I stopped selling wands and started selling wishes


Yesterday I volunteered at a springtime festival, selling little fairy wands made of wood and ribbon for $2 each.

You know, the kind of thing you get for a kid at a festival to play with and keep them occupied.

To start? No one wanted my little wands.

I mean, the kids wanted them, but kids don't have money, right?

So I'm staring into the eyes of yet another adorable child who does not have money to buy my wand and the eyes are BIG and full of WANTING.

Then, I thought up an idea for the kids who wouldn't buy a wand, but still wanted to interact with a fairy.
I had a WHOLE BAG of tiny magic wands soooo... I was going to grant wishes.

I had been granted, I told them, by the authority of the Grand Council of Fairy Godmothers, the power to grant one small wish for each child.

I told them to imagine their wish, to hold it in their head, and then to release it up to the sky.

And I may have thrown in a "Bibbity Boppity Boo" for good measure.

All of a sudden, children and their parents were coming to buy all my wands!

I told the children who purchased a wand it was pre-loaded with one small wish and led them through the ritual together.

I stopped selling wands, and I started selling Wishes.

And finally I started to understand the "talk about the results" thing my business coach has been prompting me to do for years.

I've often held back because:

  1. All my clients wish for something different
  2. What if I can't make their wish come true?

But, I've also seen my clients get exactly what they wished for while we're working together.

I've seen them go from college probation to a 4.0 in one semester.

I've seen them get into their first choice Eco-Year program.

I've seen them get the job they wanted from a company who wasn't even hiring.

I've seen them get a $13,000 raise without accepting any new job responsibilities.

I've seen them get a new job that lets them travel and live outside the country.

I've seen them bravely create a new community for themselves after a move, even though their in a completely virtual workplace.

And what's more? I KNOW how they made that all happen.

It came from a combination on getting very clear on what they wanted (Step 1. Close your eyes and imagine your wish. Hold it in your head), and trusting that it was going to happen (Step 2. Send it up to the sky).

On the one hand, it's as easy as the wishes I made with those children yesterday.

But it's also VERY complicated, especially for women who have been told their whole lives that "you can be anything you want" and then had to live in a world that constantly and consistently demonstrated the exact opposite.

Reclaiming that belief that it's perfectly fine for you to want the wish you want, and connecting with the faith that wishes do, in fact, come true.

Respond to this email with your big wish. And even if you don't sign up for the Rebel Alliance Mastermind (which is, in my experience, the most surefire way to make your wish come true faster than you'd dreamed possible) I'll still send your wish up to the Council.

With Love and Magic,

Megan

P.S. If you ARE ready for big magic. Sign up now! We start tomorrow.

P.P.S. If you have questions? I've cleared my schedule to take your calls.

Hi! I'm Megan Gillman!

Recovering perfectionist. Unicorn Fairy Godmother. Passions: women's empowerment, creating connection, sustainability, authenticity in life and work Check out the resources I offer below, and sign up for my newsletter!

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