Wild Fantasies: Possibility, Probability, Prosperity.
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Often times what we desire in life, we leave untouched. We're all rife with fantasy. We have an extraordinary human ability to imagine ourselves entrenched in circumstances that have not yet manifested. We fantasize about having what we don't actually have and doing what we've never actually done. Every now and again we will actually feel inclined to act upon such fantasies, and in doing so we take a giant leap in going from the realm of fantasy to the realm of belief.
Not letting a desire pass the realm of fantasy certainly has its advantages, and we all intuitively know this to be true. Risk averse, we keep our desires compartmentalized within this world of fantasy much of the time.
Fantasies are safe. They don't involve much risk at all. We know when we have a fantasy that we are certainly under no obligation what so ever to actually pursue it. Our desires are thus kept with in the parameters of comfort, not requiring us to lay anything out on the line, such as our prized egos.
Fantasies are also private, so long as we choose to keep them so. As long as we don't reveal to anyone what it is that we really desire, we won't be at risk of anyone pressuring us into actually taking any related action steps. We also enjoy the exclusivity of our fantasies. No one has to even know about them. They are all for ourselves, our very own creations.
For those of us who decide to be so brave as to take a risk in actually attempting to transmute fantasy into reality, a road map of sorts will be needed.
The first thing that you will need to do if you are to turn a desire or a fantasy into reality is to accept what it is that you want as an actual possibility. If you are to see your desires manifest, you will first need to categorize them as an actual possibility for you and your life.
When we see something that we like, we often fail to recognize it as a possibility for our own life. We see other people as having, doing, or being what we know deep down inside we would really like to have, do, or be, but we are often paralyzed by our inability to even so much as contemplate ourselves as being real candidates for those awards. In other words, many of us are great at desiring and fantasizing, but we often have a hard time moving on to the next step because we don't actually see what it is that we want as a real possibility.
When we desire something and can within reason determine that the something that we desire would actually be good for us, the next logical step would be to start planning the action steps that are needed in order to see it's fruition come to pass.
For example: "Having a certain business/education/house/relationship/body would be nice", to thinking: "How can I bring this into my life, and what are the first action steps that I need to take?"
That step of shifting the desire into a plan will never happen if you can't even see what it is that you want as an actual possibility for yourself.
So here's what you need to start doing: When you catch yourself desiring something, be so bold as to take the next step and actually contemplate that desire as being a real possibility within your own life. This step may take a while. You may need to have the fantasy many times over before you are able to convince yourself that its manifestation is a real possibility. Just keep at it.
The next step is to move from possibility to probability.
Once you've recognized your desires as possible accomplishments, you will need to boost the possible into the probable. This is going from thinking that something is possible, to thinking that it's achievement is probable, should you have the right plan and persistence.
The key in going from possibility to probability is in rigorous planning. When you plan, and execute your plan, you actually increase the probability that your desires will manifest.
The objective will be to plan, execute, and prosper.
Here are the steps for manifesting your desires:
1. Recognize what it is that you want as a real possibility for you and your own life. (If you can't even take this first step, then perhaps it is best that your fantasy stays within the realm of fantasy).
2. Become convinced that it is probable that you will end up having, doing, or becoming what it is that you want to have, do, or become.
3. Plan and execute.
While you're at it, ask yourself this: "Am I willing to give up the comfort of my current situation in order to pursue something better?"
If the answer is yes, then you may proceed.
Now ask yourself this: "Am I acting now, or am I waiting for some sort of guarantee that I will not fail?"
If you take nothing else away from this article, remember this: Your desires will manifest into reality at the rate of your self-esteem.
Good, now go back and read that last sentence again.
Your self-esteem is like the engine driving you towards the life that you really want for yourself.
Some people's engine (self-esteem) is not comprised of much more than a hamster spinning a plastic wheel.
Other people have a super-charged V-8.
All engine types are available to everyone, regardless of circumstance, and you can upgrade at anytime.
Your plan of action will be like your navigation system.
Not having a well thought out plan would be like trying to drive to a particular location, but not actually having any directions as to how you will get there. "Hmmm, I think I'll make a left here."
The better your plan, the more specific your directions will be.
Once you are following a specific plan, you will need to periodically evaluate the velocity of your own momentum towards the goal at hand. You will do this by evaluating how easily you are deterred from sticking to your plan.
Did you go off your diet plan because you had to stay late at work? You were easily stopped. Your momentum wasn't that great.
Have you thrown in the towel on investing due to a recent market downturn? You were easily stopped. Your momentum wasn't that great.
As you gain momentum, you become harder and harder to stop.
At the highest velocities, your momentum will carry you straight to your goal with little interference. Obstacles will just seem to stay on the sidelines all together, or move quickly out of your way while you dominate them and any chance they have of interfering with you.
So how will you know in the first place if what you fantasize about should be pursued further? You'll just have to go within and consult your intuition, but that's a topic for another day.
Now if you'll excuse me, I have my own fantasies to address.
