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		<title>How to Manifest Your Desires &#8211; Deciding What You Want is the First Step</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:10:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Crawford</dc:creator>
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<p>Learning how to manifest your desires is not as complicated as some people would have you believe. You don&#8217;t need to struggle to achieve your dreams and you don&#8217;t have to settle for anything less than the fulfillment of your desires.</p>
<p>Are you ready to stop <em>wishing </em>for a better life?  Great! Your first step is to decide exactly what you want your life to look like and begin taking action in that direction!</p>
<p>You see, choosing what you want is the first step of the law of attraction process. It is the most critical step if you want to be sure of manifesting your dreams. If you aren&#8217;t sure what you want your life to look like, if you don’t know exactly what you want, then you can expect to have a difficult time manifesting your desires into your life.</p>
<p>It only makes sense. If you are not<span id="more-707"></span> absolutely clear about your dreams, you are going to struggle to reach those dreams.</p>
<p><strong>So Many Choices!</strong></p>
<p>Many people act like children in a toy store when it comes to making choices. They want this thing and that thing, and hey! Look at that shiny thing over there!</p>
<p>They head down one aisle, then change their minds and rush down another. Their attention is constantly shifting, constantly moving from one thing to another&#8230;</p>
<p>Well, your life is pretty much like that toy store, and you are pretty much like that child running up and down the aisles.</p>
<p>Imagine that you are ten years old and that your parents are taking you to the world’s biggest toy store. They have brought you here to pick out your own present, and they have told you that you can have any one thing that you choose, but you have to choose just one.</p>
<p>As you enter through the gleaming entryway to this wonderland, you are immediately surrounded by possibilities. Your eyes dart to the row after row of shiny, brand-new things calling to you. You can hear bells and whistles and the sounds of other toys throughout the store.</p>
<p>There is so much to see! Which way to go? What to choose? There are so many choices!</p>
<p>It is easy to get distracted as you race through the aisles. There is so much to see and do! As a result, you never actually make up your mind about what it is that you really want.</p>
<p>Before long, your parents are urging you to hurry, and you have to make a decision.</p>
<p>Did you make a good choice? Are you happy? Or are you still torn, still trying to decide between the red one and the blue one?</p>
<p>Well, this is sort of how your life works. Every day you are surrounded by the infinite possibilities of this world and it can be hard to decide exactly what you want. You may have a vague idea of what you want, but you aren’t clear on the details.</p>
<p>But that&#8217;s the trouble.</p>
<p>Knowing the details of your desires is critical, because it allows your inner self and your subconscious mind to know exactly what you want. Once that happens, once you are certain of your desires, those inner parts of you can begin looking for ways to manifest your desires into reality.</p>
<p>Once you crystallize your desires you will see that you are surrounded by clues that will point you in the direction of your dreams, you simply didn’t see them or weren’t aware of them before now.  This is the magic of the law of attraction.</p>
<p>Your inner self has an amazing ability to focus on and discover things that relate to your dreams. It will also discover things that relate to other things that relate to your dreams. Your inner self is an expert at finding connections and seeing opportunities that your conscious mind misses. Your inner self can unlock the doorway to your dreams&#8230; but only if you give it the key.</p>
<p>Your certainty about your desires is the key to your success at manifesting your dreams.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s not a matter of <em>learning </em>how to manifest your desires.</p>
<p>By <em>knowing </em>exactly what you want to manifest, you empower your inner self, you give your self the ability to work on your dream with your entire being.</p>
<p>Once you become clear on your desires, your dreams are only a heartbeat away!</p>
<p>Peace,</p>
<p><img title="Bob" src="http://bobcrawfordonline.com/growingyourself/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/sig-150x73.jpg" alt="Bob" width="105" height="51" /></p>
<p><strong>Bob Crawford</strong><br />
<strong>Your Success Coach,<br />
and creator of Growing Your SELF!</strong></p>
<p>p.s. Check out this video for more information about law of attraction basics and how to manifest your desires easily and effortlessly: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NeOBixP2BLU" target="_blank">Law of Attraction Basics &#8211; Deciding What You Want</a></p>
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		<title>How to Manifest Your Desires &#8211; Without Pain</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jun 2010 03:11:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Crawford</dc:creator>
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<p>Are you manifesting your desires easily? Or do you find yourself struggling every step of the way?</p>
<p>Learning how to manifest your desires without causing yourself pain is simple&#8230; once you know how.</p>
<p>If you are struggling right now, even a little, it probably means that you are finding it hard to let go of something in your life right now. The problem is that it is not always easy to see what this something is, because it does not always relate directly to what you desire&#8230; which is why you struggle and feel pain.</p>
<p>Now, you might think that learning to let go of the things that are holding you back would be the solution to this problem, but you would be wrong.</p>
<p>Letting go is not the answer!</p>
