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What If..?
How to Create the Life You Want
Using the Power of Possibility
by Martina E. Faulkner, LMSW
Copyright © 2015 by Martina E. Faulkner
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form without the written permission of the publisher. Reviewers may quote brief passages.
This book is a work of non-fiction. The anecdotal references used by the author include names, details, and situations from the author’s life. Any resemblance to other events, people, or circumstances is entirely coincidental. This publication is not intended to substitute for the advice of a health care professional.
Published in eBook format by InspireBytes Press
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978-0-9963668-0-9
978-0-9963668-1-6 (hardcover)
ISBN-13: 978-0-9963-6682-3 (ebook)
Library of Congress Control Number: 2015906936
Cover and interior design by Michelle Radomski, OneVoiceCan.com
Author’s photo by Charlotte DiNunzio
For my mom,
who has supported and
encouraged me in my dreams.
Here’s the thing about dreams:
They are fueled by the power of
infinite possibility.
Acknowledgments
To my clients who continue to amaze me every day
with their commitment to themselves
To my teachers and mentors who held me up
along the way, sharing their wisdom,
experience, and presence
To my beta reading group — Ali, Andy, Julie, Kim,
Lois, and Teri — for your encouragement,
feedback, and time
To Kate, for your editorial expertise,
providing valuable insight,
and sharing in this process with me
To Michelle, my publisher, for recognizing
my vision and walking me through
the final stages of creation
To Sally, for your extraordinary creative
management skills and talents
in helping me bring my work to the world
To José for being a valued colleague and mentor,
for your encouragement, support, and belief in me
To my friends and family for supporting me
and having the patience to share
in this journey with me
And finally, to my parents, whose love and
support helped make this journey possible
Thank you.
Foreword
What if you were to read a powerful and yet sweet book that could transform your entire approach to life? Many great people of the past understood the principles that Martina Faulkner speaks of in this concise gem of a book about manifesting through the question “What if..?”. Great inventors like Thomas Edison, Washington Carver, the Wright brothers, Leonardo Da Vinci, Tesla, Charles Babbage, Archimedes, Alexander Bell, Steve Jobs, and a host of others knew the power of asking open questions and made liberal use of the method. And thereby did many powerful explorers, emperors, teachers, religious leaders, and generals realize great dreams that changed history. They each had powerful curiosity and wanted to know what was possible and how to do something never accomplished before. And they were amazingly successful, so successful, in fact, that their discoveries and exploits changed the entire world in a single generation. It was not that these individuals were somehow smarter and or more realized than everyone else. They were using the same basic skills that everyone uses to live their lives. They had the ability to think, feel, and act just like you do. The difference was that they had an unwavering focus, were extremely curious, were powerfully passionate to know, and were all highly persistent.
However, not all of these now-famous individuals were able to find happiness through their accomplishments. Some were driven by ego, some by religious fervor, some by the desire to serve. To the degree that they were driven by altruistic motives, they were more likely to find fulfillment, satisfaction, and happiness, and to the degree that they were driven by ego to realize personal gain over others, they often met with catastrophic or disappointing ends — think of Alexander the Great, Hitler, Napoleon, and Rasputin, to name just a few.
These historical figures knew enough to manifest what they wanted, or thought they wanted, for better or worse. They may have intuitively known the right method, happened upon it by chance, or learned the principles from their great teachers. This information has always been available to those dedicated to finding out. You need not stumble through trial and error to painstakingly discover what works.
Martina has done the preliminary research for you, gathered it up, and made it available in an organized, clear, and focused, step-by-step process, to help you manifest your dreams effectively and quickly. The best part is that she cuts out all the gobbledygook that accompanies most other books on the subject of manifesting and focuses on the essentials. She skips the long explanations and gets down to the nitty-gritty through exercises and questioning — processes that work exceptionally well. And best of all, she personalizes the process with examples from her own experience, both positive and negative.
Martina has clearly done her own required emotional homework and this qualifies her to write this book from an authoritative, mature, and compassionate perspective. As an added bonus, she is a trained and qualified counselor, healer, and teacher.
And oh yes, there is one more thing. Martina is not afraid to say it like it is. She is not afraid to tell the truth, even if it means you might be disappointed or it might contradict something you hope is true or not true. This is always the sign of someone you can trust, someone who is clear and loving enough to skip the ingratiation and whitewash and instead, educate you. Enjoy.
José Luis Stevens, PhD, co-founder of the Power Path School of Shamanism and author of Awaken the Inner Shaman, The Power Path, Secrets of Shamanism, and Transforming your Dragons.
PREFACE
Why “What if..?”