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as “engineering dreams into reality” by the use of ac-
tive mental imaging.
When I gave my weekly Thursday night public semi-
nars, I’d sometimes teach Deaton’s “visioneering” con-
cepts, and my (then) little daughter Margery would al-
ways accompany me. She helped hand out workbooks
and pencils and when the seminar got started she would
take a seat in the audience, open her own workbook
and participate. She was 10 at the time, and I was never
certain exactly how much she was absorbing.
Then one weekend afternoon by the pool at our apart-
ment complex, I relaxed in a deck chair while Margie
and her girlfriend Michelle played by the pool. There
were a lot of people in and around the water that day,
but above them all I could hear Margery and Michelle
having a heated conversation down by the deep end of
the water.
“I just can’t do it!” said Michelle.
“Yes, you can,” said Margie. “You just have to be-
lieve you can.”
“I’mafraid to dive,” said Michelle. “I’ve never dived
in my life.”
“Michelle,” said Margie, “listen to me. Will you just
try it my way?”
“I don’t know,” said Michelle. “Okay, what’s your way?”
“Just close your eyes,” said Margie, “and picture your-
self on a diving board. Can you see yourself standing up
there?”
“Yes,” said Michelle.
“Okay good!” said Margie. “Now, I want you to get
an even better picture. What kind of bathing suit are
you wearing? Can you see it?”
“It’s red, white, and blue,” said Michelle, her eyes
still closed. “It’s like an American flag.”