<p>The answer is to<span id="more-599"></span> stay focused on those things you want, and not on what you do not want. The second that you take your eyes off of your desires you begin moving away from them, towards something else. This is especially true when you are attached to something.</p>
<p><strong>Don&#8217;t focus on losing weight&#8230;</strong></p>
<p>Let&#8217;s look at an example and you&#8217;ll see what I mean. Let&#8217;s say that you desire a lean, healthy body, but that your craving for those $1 fast food burgers is expanding your waistline a little too much.</p>
<p>You might look at the situation and say, &#8220;All I have to do is give up eating so many cheeseburgers.&#8221; But the reality is a little harder, isn&#8217;t it? Because quitting or giving up something is never enough. Everything in your life is there for a reason, a purpose.</p>
<p>A better approach, and one that I take with all my clients, is to look at the change you want to make and focus on actions you can take that move you forward, toward your dream.</p>
<p>In our weight loss example, you would create change quicker and easier if instead of &#8216;giving up&#8217; something, you added better choices to your life. Focus on the good things you want to eat and don&#8217;t worry about the cheeseburgers.</p>
<p><strong>Where is your focus?</strong></p>
<p>Understand that you can only focus in one direction at a time, and the more you pay attention to the positive changes you are making and the less you worry about quitting or giving up things, the better off you will be.</p>
<p>This means you will wind up creating less pain for yourself!</p>
<p>Letting go seems like a good idea, at least at first, and you&#8217;ll hear lots of talk about how important it is to learn to let go of this emotion or that attachment, but unless your goal is to become an expert on letting go, you will manifest your desires much faster if you stay focused on achieving them rather than stressing over what to let go of.</p>
<p>Your life is a constantly changing, constantly evolving experience and you can manifest your dreams and desires without pain, simply by choosing the right things to focus on.</p>
<p>Peace,<br />
<img title="Bob" src="http://bobcrawfordonline.com/growingyourself/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/sig-150x73.jpg" alt="Bob" width="105" height="51" /></p>
<p>Bob Crawford<br />
<strong>Your Success Coach,<br />
and creator of Growing Your SELF!</strong></p>
<p>p.s. Remember, the only way to successfully manifest the life of your dreams is to keep at it, until you succeed! There is always more than one path that will bring you to your dream. Don&#8217;t give up!</p>
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		<title>How to Manifest Your Desires with the Law of Attraction</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:27:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Bob Crawford</dc:creator>
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<p>Learning how to manifest your desires,  creating those things in your life that you want, is easy when you use  the law of attraction and follow these basic guidelines.</p>
<p>Contrary  to what the movie, &#8220;The Secret&#8221;, may have led you to believe,  manifesting is not magical, nor is it a practice limited to bearded  gurus living in a cave atop a cloud covered mountain. You can manifest  anything you desire. You can create any change in your life that you  decide to create. All it takes is a commitment on your part to change.  The universal laws will do the rest.</p>
<p>Here are some guidelines that  will get you on the fast track to manifesting success.</p>
<p>The first,  and definitely the most important step is to<span id="more-455"></span> sit down and figure out  exactly what you want. This may sound obvious, but this step is where  many people get stuck and don&#8217;t know it. Unless you have a crystal clear  vision of what you want to manifest, the law of attraction guarantees  that you will continue to struggle and meet with challenges.</p>
<p>You  see, you always end up where you where heading&#8230; the problem is that  often you don&#8217;t pay attention to where you are heading. But when you  DECIDE what you want, exactly what you want, you have no choice but to  head in that direction. Having a clear destination in mind makes it  easier to choose.</p>
<p>Take the time to spell out, in writing, the tiny  details of your dream or goal. Know ahead of time what color it is, how  big it is, what it feels like, what it smells like, what it tastes  like&#8230; The more specific you are the better!</p>
<p>Once you know  exactly what you want, now it is time to get to work. Yes, work! You  didn&#8217;t think you were going to create that wonderful new life while  sitting on the couch dreaming, did you?</p>
<p>Now that you have decided  what you want, your next step is to take inspired action and begin  moving toward those dreams and goals. The key to mastering this part of  the manifesting process is to be willing and open to opportunities  around you that will help you. When you look at what you are willing or  unwilling to do to reach your dreams, you might discover that you have  been holding yourself back by your unwillingness to take a certain step  or perform a certain action.</p>
<p>The solution to this problem lies in  the first step &#8211; knowing what you want. If you know exactly what you  want and how it fits into your life you will never be surprised at the  choices you must make. Your choices are already made for you. You simply  have to step up and take the action.</p>
<p>Manifesting your desires  with the law of attraction is simply a matter of getting clear about  what you want and then stepping boldly forward to claim your dream!</p>
<p>If  you would like to learn more about the law of attraction and how you  can learn to manifest your desires quickly and easily, I invite you to  grab your free copy of the ultimate manifesting ebook right now at <a href="http://www.freelawofattractionreport.com/" target="_new">http://www.freelawofattractionreport.com</a> Click right now and you can begin creating meaningful, positive changes  in your life, today!</p>
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