Getting Clear

Today I had a man standing behind me waiting to order in a cafe. He changed a note while he was there and told the lady exactly what amounts he wanted his change in, to the very last cent! I said to him that he was very thorough, and he replied 'You've gotta be clear on what you want'. And I was cheering inside when he said these words to me!

It is very true, we have to be clear on what it is we want, because if we aren't we will be sending out mixed messages and won't create what we truly want. Here are some hints & strategies I've implemented in business and life that have helped me build success:

1. Writing your desire down: Whether this is writing a list of the things you want, setting intentions for the day, or journaling a story to yourself about the success you want, all of these methods focus upon what you want in a direct way. Being able to uncover these specific details breaks down boundaries and gives attention to how this can be created.

2. Letting go of the past: I say this because I have found it is easy to let past failures and limitations still effect us in the present. But here is the secret... They are past experiences that hold no power over the moment unless we choose it! Even if you don't believe that what you want is possible right now, start focusing on it anyway. I dare you to try this for the next week and see the results unfold. Yes, I had been very good at this before as well, but after uncovering the power of this principle I had to rethink some concepts I'd been holding onto.

3. Setting yourself goals: Ok, I'll admit this one sounds boring... but is really important! Goals help track progress and, if set correctly, can fill in the rungs on the ladder in how to get to where we want to be.

4. Put yourself in a state of being: Let yourself experience the joy of what you want now. This can be in many forms such as visualising having what you want, going out and test driving the car, rewarding the evidence that comes indicating you're on the right track. Being ready to accept what you want into your life at every moment brings it closer to you quicker!

A final note from Anthony Robbins on focus "Most people have no idea of the giant capacity we can immediately command when we focus all of our resources on mastering a single area of our lives".

Allowing the good stuff

From the beliefs held in modern society today, many have not allowed themselves the pleasure of wanting what they truly desire (or believing its possible for them to have it). Potentially, this is from a lack of belief in ones ability, or not seeing in any way how it could ever manifest. Whatever the reason, it is one of the fundamental causes preventing us from having what it is we want.

The truth is rarely spoken, that if our mind can conceive it, and we believe it, we can achieve it! We must be ok with allowing the good stuff, the things we want most to manifest in our life. At first when I heard this concept I thought 'of course I'm ok with receiving what I want'. Yet its only been recently I discovered I had not allowed myself to have success for myself due to an old, contradicting belief... that I must do everything completely different to what I do now to have success. Upon this discovery, I have let go of thinking I need to change, and the success I have been able to create for myself in these short days is mind blowing!

So go on, allow yourself to dream big, you never know... it might just happen!

Courage to take the journey

A wise man once said "It is not the destination that counts, instead, it is the journey". There are many paths we can choose to take in life. These paths can lead us in the direction to what we desire, and others can lead us away. Sometimes the hardest path to walk is the one that gives us everything we dream of. It is easy to stray from this path in times of uncertainty and doubt... it's easy to listen to the naysayers, easy to fall down and stay there. It is even easier to justify these actions, to blame others for these experiences we face and lose direction of what is most sacred to us.

It takes true courage to persevere in these times, to hold onto the belief that you have within your heart, to stand up for what you believe in and to face these challenges with the knowing that this is part of the journey, and makes it worthwhile. Giving oneself the permission to take this journey is the first step to living it. I encourage you all to give yourself the permission to take you journey, unlock the courage inside you and do what is necessary to walk this path. Here are some things that have helped me along my journey.

1. Get clear on what you want: This not only helps you understand what you want and why, it helps establish a connection between yourself and your vision. By doing so, it will assist you in knowing the steps you will need to take to get closer to what you want.

2. Be the person you will need to be to have what it is you want: Many of us hold the belief that once we have what we want we will be a different person. The truth is we need to be a different person to have what we want. It comes down to the basic principle that if we want our external world to change, we first need to change our internal world (ourselves). For instance, in order to lose weight, one must change their lifestyle first, not the other way around. If we are unwilling to create change (or allow it into our life), then our results in life will stay the same.

3. Feel the feeling of having it now: Imagining ourselves surrounded in our vision has 2 main purposes. Firstly, it heightens our energy level to a place where we are able to manifest what we want. Lets face it, if a goal doesn't get you excited enough to get off the couch, you wont have the amount of power required to create it. Secondly, it changes our mindset to potentially see things we had not previously considered. A hidden way to take a step forward or move around an obstacle perhaps.

4. Put in place support systems: With success and change comes new challenges and obstacles to overcome. This is normal when creating new results and to assist you in times of doubt surround yourself with systems that enable you to keep moving forward. Surrounding yourself with like minded people who assist you along the way, keeping yourself reminded of why you want to achieve this particular result & continually recognizing the positive progress you have made so far are some ways of doing this.

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