How To Get Where You Want To Go

Here is an article that perhaps you have read at some point in your walk through life. However it never hurts to go back over the basics from time to time.

How to Get Where You Want to Go
by Barry Goss
Here’s some incredibly useful, easy-to-implement-now guidance, from a true genius of the mind and super-achiever, Roy H Williams
It’s called the 7 Step Secret To Success and it has my commentary interspersed throughout the steps.
Enjoy its power…
STEP #1: See your destination in your mind.“When you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there.”–White Rabbit
[ Barry’s Comment ]: Roy’s first step is all about understanding what you’re doing, and why you’re doing it. Said another way, in two words, “visual intention“, which is the art and practice of emotionalizing the outcome or experience you desire ahead of time… through your 5 senses.
STEP #2: Start Walking.“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” –Lao Tzu (604 BC - 531 BC)
[ Barry’s Comment ]: Ever met a successful achiever who doesn’t connect with people, immerse him/herself into research, study, ask questions, explore areas of interests and engage life? Yeah, me neither. Enough said on this step.
STEP #3: Think Ahead As You Walk.“It’s like driving a car at night. You can see only as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.” –E.L. Doctorow
[ Barry’s Comment ]: If you are just taking action toward something, and NOT thinking about it, planning it out, committing to it and believing it can be so, then you might as well be spinning in circles.
The Action Jacksons of the world make one very overlooked mistake: they put so much focus on doing something — anything — that they can’t find the quiet inner awareness to actually think about if what they originally wanted is what they still want… and why they want it.
STEP #4: Don’t Quit Walking.“Don’t wait. Where do you expect to get by waiting? Doing is what teaches you. Doing is what leads to inspiration. Doing is what generates ideas. Nothing else, and nothing less.” –Daniel Quinn
[ Barry’s Comment ]: Some people might interpret step #4 to be in contradiction with what I said about taking a breather above. But, not so. Preparation before action is essential and this is what gets you ready to take the effective (and right) actions that actually help you get what you want; however, it doesn’t mean to just STOP doing things.
What Roy is saying is Step #4 is essentially: keep on keeping on, bucko. Nobody ever would look at ya cross-eyed for not accomplishing your goal, task, or desire after only one walk (action). It’s all about persistence, and I once heard Terri Levine, one of our upcoming LWL Simulcast Teachers, tell some students this: “Failure is the path of least persistence.”
STEP #5: Make No Deadlines.“Patience is the best remedy for every trouble.” –Titus Maccius Plautus (254 BC - 184 BC)“I am extraordinarily patient, provided I get my own way in the end.” –Margaret Thatcher, April 4, 1989
[ Barry’s Comment ]: What does this mean? How can you be a tried-and-true goal-setter, dream-achiever, and maestro of manifestation without some milestones to hit or some dates on the calendar to strive for?
Well, I still struggle with this one. Ya know, I gotta little miffed that LWL Coaching wasn’t ready on our March 18th target date then, after a few weeks beyond the due date, it dawned on me that going with the flow of our business, and being in harmony with serving our readers and listeners, is what really matters.
Sure, our Life Without Limits Coaching Program will be ready this year and, now that we’re in the flow with other projects, I’m 100% confident that other resources, people, and features will come along to help make it even more valuable. So, cheers to Roy for telling us to take it easy on ourselves every now and then.
STEP #6: Look back at the progress you made each day.“God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning – the sixth day.” –Genesis 1:31
[ Barry’s Comment ]: A little reflective atta-girl or atta-boy self-talk does the soul good
In all seriousness, this is something that I’ll venture to guess 90% of the people reading this post do NOT do (I’m guilty too sometimes). It’s a key component to super-achiever’s results. Assess and reward yourself for a day’s effort. How could it be that you can ever know what tweaks and modifications you need to implement if you first don’t know how far down the road you’ve come? I know for a fact that self-made millionaire, Jill Koenig, talks to Heather about this in her interview.
