Bob Proctor has an interesting motto: “If you tell me what you want, I can show you how to get it!”. This simple phrase is so simple, yet so overlooked by many people that it’s shocking.
Ever took a journey? My guess is that you did, even if this journey was just to get a can of soda from your local market. So here’s a quick question: What are the 2 most essential steps in getting to your destination? Think for 1 sec, and then read below.
So here are the 2 steps: you must know where you are and you must know where you’re going. In the previous post we talked knowing where you are, and now we are going to talk about where we are going.
Why do we need this? Well, the truth is simple actually. If you want to have something, you first must know what to have. Sounds simple? Don’t be deceived….. the truth is 95% of worlds population don’t know what they want. If you ask them, they’ll tell you exactly, detail by detail what they don’t want, what they want to avoid, control, change, but what they do want is a bit of a problem. Now, imagine the following situation: you are in New York and you take a cab. The driver asks you where to go, and you tell him. “Please don’t take me to Wall Street”. The driver replies to you “Yes sir, I understand, but still where do you want to go”. And you reply to him: “Please don’t take me to the Statue of Liberty”. See my point? No matter what you tell the driver, the fact is that you are standing still.
Know, how does this all apply to our life? Simple. We think that we know what we want, but in reality, it’s just a list of “Don’t wants and to Avoids”. Here are some classical examples.
I don’t want to hate him/her.
I don’t want to get fat, again.
I don’t want to get fired.
So why don’t these statements work? The answer is really simple: the mind doesn’t translate don’ts and nots. So if the mind doesn’t translate negations, how do the above statements sound?
I want to hate him/her.
I want to get fat, again.
I want to get fired.
Yup, this is exactly the way our mind hears this messages. And judging that the mind is a creative instrument, it’s not hard to guess what a life this person is going to have.
So here is the correct way to list the above statements.
I don’t want to hate him/her.——–> I allow myself to love him/her.
I don’t want to get fat, again.———-> I allow myself to have a healthy and fit body.
I don’t want to get fired.——–> I allow myself to have a job I enjoy.
Simple right? Well, all the truth is simple.
One more thing. I used “allow” to lower the resistance coming from the mind. Try it yourself. Word a goal “I have” and then word it using “allow”. You’ll be amazed at the difference.
Meanwhile, have fun, experiment with your goals. 2011 is around the corner so you already have tool that can make a bit brighter 
Happy New Year!
