I talk a lot about fire. I may be talking about passion, but sometimes I’m talking about the real thing.
The first time I walked on fire was July 2003. I attended a Tony Robbins: Unleash the Power Within event. It was a three day deal, But, Tony asked 3,000 people to walk on burning hot coals just hours after arriving, day one.
Despite what you believe about walking on fire, from experience I can tell you -running to be the first one to walk it- as you feel the heat you will undoubtedly be asking yourself “WHAT WAS I THINKING!?”
When you find yourself standing at the edge of a fire the heat tells your instincts to ‘step back’ in this moment you will question yourself, maybe even your mortality.
What I have learned has little value to you. Unless you have a desire to create epic change, typically you have to want something new BAD enough to step this far out of your comfort zone. I promise reading about walking on fire and understanding it intellectually is not the same as experiencing it. With that in mind here is what I have learned each time:
- TONY’S FIRE · July 25, 2003- I have believed fire would burn me all my life, today I changed my belief about fire and I got a different outcome. What other beliefs, if I change them, will yield different results? AND, if I can walk on fire I can do anything [with respect to everyday life].
- CAM’S FIRE · November 17, 2006- three years after Tony’s, I really can walk on fire. AND, a renewed sense of, I can do anything.
- My FIRE · September 12, 2011- one quarter-sized blister, walking on fire requires applied focus. AND, I notice some fear living in my heart -I set it free.
If you have a burning desire to change your life, to change what lives inside you, I highly recommend walking on fire.