STEP #7: If evening finds you at the same place you were this morning, take a step before you lay down. “The magic isn’t in the size of your actions, but in the relentlessness of them. It is better to burn the candle at both ends, and in the middle, too, than to put it away in the closet and let the mice eat it.” –Henry Van Dyke
Never let a day pass without making, at the very least, a tiny bit of progress. Do NOT tell yourself you’ll make up for it tomorrow. (That seductive lie is the kiss of death.) Make a phone call. Lick a stamp. Correct a misspelled word. Something. Anything.
You realize I’m talking about business, not hiking, right?
[ Barry’s Comment ]: Yes, why, yes we do, Roy… and we totally dig your enthusiasm, and cut-to-the-chase steps for success. They’re brilliant, and if there’s anything that I do get queasy over consistently, it’s this: not accomplishing accomplishment on a daily basis.
John Milton Fogg introduced the concept to me over 10 years ago, and it’s something that, to me, if we all strived to do, the world would be in a better place for the effort.
Here are the three ingredients that must be present to accomplish accomplishment and in ( ) the resulting feeling / experience if one of them is missing:
Ingredient #1) You Get Results (i.e., no income / no satisfaction)
Ingredient #2) You Learn, Grow, and Develop (i.e., you get left behind)
Ingredient #3) You Have Fun (i.e., you burn out)
How many of us have been in a situation where we were getting results, we learned something new, but didn’t have any fun?
Or, maybe we know people who learn, grow and attempt to develop their butt off … but aren’t getting results. That could either be the business person not “increasing sales” or the monastery monk who isn’t engaging in modern-day life.
A second common mistake is to get these steps out of order. If you skip Step 1, “See your destination,” and go straight to step 2, “Start walking,” you’ll be a wanderer, a drifter on the ocean of life, sadly on your way to lying beneath a tombstone that says, “He Had Potential.”
Even more dangerous is to go from Step 1, “See your destination,” directly to Step 3, “Think ahead,” without ever doing Step 2, “Start walking.” These are the people who never get started. Analysis paralysis. Lots of anxiety and plans and meetings and revisions and studies and evaluation and research can make you think you’re getting somewhere when you’re not.
Gen. George S. Patton said it best, “A good plan today is better than a perfect plan tomorrow.” In other words, there is no perfect plan. Shut up and get started.
Visitors to Tuscan Hall will recall a beautiful stairway that leads into a wall, then does a 180 halfway up to finish in exactly the opposite direction. At the top of those stairs a magnificent catwalk runs the entire length of the building to a gallery of fine art overlooking the floor below.
This is the Journey of Life.
If you find yourself headed in the wrong direction, you can always correct your way.
But only if you know your destination.
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The Curoius George Factor-Fuel For Personal Manifesting

In my book, "The Manifesting Mindset", I listed and elaborated on 12 key manifesting principles & strategies.
Since then, I've gotten to know many mentors who privately teach others, practically 'behind closed doors', the personal art of deliberate attraction (also known as conscious creation).
Collectively, several of these manifesting coaches and mentors have helped me figuratively 'put my finger on' the pulse of a key element to manifesting - an element that you, like me, may have been unconsciously programmed to shy away from:
Curious, heartfelt QUESTIONS !
Remember the childhood book series about Curious George - the original 'monkey see, monkey do' chimp who always seemed to be getting into some form of trouble by being overly-curious. And, the man with the yellow hat getting him out of it?
You consciously saw George as a spunky, fun-loving, and inquisitive little primate. And, even though the way we learn about the world around us as a child parallels the way George learns some of life's lessons through his adventures, have you stopped to think what beliefs you NOW have about 'being too curious' or what 'mischief' may come out of asking too many questions?
Uhmmmmmm ... well, another detailed topic (maybe for a trained behavioral psychologist) for another time; however, I still bring up the point that you may in fact be SHOCKED to find out that your unconscious beliefs are running your life.
