Yep, I’ve got the answer to all of your dreams of success and prosperity, and all you need to do is practice a little indiscretion!
Okay, maybe “cheat on your spouse” and “indiscretion” are too severe of a description, but I do need you to start spreading the Love around if you want to achieve success.
What I am talking about here is not actually stepping out on your spouse or significant other, but it does involve you falling in love – with your goals, that is!
I was actually inspired to write this post while responding to this comment over at my Fitness Destinations blog, when it occurred to me that being in love with your goals is the key to attaining them.
How can being in love with a goal cause it to manifest into your life?
Because you will do anything to get it!
Do you remember back when you were in high school and you would do anything to be with the girl or the guy that you were head over heels in love with?
You know, that girl who had the picture perfect body and the face of an angel? The one that you would mow down all opposition for, and that you would walk miles in the snow or rain just to be able to hang out at her house, hold her hand, and hopefully get a kiss before the night was over?
What about that guy with the dreamy eyes, and the smile that made you melt every time you saw it? As far as you were concerned, you and him were made for each other, and you would have left behind every friend and family member that you had if he had asked you to run away with him.
THAT’S the kind of love that I am talking about here, and that’s the kind of love that you need to have for your goals. Do you know why you need to have that sort of love for your goals?
Because you will likely need to mow down opposition, walk miles in the snow and rain, and you may even have to leave some of your friends and family members behind!
The problem with people who are not attaining their goals is not a lack of opportunity or knowledge, but rather a lack of willingness to do whatever it takes to achieve those goals.
Oh sure, people say that they are willing to do whatever it takes. They say that “this time will be different”. They say that they will not let anything stand in their way.
But then what happens? They let things stand in their way. And their goals don’t get accomplished.
This is what happens when you are not truly, madly, deeply, head over heels in love with your goals! Deep down inside where it counts, you simply want your goals. In fact, you may even really want them.
However, until you profess your undying love for your goals, and you pledge to have and to hold them until death do you part, through sickness and in health, you aren’t in love.
If that’s the case, you might want to think about sparking up that love affair before you end up as a bitter old man or woman sitting on your porch all by yourself thinking back on all the lost-love goals that never came to fruition!
So true.
In fact, it is the recall of moments like these you mention here, those who help me most reaching the high-vibrating state I look for at the beginning of my meditation.
One of the memories that take me all the way up the scale is the first sight of a piano player who became my boyfriend a few days later. That very first sight was charged with an amazing energy and brought together the knowledge that we were going to meet and be close. Today I know I was implementing the LoA that night.
Thank you for the distinction between things we just want and things we love.
Patricia
Patricia,
You make an excellent point about the fact that we can use those types of memories in order to raise our vibrations. Thanks for pointing that out!
Many people have trouble having a high vibration about something they are trying to manifest because they don’t have that thing yet. However, by just thinking back to other magical moments or even time periods in your life, you can remember what magic feels like.
That makes it a lot easier to pull future rabbits out of hats. 🙂
Ok, but how do you acheive that level of passion for something? Looking at my goals, it’s clear to me that I don’t want them that bad. Looking back through my life, including my teen years, I can honestly say I’ve never felt the way you describe about anyone, so I can’t call upon those memories, either.
Good point Aaron, you definitely need to have that passion in order to persist in achieving your goals. That also means that you will eliminate all of the excuses that you’ve been using to stop yourself previously.
There’s no room for excuses when you are truly committed to accomplishing important goals. 😉
Tim,
Without knowing more about you and spending time with you, the first thought that came to my mind when you said you didn’t want your goals that bad was that you should consider some soul-searching to decide what you do want.
Desire is the key to success in any endeavor, so that is the necessary first step. Although a comment box is far too small of a medium to effectively discuss a long-term goal setting strategy, the bottom line is that it boils down to what you WANT to do with your life.
Not what you think you can do, but what you actually want to do. I would start by making a list of the things that you enjoy doing – whether or not you could actually accomplish goals or make money by doing them. Once you have that list, it will be a starting point for you to take the next steps.
Also, although I don’t remember the exact URL’s, go back through the Link Love series on this blog. There have been several entries about goal setting and future planning that are more than worth the time to read through. Here is the URL to the Link Love category page:
Link Love Category
JoLynn,
You hit the nail right on the head!
In fact, I would add to that by saying that there is no desire for excuses, either! If you truly want to attain a goal in life, you don’t work towards it because you feel that you have to – that is where excuses creep in.
Someone who is truly inline with the accomplishment of their goals wants to get there, so excuses never even enter into the equation.
Thanks for adding that valuable bit of advice to the conversation, JoLynn! 🙂
Hey Aron,
You made a good analogy by using the boy or girl in high school. you truly do need to be inspired to achieve ultimate success. In fact, you have inspired me to be inspired. I’m gonna get up right now and do what needs to be done to achieve what I want to right now.
DR. SPOON!!
Long time no see, Doc – great to see you ’round these parts!
Inspiring you has been something I’ve enjoyed as long as I’ve known you, so I am truly grateful to still be able to be a positive impact on your life.
I am also very glad to know that you’re reading my blog and staying in touch. Good to hear from you, Doc! 🙂