A few weeks ago I received a phone call which changed my life – in an amazing way. Before I tell you about it I need to give you some background.
Six years ago Danita & I had some coaching about marketing our Aviel business coaching services. One activity was to describe our dream scenario. We came up with a multi-disciplinary natural therapy centre located in a rural/semi-rural area close to Sydney. The name we had for it was Wellness, Wealth & Wisdom.
On Monday 13th September at 11.18am (see below for the technical/numerological details) I had a phone call from an associate offering me a business which matched this description EXACTLY. His wife had a multi-disciplinary natural therapies centre in Dural, a semi-rural area just north of Sydney. While her business was well established, she wasn’t able to commit the time needed to grow it.
After much deliberation they’d decided to shut down the centre. However they felt uncomfortable with this decision due to impact this would have on the fantastic team of practitioners and their wonderful clients. There was something nagging at the back of his mind; my name kept coming up. He had no idea why that would be as he and I had never discussed this type of business and our connection was in a very different area. Following his intuition, he rang and asked if I’d like to take over his wife’s business.
From my perspective this was unbelievable. At that point I was feeling very challenged as the Aviel business was not bringing in the income we needed and I couldn’t see a way to address the situation. Life was feeling pretty grim; my relationship with Danita was suffering and there was no light at the end of the tunnel (except the one where it’s a train coming).
However, there was one thing which kept me going. I was right in my Saturn return (when the current position of Saturn matches that of my birth). One thing I know about the Saturn return is that while it shuts down areas of your life which are not right for you it shows you the new direction that will work for you if you’re open and willing to change. This usually works through subtle hints. So I was on the lookout for new opportunities and possibilities. What I wasn’t expecting was such a dramatic event!
For me, this brought to mind the biblical story of Joseph (see the end of the book of Exodus). Joseph was in prison for 22 years and then within a matter of hours he became the person next in authority to Pharoah. I was always fascinated by this story but had the view that it doesn’t happen in the ‘real’ world. This has now changed my perspective – it does happen when the time and energies are right.
Some technical stuff
As I mentioned I’d been going through my Saturn return. The first week of our ownership of the centre was when the transiting Saturn (ie where Saturn is in the sky now) was on exactly the same degree as my natal Saturn.
Also, the numbers associated with this timing were incredibly significant. There’s no such thing as an accident or co-incidence so when certain numbers turn up I know there’s a message for me and I pay special attention. 13, 31, 18 are special for me personally. Numerologically, 11 is important as is 9. So, when I received the phone call on 13/09/2010 at 11.18am my “psychic antennae” were on high alert. The other interesting number was the address of the centre. As I
mentioned 31 is special for me. The address is 31 Kenthurst Road.
At first there were some slight doubts. Remember the old adage: “if it’s too good to be true it probably is”. The timing (and the numbers) helped me move through the suspicious phase pretty quickly. Also, while we still went through our due diligence and arranged formal legal agreements, contracts and leases our attitude has been very different to the “naturally” suspicious mindset that we’d normally have. This has had a huge impact on our approach to the negotiation process and legalities.
Danita & I are incredibly excited by this opportunity and would love the chance to show you our new business. So if you’re in the area (it’s only half an hour from North Ryde) please drop in. It’s called Change For Life.