People live their lives not getting what they want or not knowing what they want. Most often people live their lives building castles in the air, sitting down on a chair waiting for a million dollars.
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The truth is that no one was born with a life manual on how to go about life. This leaves many confused about not knowing what to do.
In this article, I will explore five steps to getting anything you want.
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Make A Decision To Have What You Want
Making a decision of what you want is the beginning of getting what you want. Making a decisive decision has a way to stir up your psyche and move you to take action. In making this decision don’t say it on probability, be definite. Take for example, rather than saying ”I would love to be a millionaire before 30”, say ”I want to be a millionaire before 30.” There’s a difference between these two statements. The former sounds uncertain, while the latter sounds definite and sure. To begin, start making decisive decisions in your everyday life. For example, you can say ”I’m having bread and scrabble egg for dinner.” It sounds certain.
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Have Clear Expectations Of The Outcome
This is all about having an image in your mind when making a choice. Consider what you want and imagine the outcome. Visualise the scenes of what you want to see. You can start with little things of every day. For instance, you can visualise that you want to look like a queen for a party coming up in a few days. With this visualisation, you can easily make choices of what design, style and colour of cloth to buy or sew and wear.
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Detach From The Process
The truth of the matter is that once you’ve made a resolve in your heart to get something you desire, it’s of no use worrying about the process. Worrying about ”how” to do something can hold you back from taken steps. The basic concern should be your present desire (what you want) and your goal (what you’ve finally gotten). Thinking of how can cast doubt in your journey.
For example, if your desire is to become a citizen of the United States someday, it’s of no use getting worried thinking of a specific route to take. This is not to say you shouldn’t take action, but what I’m saying is that there’s no one path towards achieving your goal. You could go to the US on scholarship, business, lottery and getting married. So detaching yourself from the process gives you room to keep your mind open and affords you the opportunity to choose from available options.
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Be Expectant
Expect anything. The truth is that when you set out to bring your desire into manifestation, you might face obstacles, frustrations and all, but keeping a positive spirit, believing that all things work together for good. With this expectation, you can easily move on when expectations are not met. You keep seeking what you want.
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Remain Open To Possibilities
In life, if you really want to get what you want then you must be open-minded. Never close your mind to other options as there is no single path to success. Your desire mustn’t come from a definite source.
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