Here’s the thing about “getting what you want.”

It’s not magic.
It’s not positive thinking.
And it’s definitely not vision boards quietly collecting dust in the corner of your office.

It is a combination of a few deceptively simple practices—one of which almost everyone skips.

Let’s start with the basics.

First: clarity.
Not a fuzzy wish, not a “something better than this,” but an actual, specific desire

Second: embodiment.
Every day, take a moment to step out of your busy, negotiating mind and into your body and heart. Feel what it would feel like to have the thing now. Not later. Now.

I call this a feelingization—because imagination plus emotion is a power couple.

So far, so good. Most people stop here.

But here’s where it gets interesting.

Research shows that people who set goals are up to 10 times more likely to achieve them than people who don’t. Still, setting a goal isn’t what makes it happen.

Engagement does.

Studies (including research out of Brigham Young University) reveal something fascinating about follow-through:

If you say, “That’s a good idea,” you have about a 10% chance of doing anything about it.
Say, “I’ll do it,” and that jumps to 25%.
Name when you’ll do it? 40%.
Create a specific plan? 50%.
Tell another human you’re doing it? 60%.

But the gold medal goes to this:

When you commit to sharing your progress with someone at a specific time, your chances of success skyrocket to 95%.

Ninety. Five. Percent.

Which brings me to the part no one puts on a vision board.

The secret sauce isn’t more intention.
It’s accountability.

An accountability partner isn’t a drill sergeant or a self-improvement hall monitor. It’s someone who cares about you, wants you to win, and will lovingly ask, “So… how’s it going?” once a week.

You show up for them.
They show up for you.
And suddenly, the thing you “meant to do someday” starts happening in real time.

Turns out, the fastest way to manifest isn’t going it alone—it’s letting yourself be witnessed.

Love, laughter, and just enough magic to keep things interesting

Arielle

P.S. Peggy McColl and I have been accountability partners for two decades now, and wow, does it work!