Eight Step Process For Manifesting Goals And Inner Potential

We all have an inherent need to grow, evolve and manifest ever greater realities. This is basic to our happiness and feelings of self-acceptance and self-contentment. Happiness can be created in two ways.

a. By manifesting what we want – creating the reality we desire.
b. By learning to be happy with what we have – with our present reality - until we can create an even more positive reality.

We effectively manifest our goals with these 8 steps.

1. Clarify goals
2. Set Intention (consciously and subconsciously)
3. Determine Actions and "sacrifices of love"
4. Remove inner obstacles
5. Employ efforts and program
6. Perseverance
7. Patience
8. Detachment from result

1. Determining and clarifying our goals

a. We start by making a list of our goals.
What we would like to accomplish in the near and far future – before we leave these bodies?
We might be talking about any goals on any level. Some examples might be:

Health
Lose weight
A harmonious love relationship
Financial security
Abundance on all levels
Professional advancement
Professional satisfaction
Greater effectiveness in dealing with clients
Better relationship with time.
Able to be more assertive with others
Greater Athletic achievement
Greater success with the opposite sex
Dietary discipline
Increased creative ability
Learn to dance (paint, write, act etc.)
Learn a musical instrument
Learn a language
Public speaking ability
To be able to be totally honest with self and others
To be able to be myself in all (specific) situations
Better grades at school
Learn to fly a plane
Travel around the world (or to a specific place)
More effective communication with _______
Be able to Love ____ as he/she is
Overcome the pain of the loss of a loved one.
Overcome attachments and or fears.
Greater Concentration
Better Memory
Emotional maturity
Greater Self-acceptance
Greater Self-confidence
Mental development
Thought-free meditation
Happiness in all situations
Inner Peace regardless of external events
Selfless Love for all
Moral contentment

Many other possibilities ________________________________________________

Please take time to choose a goal of your own or inner potential that you want to manifest.

Some of my present goals (inner potentials that I would like to manifest) are:
1. _____________________________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________________________
3. _____________________________________________________________
4. ____________________________________________________________

The first goal I would like to work on is: _____________________________

b. Then we will want to understand why we want to manifest these goals or inner potentials. This helps us clarify why this goal is important.

1. What do we believe we will get or feel when we succeed? (What is the need behind the need?) (Happiness, satisfaction, self-worth, acceptance, recognition, peace, security, money, freedom, satisfy parents) Why do we want, need or desire to do this?

When I have manifested this goal (inner potential) I (believe I) will now have:
c. Greater financial security
d. Higher self-worth
e. More acceptance/recognition from others
f. Greater freedom
g. Satisfaction
h. Inner peace
i. Long term Happiness
j. Greater Self-actualization
k. Moral satisfaction
l. Inner fulfillment
m. My parents’ recognition
n. Other _______________________

The most important of the above for me are: ________________________________

Sometimes the goal may not be ours – but for our parents or for society – spouse.

2. Is this goal for me or for others? Is it a childhood programming?

3. Is this goal worth pursuing – as a process – even if the results are not what I imagine or would like? Is this ideal important enough for me to make the effort – not matter what happens?

4. Is this goal moving towards something or running away from something?

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2. Set Intention (consciously and subconsciously)

Intention and Concentration on our goals means that we focus on them clearly and intensely (Without anxiety but with confidence that we will manifest them) and direct our energy, time, money and intelligence towards them.

a. Daily positive visualization of ourselves having already achieved the goal will direct our energies in that direction.
b. We can use our goal as a frame of reference in order to make decisions as to how to spend our time, money and energy. Every time we need to make a decision, we ask, «will this enhance or inhibit my progress.

3. Determine Actions and "Sacrifices of Love"

Determine the actions needed to take to move towards goal:
a. Actions we need to take – efforts we will make.
b. What we will need to «sacrifice with love».

a. What actions will I need to take in order to achieve this goal or manifest this inner potential?

Consider:
1. Study
2. Take courses
3. Develop discipline
4. Communicate with ____
5. Come into contact with people or situations that I would prefer not to.
6. Make an effort
7. Work hard
8. Wake up early
9. Work extra hours
10. Overcome fears
11. Overcome attachments
12. Travel
13. Forgive
14. Be honest with self and others
15. Confront ______
16. Learn new concepts and techniques
17. Give much time
18. Exercise daily
19. Admit faults - mistakes
Other ____________________

b. What might I have to «sacrifice with love?» (Have less of in order to have the time, money and energy to manifest this goal?

