My friend says, if you want something badly enough, you will always get it? Agree or disagree?

[jennifer_bloom]

One of the guys wanted to become a professional movie producer and went from poor to multi millionaire in 15 years

Another guy who told me that became an internal medicine doctor

Another guy became an Ivy League doctor and married an Ivy League educated surgeon with the same race and religion and body type as him who is very skinny

Agree

Disagree

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+1 y

I will clarify that these people were very religious and humble and did charity work and volunteered and obeyed the teachings of the bible and worked very very hard.

[Vick2828]

Ok, there is power in the tongue. If you say it, it could become real. That's why they say be careful what you wish for. You might not get exactly what you want but closer to that. So always watch what you say.

[captain_voidwalker]

Only of your willing to work for it

[BUTIMRIGHTTHO]

It is true. Now the average person will tell you it's not true... That's why they are average. They don't have a higher awareness on such subjects. The only reason people fail to have what they want is because their desire isn't strong enough or because they made what they don't want the desire.

Now that may sound like I mistyped something up there but I didn't. If you don't understand, you'll probably disagree with my initial statements.

I know 99% of people will think I'm crazy. But I bet they cannot explain why I it makes no sense for more than a few sentences. I COULD SPEND HOURS TELLING YOU WHY IT DOES MAKES SENSE

@Autember Very few people know what they are talking about. Most people who talk about that stuff don't even understand it.

But it's cool. Don't listen to the guy with 7 figures, listen to all the people who are barley earning 40k.

You'll never believe it until you do it for yourself and the worst part is everyone just believes it is because you're smart... @jennifer_bloom

[WindAtMyBack]

Wanting "something" is very general - and can mean almost anything. "Always" is a very big word - meaning there are no exceptions. So the answer is no.

It depends on how attainable it is to start with. If I want to learn fluent German I'm sure I can, if I work at it. If I want to be an astronaut, that's extremely unlikely, even if I was still 20 years old.

How many people win a silver or bronze medal at the Olympics, when they wanted to win the gold? I'm sure they wanted the gold very badly and worked extremely hard to get there, but that doesn't mean it will happen.

Really wanting something and working hard to get it will greatly increase your chances. But whether or not you attain it depends on how attainable it is, and maybe a bit of luck.

On the other hand, not working to get something greatly lowers your chances of getting it.

[purplepoppy]

A few will but many many more will waste their lives chasing an impossible dream they'll never achieve no matter how hard they work.

Imagine a gold miner, he digs every day for months then strikes it rich. He claims its down to hardworking and skill. But what of the thousands of other miners who dig even harder for years and never find gold?

[MysteriousDarkness]

@butimrighttho

You said "The only reason people fail to have what they want is because their desire isn't strong enough or because they made what they don't want the desire".

How do you explain those whowqere the first to practice and last to leave practice that gave it their all each time during practice and games, ate healthy, got quality sleep each night since they were 5 years old? They studied the game, did weight training and cardio etc but still did not make it to the NHL, NFL, NBA, MLB etc How about those you barely missed making it to the Olympics but did everything to gice themselves the best chance to make it?

How do you explain all the actors and musicians that do everything to be the best they can be and still don't make it to the big times?

[Kori1236]

Nothing in life is every guaranteed. What they mean is if you want something badly enough you’ll work hard to achieve it. You won’t get anywhere goal wise just sitting and waiting for things to happen. You have to actually work towards them.

[Autember]

A lot of people believe in manifestation. Basically just putting out good vibes but you have to put the actual work in for it too.

The thing is, you can want something with all your heart and soul and sometimes it just doesn't happen. That's just life.

[Drumlin2001]

Rubbish. Plenty of people want kids, but find themselves unable to have them. Spend thousands on IVF, only to have it fail.
Plenty of people have dreams of being professional sports stars, or big time actors or musical artists, very few actually make it.
Yes, hard work and focus can help get you better things, but you're are limits.

[RealMarek]

Your friend is wrong. People don’t always get what they want, no matter how badly they want it. Often times people get what they don’t want.

[FreyaRed]

Ambitions should be realistic and achievable otherwise it's wish think.

[Avicenna]

Not always, but sometimes you will. If you don’t try, you never will.

[Crafteroon]

If there's two who want the same thing badly enough, but there's only one chance, the one who wants it more will probably get it, not the one who would deserve it more. But that's life.

[Zolly99999]

It doesn't happen all the time unfortunately

[Nikki1989]

No, but life is what you make of it. Some people give up before they have even started, so they are doomed for failure.

[Orange85]

Not true. Learn to accept rejection in all areas of life. Being turned down is part of life

[Monah4billion]

I have been searching for true love badly & I hope I find one someday

[sheikalana]

It’s the law of attraction. That’s why you should also be careful what you wish for.

[AndrésC64]

Nope. Absolutely incorrect. I want to win the Powerball but I'm not going to count on it.

[Marshymallow]

Meh…. Not always the case

[Anonymous]

Yeah, nah, most haven't gotten rich by wanting becoming rich bad enough.

[Dinosaursandanime65]

*you should work to get it*

[Ga-girl]

Nothing is ever guaranteed or 100%

[GoodGuyBreakingBad]

Disagree

[Subarugirl]

That is only true in fairy tales

[Alexandrubaschet08]

Agree

[Juan4574]

Nope.

[pink-jilly]

eh nope