Know What You Want

We all want to succeed but the majority doesn'tsensation, through the experience itself. The object is
know how to clearly define success. The challenge isjust the vehicle.
that if you don't really know what you want you areUnfortunately most people think the vehicle is what
highly unlikely to get it. You need to have real claritythey want and therefore manifest that but what we
about your intentions ... what it is you really, reallyreally want is the feeling, the experience of peace,
want to experience in your life.freedom, and joy. If we concentrate on that, we
Most people desire to be rich. Why and what doesfind that we are able to get these emotions in a
rich mean to you?variety of ways, and may have but don't need to
Years ago I saw a beggar on the roadside in Srihave the object itself in our posession to feel the
Lanka and I could see from his eyes and his smilesatisfaction. If I had no money I could work on a
that he was rich - not rich in worldly goods but rich inyacht to get that feeling, couldn't I?
true happiness and contentment. What type ofAsk yourself what it is you really want? What do
wealth, what type of riches do you want and mostyou want to experience in your life and then think of
importantly WHY? Apart from the obvious THINGSways how you can have the experience - not the
like dream holidays, a nice house or a new car butobject!
that is just a small part of wealth, isn't it?You need to be thinking about this seriously because
Why do you want wealth?all your happiness and fulfillment comes from knowing
Do you want wealth in order to have lots of moneywhat you want and experiencing the journey of
in the bank or do you want it for the joy andobtaining what you want. It will not happen overnight
freedom it gives you; for the experiences you canbut once you have made the decision what it is you
have because you are wealthy and don't have totruly desire, and are aware that you are going after
worry about tomorrow's food or a roof over yourthe experience rather than the object, you will start.
head? Give this a moment of thought.The main reason most people don't live their dreams
Why do you really want wealth?is that they are too worried about whether they will
If people have everything they want, it is becauseget it right or wrong with the result that they don't
they were very clear about what they wanted toever get going - they don't even start. But there is
experience. Everyone else who still feels unfulfilled,no right or wrong - there is only starting or not
and this is about 99% of the population, still needs tostarting to walk into the right direction!
get true clarity about what they want to experience.People put this decision off for so long that they
Only real clarity is power.might eventually be going into the opposite direction
Many people talk only about things, about thewithout even realizing it.
objects they want in their lives, like a beautiful houseThink about your wildest dreams and about what
but in fact, what really makes people happy is theyou would really love to do. Write it down. And
experience of being able to live in that beautifulbecause for many people it is easier to think of the
house and make it their home.things they don't want and don't like, write them
Let me give you another example - I love sailing anddown too. Now write the opposite of what you don't
have always dreamt of having a sailing yacht but Ilike. Just start writing and don't think too much.
never bought one. At first because I did not haveOnce you have it all written down and it becomes
the money and later because I did not really wantclear what experience you ask from life move
the responsibility that goes with maintaining a boat.forward to achieving them. Remember, there is no
Still the yearning remained until I realized I want theright or wrong. You just have to get going. There are
feeling of absolute peace and oneness with natureplenty of things we all want but our way of getting
that signifies sailing for me and I don't need to own athem is very different. That is why we need to be
yacht to have this experience. I can charter oneopen about how we get what we want and at the
whenever and wherever I feel like it. It is thesame time be very clear about what it is we want.
experience of being on the sea listening to the waterMany people think they want to be wealthy and do
glide past and the sound of the sails that turns meeverything to make money, but this is not want they
on, that gives me this sensation of utter peace - notwanted at all - they just wanted the feeling wealth
the yacht.gave them. So why not go for that in the first place?
The strange thing is that if you focus on the objectTo summon up: To get what you want, you have to
only, like the yacht or the dream house, you areKNOW what experiences you want otherwise you
actually limiting yourself because the strongestwill never achieve them. Get clarity and move in that
manifestation is through emotion, is throughdirection NOW. Don't waste another second.