And, even more to the point, you might even be stupefied to find out just how, and when, you adopted some of these hidden, below-the-surface beliefs.
Anyway, like I said, something that can be discussed later. Or, if you like, immediately by logging in to our Online / Desktop Manifestation Portal.
But, for now, ask yourself this: "How do I feel when I get super-inquisitive about my own personal growth?" or "Do I have fun, and experience positive results, when I step out of my mental comfort zone to explore, discover and learn about life's most seemingly mysterious topics?"
On page 11 of "The Manifesting Mindset", I talk about how asking yourself the "right questions" can accelerate your life by helping you HAVE whatever it is you want.
The chapter is titled "Why Ask 'Why?'"
However, recently, I came across an old audio tape from inspirational speaker, Jerry Clark. He beautifully sums up the answer to my chapter title.
"Questions direct your thoughts and 'directed thoughts' are what we call FOCUS. Your focus directs your feelings. Your feelings direct your actions. Your actions direct your results. And your results direct your destiny. This means you can design and create your destiny by designing and directing your questions. I believe one of the biggest reasons people fail is because they ask themselves disempowering questions - questions that limit their effectiveness and their ability to become successful."
If you truly want to start tapping into and utilizing the hidden genie inside you, you absolutely - without question - must start BEING "clear" about what is it you want or what you feel you can do, be, or have for yourself.
I know somebody who has been wanting to take his home-business on the road for a long time (i.e., travel around, with his laptop, visiting places and people he knows); yet, he keeps making excuses saying he needs to stay close to his home office.
I know somebody who wants the experience of a meaningful, deeply-connected, intimate / romantic relationship; yet, she can't figure out what drives her to overwork herself as an executive in a highly-competitive, fast-moving industry.
In both examples, each person KNOWS their current activity - their mental comfort zone - is what keeps them from HAVING what it is they "say" they want.
Want a bonafide, almost-immediate, way to ensure what you want is actually congruent with what you're DOING?
It all starts with FEELINGS ... and the most powerful one-two combination of questions I've ever seen, for KNOWING that you're "clear" about your desire for something, are these:
Self-directed Manifesting Question #1): Does what I'm doing (name what that is) feel good to me ... and ... am I doing it to accomplish something or avoid something?
If your body screams "no, it doesn't feel good, right, or on target" or your intuition is telling you that you're doing something to avoid something else, just ask yourself: "Regarding, _____, what do I want to feel? What is it that I'm trying to avoid and why?"
However, if what you're currently doing (in any area of your life) feels good to you and you know you're doing it to accomplish something else (a stepping stone), proceed to ...
Self-directed Manifesting Question #2): When I have what I imagine - which I will since focused 'feel good' thoughts eventually become things - will I experience more everyday joy with my newly manifested desire?
Folks, the best personal adventures grow out of a little curiosity. Yes, just a little is all it takes. And, as you now know, when you're curious enough about yourself - why you do what you do or don't have what you say you want - empowering questions must come.
And, understand this simple FACT: you WILL - you must - receive the answers to any questions you ask because you have trillions and trillions of cells who are listening to you and are waiting to respond to your desires, wants, and dreams!
As Mr. Clark said above: "Your focus directs your feelings. Your feelings direct your actions."
If you really want to start being "clear" about what you're doing, start asking yourself the right questions - I promise the Curious George within will go to work for you to search, learn, and understand EXACTLY what it is you're after and what it'll take for you to get their faster and better than you've ever imagined.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------Barry Goss is the author of The Manifesting Mindset – which can be downloaded for free HERE - and the co-Founder of ManifestLife.com ~ From asking the questions very few dare touch to being fascinated by the authors, coaches, healers, and spiritual guru's who do things in a seemingly 'magical way', Barry has dedicated his life to connecting with these the world's top manifesting mentors and sharing their secrets, techniques, and strategies with you.-------------------------------------------------------------------------