You and I live in a fully stocked candy store. There are aisles and aisles of every kind of candy on display. There are chocolates and caramels, taffy, suckers, candy bars, wrapped candy and un-wrapped candy, cotton candy and candy on a stick. There’s even an ice cream section that overwhelms the senses. Wide-eyed, we race around the store trying to decide which treat is going to be ours.
Our world is stocked just like that candy store, chocked full of possibilities. The Universe is on call and available to satisfy your bidding 24/7, accessible to satisfy your deepest cravings.
I would venture to say few give any serious consideration to knowing exactly what they want. Your desires, your needs and wants cannot be filled unless the order is crystal clear and to the point. So, let me ask again…
What do you want?
But, wait. Don’t some think that wanting is a questionable, greedy, and even wrong? Isn’t it selfish, arrogant and uncaring of others to want for yourself?
Wallace Wattles, the author of “The Science of Getting Rich*,” may shed some in sight to this uncertainty. He says,
“The purpose of nature is the advancement and unfoldment of life, and everyone should have all that can contribute to the power, elegance, beauty, and richness of life.”
Wattles goes on,
“Every person naturally wants to become all that they are capable of becoming. This desire to realize innate possibilities is inherent in human nature; we cannot help wanting to be all that we can be. Success in life is becoming what you want to be.”
It sounds to me as if wanting a pretty normal thing.
However, knowing what you want precisely is the key to getting it. Saying you want a million dollars doesn’t fulfill the key. Saying what you intend to give in return for the million dollars gets a bit closer. Saying you want a million dollars, what you intend to give in return for the million dollars and how you intend to use the money gets even closer.
So, you can see that just wanting something without the necessary qualifiers leaves your wants vague, undefined, and subject to the whims of the Universe. Fuzzy in, fuzzy out.
The clearer you are on your wants the more the Universe has to work with. The clearer you are on your wants the more obvious the action you must take. The clearer you are on what you want the greater possibility of your fulfillment and satisfaction.
So, what is it you said you want?
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Rick – It’s so sad, isn’t it, that so many people (probably the majority) don’t really have any idea what they really want. Abraham (Abraham-Hicks) says the most important thing we can ever say is “I want to know what I want”. It’s ironic that I read your post this morning, as this is the very thing I’ve been dealing with lately — figuring out how to really figure out what my true passion is. The Universe, of course, always has a way of bringing us answers when we truly put them out there, and I was introduced to the Passion Test (http://www.thepassiontest.com). Janet Bray Attwood has put together a simple test that makes more sense to me than anything I’ve ever come across and really helps you discover truly what your passions in life are. NOTE: I don’t get anything out of this, so this is not any kind of sales pitch, HA! I just think it fits so well with the point of your blog post and thought I’d share. Hope this is a help to lots of your other readers! Thanks for a wonderful post!
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Rick Reply:
May 11th, 2012 at 5:48 pm
Steve,
For the reasons you stated are the reasons my wife and I became Certified Passion Test Facilitators. Our course was lead by Janet. She is inspiring and a bit nutty. We got so much out of it and want to spread the word. Your passions are the bread crumbs leading toward your destiny. It just doesn’t get any better.
Thank you.
RICK
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Another inspirational article Rick. I agree, for many people the challenge is defining what they really want in life. While I’ve been there a time or two myself in my life, at the moment I know precisely what I want and am working my buns off to get it – and having a blast in the process
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May 14th, 2012 at 8:36 pm
Marty,
So proud to know you and be a part of your life. Everyone should be as blessed as you are.
RICK
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Hi Rick, I know what I want and am on target to getting it. If, however, I want something and along my journey I realize I am not cut out for it, I leave it behind. It’s growth! Basically, I want many things concerning my businesses. When I focus and plan and struggle for it, and finally achieve it. I get on to another thing. I guess I enjoy climbing the mountain. When I reach the top I see an endless mountain range ahead of me to climb. Hey, it keeps me young!
Donna
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Rick Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 1:04 pm
Donna,
You are wonderfully young and spirited. Being focused is so important and one must know what to focus upon.
Many thanks for your thoughts.
RICK
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So true, Rick, we all seem to know what we do not want, and somehow we kind of think that makes it clear what we want the Universe to bring us. But when we align ourselves with the teaching in SOGR and start with what we DO want, it makes it ever so much easier for that to show up in our inbox.
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Rick Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 1:07 pm
Michael,
Wonderful distinction. Focusing on what we don’t want actually brings more of it. Focus on what you DO want.
Appreciate you!
RICK
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All the candy reminds me of the shiny red objects, that if you don’t get it. You cannot move forward. With some much candy, it is good no to eat so much.
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Rick Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 1:13 pm
Jacob,
Shiny objects are plentiful today. It’s best to stay true to what you have already committed to. Why is it we think that over there is better than over here?
Thanks for stopping by.
RICK
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Hi Rick,
I had to laugh at this article because I work for a candy company and recently took my youngest son aged 4.5 years into one of our stores. The picture was up on FB if you saw it. It is too cute, he was exactly like the photo you show. His eyes were like saucers. What a great analogy on life!
I am so glad to say that I know what I want and I am moving towards receiving it.
Be blessed always,
Clare
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Rick Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 1:15 pm
Clare,
Thanks for the blessing. Knowing what you want is also a blessing. Back at ya!
RICK
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I love this post Rick…and have to agree that many people just do not know what they really want! Great topic and thoroughly enjoyed the read. Have a great day!
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Rick Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 1:17 pm
Michael,
Glad you stopped by. Might we all assist those who don’t know, to know? Maybe a calling.
RICK
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Hi Rick.
I enjoyed your post. It reminded me to check myself to make sure I am crystal clear on what I want.
I have found that most people cannot really answer the question “what do you want”. I think that it is best to set our intention. I really find that entrepreneurs even fail to do this. Such an important question to answer to have a solid start.
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May 17th, 2012 at 1:19 pm
Rachel,
It makes a lot of sense to know what you want and where you intend to go. It’s one of the reasons my wife and I became Certified Passion Test Facilitators. We help people know their passions and point them in the direction of their destiny. And, we have fun with it too!
Happy that you left your thoughts!
RICK
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Hi Rick,
This is a question more people would like to have the answer to… so many people seem to struggle.
I recently realised that I did not have a passion for the goals I had set myself…. so I reassed my suitation.
I have also found that our goals change as we go through life.
Great post … thanks for sharing.
Cheers
Bryan
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Rick Reply:
May 17th, 2012 at 1:20 pm
Bryan,
I was by your site and understand exactly what you mean. Once those goals are set we can move forward with alacrity!
Wishing you the best in your renewed venture.
RICK
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Hi Rick,
I couldn’t agree more. Before you set your goals, you should first evaluate yourself. Where do you want to go? what do you want to achieve? Are you happy doing it? These are the questions you need to ask yourself, and would be the barometer of your success. Also, your goals will change as you go on in life, what you want now may not matter anymore for you in the next 5 to 10 years. Contentment is the key. Thanks for your post.
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Rick Reply:
May 24th, 2012 at 7:36 pm
Stevie,
Your questions are good ones. Self examination is the start of great things. My wife and I love helping people identity what’s most important to them and then making sure they put their attention where it matters. Stick with me here. I think you’ll enjoy the next two posts.
RICK
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