Please, Please: How to Make a Wish Correctly

How do you ask for what you really want? Do you pray? Do you wait for a falling star? Do you close your eyes when blowing birthday candles? Do you throw a coin into a lucky fountain? Do you fall onto your knees when anguished, shouting at the sky, “I’m begging you, I’ll change, I’ll be a good person from now on, just please, please, make this happen!”?

We have probably all heard someone say to us, “If you wish something hard enough, it will come true.” And we have all had those moments when we gave in to indifference and apathy once we actually did but, instead of getting what we wanted, everything kept falling apart.

I won’t tell you whom or what you should send your wishes to — that’s up to your own system of beliefs or your cultural background. But I’ll help you articulate your wish in a way that will maximize your inner energy once you do so.

1. Make it positive

Don’t request that something stops happening, ask for what you want to be happening.

If this stops, what should the situation look like instead?

For example:

Instead of — I wish Andrew didn’t embarrass me in front of the whole team each time I speak.