because I’ve experienced it firsthand, both personally and professionally.

For years I have worked to explore, understand, and experience various modalities of spirituality and wellness. I started my own journey more than a decade ago, and I slowly built up my own personal and professional toolboxes. The tools I use represent a cross-section of the wellness industry, and I work to synthesize them all into manageable and accessible nuggets of information for my clients and readers. In fact, my first coaching business was called Synthesis Life Coaching for that very reason.

Learning something new is always exciting and full of hope. It can also be challenging. My goal in sharing what I’ve learned and used is to help make that process easier and more accessible. This book is one such example.

I invite you to try it out for yourself. In the pages that follow you’ll learn how to explore your own inner workings, beliefs, and values and how you can create meaningful change in your life in a way that is in alignment with your core values and your soul’s purpose. This book can serve as a guide. I’ve detailed myriad ways in which you can use this book for your benefit. The only limit is the one you create.

I am happy and grateful this book is in your hands and that we get to spend this time together. Now, let’s get to work creating something magical!