| All the greatest human achievements began in | | | | Take the top three from that list and in turn think |
| someone's head. The truth is - it's possible to | | | | about them happening in your life. It may be |
| make your own deep desires and dreams come | | | | something which can happen next week, next |
| true for yourself. I've broken the process down | | | | month, next year, or in several years. |
| here into the four Ds: Desire, Dream, Design, Do. | | | | Create an image in your mind of yourself at that |
| It's very important that all steps are followed. | | | | time doing those things. You will know when |
| Without desire, you may end up receiving | | | | you've got this process right because you will get |
| something you didn't really want. Without a | | | | a similar feeling to that feeling of desire which you |
| dream, your plan will be ill-informed and ineffectual. | | | | had in the first process - but now the feeling will |
| Without a design, the action you take will be | | | | be linked to a dream you have about yourself. |
| based purely on your intuition in the moment and | | | | You should now think about these three things as |
| that's if you ever get started in the first place. | | | | your goals. These are things you are actually |
| And without doing, well, you'd be living in a dream | | | | going to achieve. |
| world... | | | | Design |
| Desire | | | | Now it's time to get realistic. What things need to |
| Getting what you want begins with locating what | | | | change in your life to make your goals happen? |
| it is that you really desire. The interesting thing | | | | What action do you need to take? What thinks |
| about this process is that you have to locate the | | | | may need to change about yourself? |
| thing which makes you feel explosively | | | | How does it feel being yourself in those dreams |
| enthusiastic and pleasurable about. In some ways | | | | as compared to how you feel now? What is the |
| you can't actually choose what that thing is, | | | | difference? Could you think of yourself as being |
| because some deeper part of you has already | | | | the person achieving those goals? Is that who |
| chosen. | | | | you really are? |
| This process is fairly simple but requires a little | | | | Write a list of things which need to be done or |
| self-discipline, awareness, and focus. | | | | need to happen in order for you to achieve these |
| Begin by writing on a piece of paper, "what do I | | | | goals. If one of your goals is moving to Spain, for |
| passionately and deeply desire?" | | | | example, then you will have things in the list like: |
| Answer your own question as many times as | | | | * Find a method of income to support myself in |
| you feel, and then examine in greater detail each | | | | Spain |
| of the answers you have written down. | | | | * Learn basic Spanish |
| At this stage you should not try to make this any | | | | * Buy a plane ticket |
| more than it is, but try to make it as detailed as | | | | * Find somewhere to live in Spain |
| you feel you can. | | | | Do |
| All you are trying to find out is what you really | | | | As powerful as the mind is, now it's time to take |
| feel great about - it could be something as simple | | | | action. This step is just as important, if not more, |
| as moving to another country, playing a musical | | | | than the rest. |
| instrument, or owning your own business. | | | | Can you actually do one of the things on each of |
| Dream | | | | your lists this week? In that case - do them. |
| Once you have a list of things which you really | | | | Make a commitment and get started on achieving |
| desire, now order the list in terms of how | | | | the things you really deeply desire. |
| strongly you feel about them. | | | | |