Consider:
1. Less food
2. Less time for recreation, TV.
3. Less rest or sleep
4. Less of some specific activity _____ .
5. Less money for other needs.
6. Less social life
7. Giving up cigarettes, alcohol - other pleasures
Other

4. Remove inner obstacles

We then need to remove any inner obstacles with Energy Psychology (http://www.HolisticHarmony.com/eft/index.asp) or other techniques for overcoming all internal and external obstacles.

Our abilities, power, virtues, qualities. talents and inner potentials are all natural inner qualities waiting for manifestation. They are not so much developed as they are revealed from within.

An analogy would be an «inner lake» full of various qualities and abilities that are all ready to flow outward and manifest in our daily lives. But there are certain obstacles that prevent this flow. Our job is to remove these obstacles so that the innate wisdom and power can freely flow.

We then identify the following categories of «obstructing emotions» that can be removed with Energy Psychology or any other means.

a. Feelings about not having yet succeeded. We might feel guilt, shame, disappointment, disillusionment, self-rejection or anger at ourselves or others who might be «responsible». Perhaps we feel that it is not worth trying any more. Such feelings can cause so much energy to be lost in negativity that not enough actually moves towards making the necessary changes.

b. Feelings we have about making the effort.
1. What do we need to do? (Exercising, studying, traveling, speaking to others, classes, seminars, exerting self - as mentioned above). We might feel suppressed, fear that the effort will be too tiring, or that we will loose our freedom or that we might fail.

2. What might need to give up, (food, freedom, cigarettes, drinking, rest, vacations, time with friends, Television, sleeping late) We might fear feeling suppressed, unhappy, losing our freedom, tense etc.

c. Feelings about succeeding – We may feel that we are not worthy of such success, or that when we actually do achieve that goal, we will have to give up something else important to us.

We might fear that:

a. I do not deserve to have it or fulfil this goal
b. I cannot have or manifest this goal.
c. I am in some type of danger if I fulfill this goal.
d. I am not capable of fulfilling this goal.
e. Others do not want me to have or fulfill it. I do not want to hurt them or come into conflict with them.
f. I will lose others’ love if I succeed or fulfill this goal.
g. I will not be a spiritual person if I have this or fulfill this goal.
h. I will feel guilty if I have this or fulfill this goal.
i. I will harm others if I fulfill this goal.
j. I am guilty and not worthy and I should not have or fulfill this goal.
k. Since I have not been able to have it until now, then I will not be able to fulfill this goal.
l. I will lose my freedom if I fulfill this goal.
m. I might have to sacrifice some source of security in order to fulfill this goal.
n. I might give satisfaction to others - something which I do not want to do.
o. The others might cease feeling guilty about me.
p. I might lose my control over others.
q. My other desires will be unfulfilled if I have or fulfill this goal.
r. The effort to achieve this goal will be painful or unpleasant.
s. I do not have the necessary discipline to manifest this goal.
t. Other _________________________________________________________

(This subject is discussed in detail Free to be Happy with Energy Psychology. http://HolisticHarmony.com)

A technique for discovering obstacles

1. A good way to discover our specific obstacles is to do a relaxation technique and:

a. Think about the fact that we have not yet achieved our goal and discover how we feel about not having done so yet. If we find that we have negative emotions about not having succeeded yet, we will need to employ EFT or other methods in order to be free from them.

b. Then, we imagine ourselves making the effort towards that goal and see how we feel about making that effort. (Do we enjoy it, or do we feel suppressed, fearful or discouraged? Do we feel that it is in vain to make this effort – because we will never succeed?)

If we find we have resistance towards this effort, then we will need to free ourselves from the emotions and beliefs that make the effort itself difficult or unpleasant.

c. Now, we imagine ourselves having succeeded in this effort and see how we feel now that this is not an issue any more.

5. Employ Efforts and Program

Now we consciously direct our energy towards our goal. We willingly, intelligently and lovingly sacrifice other possibly conflicting needs in order to achieve our goals.

6. Perseverance –

We persevere in our efforts towards those goals and towards removing all obstacles. We give our energy daily until we are satisfied with the results.

7. Patience

We are patient for the results to come. This is important so as not to give up.

8. Detachment from result – and from identifying self-worth with result –

We detach ourselves from the results of our efforts and have faith that the result will be whatever is best for our evolutionary process. Sometimes we need to accept not having and experience self-worth, security and happiness without, before the way if free to manifest what we want. Also anxiety about the results often distracts our focus on our best effort.

Robert Elias Najemy, a life coach with 30 years of experience, is the author of over 20 books, 600 articles and 400 lectures on Human Harmony. Download wonderful ebooks, 100's of free articles, courses, and mp3 audio lectures at http://www.HolisticHarmony.com. Find 8 of his books at http://www.Amazon.com.

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