“I Want”
It may seem obvious. But many of us are vague when it comes to setting intentions and goals or lack clarity about what it is that we want.
It’s important to be clear about what you want and why you want it. This keeps you focused. Desire is one of the strongest motivators that can keep you going through all the obstacles, keep your willpower strong and help you to persist and persevere even when things seems impossible.
Knowing why you want a particular goal is equally as important as knowing what you want. For instance, how will your life be different and better by achieving this goal? Or how will it positively impact the lives of the people around you?
Desire generates both hope and faith. It acts as an initiating magnet that draws what you are hoping for towards you.
But beware! If you want something with a sense of panic, stress and desperation or a sense of fear, then the attainment of your goal will become more elusive. Instead of attracting what you want, you may even repel it.
However if you desire your goal with a sense of positive expectancy and anticipation or excitement, this will help to draw to you the resources and the contacts you may need to help bring your goals into reality.
“I Can”
Preparation and planning are crucial to ensure that you are equipped for whatever it is that you want to do, create or achieve. This may mean doing the required research or gaining the necessary skills so that your confidence in your ability is well-founded and well-placed.
It’s no good just wanting something though and having the potential capacity to pull it off.
You have to believe in the plausibility and the possibility of your goal becoming a reality.
If in your heart of hearts, it seems too much like a pipe dream or wishful thinking, then all the desire and skill in the world won’t help you to achieve your goal.
Many people believe that the opposite of being realistic is being optimistic. Some scientists even describe optimism as a flaw in the human brain, an enemy to rational thought.
But optimism – a belief that things can and will get better – helps to lower stress and maintain a healthy immune system (according to other scientific research). So take your pick!
Rather than viewing optimism as a flaw in the human brain and as a barrier against rational thought and realism, I prefer to define it as confidence in one’s self and skills, confidence in the people that may have the ability to assist you towards your goal and a belief that Life itself (or the Universe or God or whatever you may choose to call this Force) is moving you towards your goal. Beliefs are not facts. But they can be more powerful than facts when they take hold of the psyche and they can become a self-fulfilling prophecy for good or for ill.
“I Will”
Your will, determination, persistence and perseverance are also important – especially if you are pursuing the fulfilment of a long-term goal.
You will also need to plan and organise your present life and external environment around the fruition of your future goal.
You need to factor in the likelihood of delays, disappointments and setbacks along the road to success.
You may well need to create a Plan B and a Plan C as well – just in case your Plan A takes longer than expected.
This mindset of desire, faith and determination will help you to surmount obstacles much easier as well as speed up the process of manifesting your goals.
