When you want something badly enough

Here's something for you to think about.

When you want something badly but feel held back because of one or more obstacles, what do you think might happen to your original goal?

For the past few days, I've been thinking about enrolling with The Coaching Institute to learn to be a certified life coach.

Obstacle #1: The fees. Just under $5k for Cert IV and just under $14k for the Diploma.

Obstacle #2: The timing. There are a couple of face-to-face weekends where you spend time interacting with your fellow future coaches and your instructors. There's no way I can make that work if I want to continue my jazz dance classes on Sat mornings.

I rocked up to class this morning and what do you know? The dance school is closing down. That's right. Due to work commitments (a promotion at work), the founder is no longer able to commit to Sat classes. And her co-teacher is going for ankle reconstruction surgery which will put her out of action for pretty much the rest of 2011.

So what do you know, obstacle #2 has just been serendipitously removed.

I'd love to hear what Napoleon Hill, Paul Scheele and other human development thinkers have to say about this new development.

Especially the coach from The Coaching Institute that I've set up a phone chat with this coming Mon at 11 am.

Because the way is now clear for me to pursue my life coaching certification.

All I need is $20k by 13 May. $20k will cover my tuition fee plus a buffer for school fees and other household expenses, and 13 May is a random date I've set my subconscious.

Well, maybe not so random. It's Cat's 40th and my cousin Sean's 30th.

And you know what?

God has SUCH a sense of humour.

When I realized that the dance school was closing down, the first thought I had was, "Oh wow! Now I can do my Dip in Life Coaching."

I was filled with such a sense of wonderment and awe.

But you know what was my next thought?

"Oh no! What will I do with the black jazz shoes I just ordered online??"

Life. You gotta love it.