Keep your intentions to yourself.

One of the biggest reasons for most peoples failure in accomplishing the intentions they have is twofold. One reason is the people that they have surrounding them that they listen to. And the second thing is they tell those people their intentions.

There is a verse in the Bible that says when you pray to God, go into your closet and close the door. What that verse means is when you set your intention, you set that intention in your mind and then don’t reveal it to anyone. Now if you have a coach and they are helping you set those intentions, obviously they know about it. But generally that person wants you to succeed.  They have your best interest at heart.

Some of you have heard this story before.

When people would go crab fishing on the beach they would take a bucket with them to put the crabs in.

They would catch a crab and then turn the bucket over on it so it wouldn’t escape.

However, when they have about four or five crabs they no longer would turn the bucket over.

When asked why they didn’t turn the bucket over on top of the crabs, the people would say they cannot get out. Asking why that is so, they would say that if one crab would try to get out the others would pull him back down with them. If he tried to get out again the other crabs will continue to pull that crab back in. They will do whatever is necessary to keep that crab in the bucket.

People can be the same way. If you have a close friend, family member or a group of friends that you have known for a while, chances are you are all pretty much the same.

However, when one of you wants to “escape”, those around you will want to keep you around. They don’t want to “see you get hurt” or “see you get your dreams crushed” so they’ll tell you what they have to to keep you in the heard with them.

Most people will never understand what you’re trying to accomplish. Even though they themselves may be trying to consciously manifest something in their lives, they still do not understand what is going on in your mind and your heart.

They will tell you that they “have your back“ while you were all in the same situation. However, when you start to succeed, they become that crab in the bucket and will want to pull you down because they don’t wanna get left alone. That is why we have been admonished to never reveal our intentions.

I have never really cared for the manifesting buddy situation. Generally what happens there is you have two or three people that are basically in the same situation and that group inevitably turns into a complaining group. I have rarely seen anything positive come from the small groups. That is why I do not encourage them.  Left to their own devices they very rarely succeed.

Of all the clients that I have, those people that have kept their intentions to themselves are the ones that are succeeding the most, and actually living their dreams.

No one knows my intentions, not even my closest friends know my intentions.  My wife doesn’t know my intentions. My assistants don’t know my intentions. No one but myself knows my intentions, and because of that I have no negative input about my intentions coming from anyone on the outside.

If you want your intentions to come to fruition, don’t tell anyone about your intentions, not even your best buddy.

Keep your intentions to yourself and if asked about it simply change the subject or politely say you would rather not talk about it.

Groups that provide information about what books to read, what techniques to use and daily routines are great assets.  However, when they turn to questions like “how are you doing with your SP?”  It’s time to check out. Don’t get caught up in those conversations with anyone. They never help

You’ve got this. Anthony.