How to Get What You Want

Many people often lament about how they want this and that. I’ve noticed that oftentimes, when these people complain about not having something they want, they act as if they’re afraid to really think about what they really want.

For example, say a person who drives an old clunker desires a new car. He begins to notice the cars on the road that match the kind he’d like to have, but he looks enviously at the people driving those cars.

He doesn’t focus his mind on what kind of car he wants to have, the color, the style, etc. Instead he focuses on the fact that he doesn’t have it, and that someone else does.

This is what most people do when they desire something. First, they think about the opposite. Second, they become envious.

That is not the way to get what you want.

But it is the way to get what you DON’T want.

So why do most people do the exact opposite of what they should do to get what they want?

Well, could be a number of reasons. Maybe they are afraid of setting themselves up for disappointment. Maybe they feel they don’t deserve it. Or maybe they believe it would be unacceptable to have it. OR maybe they’re just dumb.

The reasons people hold themselves back from the things they want isn’t important. What’s important is that they learn the Right way.

What is the Right way?

First, think about what you DO want, and think about it constantly. Refuse to think about what you don’t want. Pretend that every thought you think is either hurting you or helping you right now. Act as if every thought you think will come true immediately. This is a great exercise to take control of your thoughts quickly.

Second, don’t envy others or covet what they have. Doing so puts you into competitive mode, and that will destroy your chances of getting what you want faster than anything else. Instead, look at them as an example of proof that you can also have what they have.

There is more than enough to go around for everyone.

Once you learn how to make this fact work for you, you will be well on your way to riches.