A Simple Guide To Getting What You Want In Life

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Obviously enough, everyone wants to live a life where they are having as many of their own desires fulfilled as possible. But this is something which can take a long time to master, and for most people, it is a matter of trial and error as they try to work out what they need to do to make that happen. For that reason, it is highly likely that you will have already found yourself doing this in your life, possibly with varying results. However, if you are keen to now start trying to get more of what you want, then the good news is that there are plenty of easy ways to make sure that that happens for you. In this article, we are going to take a look at some of the best techniques for ensuring that you get what you want in life - or at least make it considerably easier and more likely that that will happen.



Knowing What You Want
Of course, if you are to get what you want, you need to actually know what you want.
For most people, this is the main reason that they are not actually getting whatever they want in life. Most people go through much of their lives completely unaware of what they really want, and it is therefore hardly surprising that they don’t manage to make it a reality. If you are starting to realize that you could probably be a little clearer on what you actually want from life, then there are many steps you can take to make that a little easier for yourself. Let’s look at what might be involved in starting to know what you really want from life.

Sometimes, the reason you don’t know what you want is that you have allowed yourself to seriously take on the ideas of others in terms of what they think you should want. We all do this, and many of these ideas come from our culture and the people who love us and are close to us. They often don't know what they want either. It is vital to make sure that you spend some time in solitude so that you can start to get to grips with what is yours and what belongs to others, which you have inherited in some way in your thinking. This process alone may take a long time, and you don’t need to feel as though you have to complete it before you can achieve anything towards your own happiness. As long as you get the ball rolling here, you should find that it makes a considerable difference.


Once you have started to shed some of your inherited notions, you will then need to think about starting to work out what you actually want from life. Again, this is likely to take a long time, in part because for most of us these ideas will change over time. However, as long as you have at least a general idea of what you want from life, you should find that you are able to make things much easier in this process, so that is absolutely the way to go here. Getting to know what you want is exciting, and will hopefully help you to feel more ready to then begin the hard work of actually bringing those dreams and wishes to fulfillment in some way or another.

To Plan Or Not To Plan
For many people, this might seem like a strange question, but there is actually a very good reason why you might want to question the veracity of goal-setting and planning. These days, we are often told that planning is the key to success and that without planning you are not able to get what you want in any form. That is such an embedded idea that you might find yourself resisting any vague suggestion that maybe it is not entirely true, but hear me out. There is actually a good reason why planning might not be the way to get what you want, and it’s quite an interesting thing to think about.


When you make plans, you are putting in motion the wheels for getting what you want. However, it is possible to spend too much time planning, which is actually often going to result in not getting what you want, but instead failing to get what you want at all. The reason for that is because you can find yourself getting stuck in the process of planning forever, and we surely all know somebody who is guilty of doing this. That then means that no actual action never comes, which is clearly not the best way to go about trying to achieve your goals. It’s also possible that planning means that you are going to aim for a very specific path, whereas actually getting what you want often means that you need to follow a path you had not guessed would be possible. It is often much better not to plan too much, but instead to make a vague plan and then see where life takes you. Ironically, this often works out much better in the end.

Trying Various Methods
Once you are sure of what you want and you have accepted that maybe planning is not the best way forward, or at least not solely and entirely, you will then want to think about what kinds of methods you are going to employ in order to make your dreams come true. The important thing here is that you actually make a point of trying out many different methods, as that is the best way to make sure that you are going to find the one that really works for you. It might be that you find yourself trying out things you might never have considered, but it is all part of the process of learning what works and what should be avoided if you can help it.

If you are starting this process, you will probably be looking at many different methods. You might find yourself drawn into something like the law of attraction
or you might consider meditative methods, which can prove fruitful for some or you might be more of a pragmatist, and find yourself thinking in the strictest practical terms. Whatever it is that you end up doing, you can be sure that playing around with different methods is always the way to ensure you find the one that ultimately works for you and your specific goals. Bear that in mind, and allow yourself the chance and opportunity to try out as many different methods as you can.

Keep your eye on the prize
After setting goals for yourself, it’s important to stay motivated. Keeping your eye on the prize is important, or you can lose some of what’s been driving you forward. Set yourself reminders and visualize your goals to help you stick to them. It can also help to find some motivation from other sources - including quotes and songs. Surround yourself with people you know will support and motivate you, helping you make it through those days you need a little push.



Making Use Of Help
It’s important too to bear in mind that you are not an island, and that there is absolutely nothing wrong with wanting or even expecting some help from others from time to time. Everyone needs help sometimes, and it is something which you should make sure you are open to, as life is much harder without ever accepting the help offered by others. Bear in mind as well that often you will have to actively seek this help, and that is something you might find difficult, but that it is going to be worth it if it ultimately means you can be more likely to get what you want. Make use of help, and you will find that all of this is much easier and makes much more sense.

Take all this in consideration and before long you should find that you are getting what you want much more readily and easily.
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