Some people have what appears to be a laser focus on what relates to their goals. They seem to notice any and everything that can be used to achieve their hearts desire. I believe that these individuals have learned to use a brain mechanism called the Reticular Activating System (RAS).

Sounds complex, however the RAS basically determines what you will notice or pay attention to. It is your minds screening device. Your conscious mind can only focus on a limited amount of things at one any one time so your brain spends a lot of effort on deciding what not to pay attention to.

There are numerous stimuli bombarding your brain right now even as you read this but your brain deletes most of it and concentrates on what you believe is important. As such your RAS is responsible for how much of reality you consciously experience.

Have you ever really wanted something, like a car for example? You look at pictures of it, imagine what it would be like to drive, hear the engine etc, then suddenly noticed you were seeing them everywhere. Why is that? Because you have placed a lot of focus and thought on this car and that has been take as a sign by the RAS that this object and related items are now significant and need to be noted. You now have an immediate heightened awareness of something that was always there.

How does this work with goals? Your focus on your goals aligns you more precisely with them. Once you decide to make something a priority you give it tremendous emotional intensity couple this with continually focusing on it and any resource that supports you in getting it will eventually become yours.

This is why it's not crucial to understand exactly how you will achieve your goals when initially setting them it's also why you can dream big from the beginning. Trust your RAS to make you aware of what you need to know along the way.