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Originally Posted by sranganayaki  According to The Secret, the capacity to conceive of the ‘how’ is not essential for accomplishment. |
I don’t think this should be taken literally and applied to all situations. The Secret was trying to make a point that we often are so cut up in the “how” that we forget or start even doubting what we want.
Some people are born with a “gift” of just going after what they want. They don’t worry about “hows” and their primary focus is on a desire to achieve what they want. Because they keep their attention on what they want and take action, they often reach their goals.
Others, it seems, get scared or destructed from their goals because they worry that they won’t be able to do what is necessary, or maybe, although they know what they want, they don’t take action at all (not even a first step) because they think they don’t have the right skills for the job or what have you.
Many successful people have said something like this over and over again, “I have no idea how I did it. I just went for it.” Or may you have heard something like this, “I acted as if I knew what I was doing and other have bought it.”
Or something like this, “I just did it because that is what I wanted to do and it was fun. I had no idea that it would turn out to be this huge money-maker.”
Matthew 21: “Then Jesus told them, “I assure you, if you have faith and don’t doubt, you can do things like this and much more. You can even say to this mountain, ‘May God lift you up and throw you into the sea,’ and it will happen. If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”
Now, I don’t think Jesus was suggesting that one can use the power of intention to literally lift and throw a mountain into the sea. He was trying to make a point that however impossible a task at hand may seem, one does not need to worry about the “hows” – know what you want and take action, the rest will fall into place one way or another.
I am not a Christian by they way or subscribe to any specific religion.