Four Step Plans to Get What You Want

 

As a coach I can tell you there are methods, strategies and systems proven to work that you can implement to reach your goals and achieve what you want in your life.The best way to get what you want out of life is to use the proven 4 step plan most of us already know. Clarify your vision, make step by step plans, set written goals and get busy. It boils down to: Clarity, plan, goals, go.

But most of us falter at the very first part of this; knowing what we truly want. Not just superficial things, but the feelings, emotions and experiences that those things provide, what we really crave and yearn for. 
Vision is a great focus for January. What do you want this year? Are you doing the things you need to do to get it or do you sit back and not really expect anything to change? 
Vision: Picture it, be specific and focus time thinking on it and planning for it.
Believe you are capable to attain it and start working toward it. There are countless articles written about the methods to do this, get the help you need and just do it!

But there is another 4 step plan most of us do not know about. This plan boils down to:  Ask, Awareness, Acceptance, Appreciate. We rarely hear about these concepts. But I think not having this part in place can negate the work of the other four steps and too often does just that. These steps are crucial to get what you want. They move forces around you to your aid, leave you open and ready to receive, to take opportunities that come your way and to be grateful when this all happens.

Ask for what you want in specific terms, let people know your desires, meditate upon it, put up picture and vision boards, pray. It may surprise you the help that is available to you when others know what you are looking for. This also serves to make it more real and sets you up to receive.
Aware Become more aware of the presence of aspects of what you want that are in your life now. What are they ? Grab hold of them and look for things that are within your life or easy grasp that contain what you seek that you may take for granted or have overlooked. Keep your eyes open, when we ask earnestly things come our way. Are you missing them because you are not open or do not believe? Maybe it is showing up in a slightly different package than you expected, or maybe you are too distracted to notice. Pay attention, quiet your mind, be open and aware so you can recognize what you want when it shows up.
Accept Take what comes to you with both hands open. Be sure you have let go of what you no longer want so you can freely grab on to the new stuff.  We will get both what we expect and accept. Let it in. Sometimes when what we want shows up we are fearful, we think we do not deserve it or we think we may screw it up. You must be ready to accept even when it may not show up exactly when or how you thought it would.
Appreciate After a time we take things for granted. It is human nature, we all do it. Be motivated to appreciate and celebrate the people, things and experiences that make your life wonderful because as soon as you don’t they won’t. 

You deserve exactly what you expect and accept