Goal Setting Strategies - Living Your Dreams

Are you aware of at least one person thatpersonally experienced that "not having" attitude
appears to make the most of out everyand learned that it blocked your true desires.
situation? Someone who has great success at theYou must learn to focus on a particular item or
act of manifestation (the act or product ofscenario rather than on vague goals like
bringing about change through the direction of‘more cash' or ‘winning money'. Focusing
consciousness)?on winning the lottery, for example, is a fruitless
You may also have felt slightly jealous of theevent. Although, through luck, some win lotteries,
individual because it appears they may havefocusing on winning the lottery is kind of like
everything, seemingly getting these things withfocusing on "not having." Oddly enough, many who
minimal effort as though they were bornfocus on winning naturally dream of what they
‘lucky'. Well, it is probably time youcould do to help others, even though many of
understand that the power of manifestation liesthose dreams could actually already be done with
within each of us and it is up to you to learntheir current incomes on a smaller scale, but they
more about it.don't. This is probably because they focus on
Attracting abundance is knowledge. Just like anywhat they perceive as their ‘not having' or
other skill people have, manifesting is no different.‘having so little'. With this attitude they end up
Skills like playing a musical instrument or makingbelieving that those dreams are only possible by
gourmet meals require time and commitment towinning the lottery. They are literally afraid to act
learn and practice. So does the skill of manifesting.on their dreams for fear that they do not
How good you get, depends on how well youcurrently ‘have enough' to offer.
learn the skill and how well you apply it.For example, I know several decently paid
Even though some of us are better at certainprofessionals that repeatedly tell me that they
skills, that doesn't mean the rest of us, withtoo would really love to sponsor a foster child in
practice, can't improve or even surpass the talentanother country and they would if they won the
expressed by another. Some appear to havelottery. They are afraid that they cannot
learned it so well that they often times don't evencurrently afford $1 a day as that might leave
realize how they do it. Manifesting abundance nowthem short of cash in case of an emergency like
comes to them so readily it appears ‘natural'an unexpected auto repair. Their focus is on "not
just as a well trained pianist appears to play theenough" rather than being focused on sponsoring
piano without thought or effort. They learn toa needy child. When they are focused on "not
believe whole-heartedly that they simply deserveenough" it won't ever matter how much money
something; it is now part of their reality. Thosethey may have, it will never be enough.
are the ones that seem to be born ‘lucky'.Just talking about sponsoring a child brought their
Luck is not how they got there!fears out into the open. It would be great if they
So, how could you start on your journey towardscould trust that helping a needy third world child
manifesting great things for yourself and thosewould not put them at financial risk.
you love? Here is the first step – a basicSo what I would tell these professionals, who
understanding of the ‘Law of Attraction'.would like to sponsor a child but feel they just
Gaining a good understanding of how the "law ofcannot, is that they focus on visualizing a starving
attraction" works is the first step in bringingchild being fed by their contribution and perhaps a
abundance into your life. You can create our ownwonderful letter from that child, complete with a
reality. You can attract riches, opportunities andphoto to be proudly placed along side other family
happiness, etc., in our life when you learn to focuspictures. This would be a positive image/thought
or attract yourself on them. In order to do this,to get that picture to become a reality. Perhaps
you must learn to believe and think in a positivetalk it over with the rest of the family to see
way towards those things you seek. Youwhat they could do without to create that $1 a
probably also know at least one person (hopefullyday. This is the first step in learning how to
not you!), who dwells on the negative and truly willmanifest their lives. This same first step will work
focus on having less. They are attracted tofor all aspects of life from healthy, happy
‘less' not ‘having more'. When you focusrelationships to personal wealth.
on "I hate my current employment" then you willIs it your turn to make the most of out every
never notice the aspects of your employmentsituation? Is it your turn for others to see you as
that might be satisfying. You must understand‘lucky'? Does your lack of ability to manifest
that just wanting something isn't going to bringlife leave your soul wounded or lacking? Would
that to you if you continue to focus on theyou like to learn all the steps to manifest life? You
‘not having' of that something. You may havedeserve it and it is time to take action.