Write It Down Make It Happen: Knowing What You Want and Getting It

Very dissapointed, this book is basically stories of people and in a very individual way of what happened to them. I was expecting more of it. The title is deceiving in my opinion...

My sister suggested this book. I had to get it and it was a good suggestion. Now I'm writing it down.

This book was awesome. I thought it gave excellent insight and ideas for improving ones life. I would read it again. It was very motivating and uplifting as she encourages the reader to get invovled in their own lives and make things happen. I wish I had the words for it. Just read it.

This was my first time to read a book by Ms. Klauser. It was easy to read and she used great examples of people who have had successes by "writing it down". At the end of each chapter she encourages the reader to put into practice what they have just finished reading.

The author also wrote Put Your Heart On Paper and Writing On Both Sides of The Brain. Saw the book and picked it up because in looking thru it I saw straight forward, easy to read suggestions that I could actually use. There are 20 Chapters which cover everything from Knowing what you want and setting goals, Gathering ideas and suggestions, Being prepared to recieve what you seek, Getting unstuck, Changing ones environment, what Resistence means, Letting go and creating balance, Giving thanks and Handling a breakdown, on to Raising the bar and really going for the gold in our goals and dreams. She challenges the reader to think BIG. On page 26 she lists questions we need to ask ourselves i.e. Can I have more than on goal? On page 33 she reminds the reader that writing down our dreams is like a message we send to our brain that we are ready or as she says "Open for business." On page 53 she suggests a Tidbit Journal where we simply jot down ideas and thoughts that come to mind as we go about our daily life. This is really helpful as is her overall suggestions about journals or diaries, since we can often read what we wrote a week, month even a year ago and some gem of wisdom will jump out at us or we will simply be reminded that we are making progress and succeeding. She is also wise because she drives home the point that we have to make the effort and NOT give up. This was really important to me because I had begun to get really depressed and wanted to give up, until reading her words about not allowing the negative to defeat me. Using my computer I also took her suggestion but changed it a bit, and made a File where everyday I try to write a letter to God or My Soul and state what I seek need want and desire. It is like a private conversation. This has really helped me focus better. I think my friend Mark must have read her book as well because he shared with me that he writes a letter to God everyday as well, rather than pray. This may be an odd notation, but I also loved the fact that the books cover has a fountain pen writing the words "knowing what you want and getting it." I find using a nice fountain pen and keeping a journal is a soothing and classical gift I give myself. In fact I would suggest that this book would make a GREAT gift along with a nice fountain pen for a Graduate or anyone seeking a positive change in their life.Now I wanted to share some more of how she helped me focus and obtain some desires and needs. Bought a new Marjolein Bastin journal on April 2-01 after reading Write it Down, Make it Happen: Knowing What You Want and Getting It! by Henriette Anne Klauser. So here is what I wrote: We want and need a small two bedroom cottage with hardwood floors, lots of windows, near a lake, river, creek or ocean. With fruit trees and an area for a big garden as well as chickens and maybe some goats. With good water pressure, two phone lines and cable. And a lilac bush, and shade trees. All at a good price we can affor

This is an excellent book that motivates you to examine what you want from life. Each chapter ends with an assignment that helps you formalize your ideas. Her thought is, not only do we motivate ourselves and our subconscious by writing our thoughts and plans and dreams down, but in turn the energy of the outside world becomes more focused for us as well. I really do believe this. I haven't done all of the assignments yet, but I intend to. Ironically some of the examples and assignments she suggests, I have done in ignorance of this book and the results are just what she predicted, so I know it works.What I particularly like is that this book is not a "Rah, Rah", happy yuppie book, like some of the ones out there but a more thoughtful approach for a person to carve out the life they want. This could work for many walks of life and is just not applicable for the middle to upper class income. We all have dreams, when we put them on paper we are quite a bit closer to realizing them they we ever thought.The table of contents is below so you have an idea what is covered.IntroductionWrite it down make it happenKnowing what you want: Setting GoalsGathering ideas: A suggestion box for the brainGetting ready to receiveAddressing Fears and FeelingsGetting Unstuck: Writing through to resolutionDoing it easy: ListingFocusing on the OutcomeChanging your Environment: Get near water to writeScripting your daily lifeBecomming CommittedStacking Goals: Raising the BarStarting a Group: What by WhenTaking the InitiativeWriting letters to GodResistance has MeaningCreating a RitualLetting Go, Creating BalanceGiving ThanksHandling BreakdownEpilogueThanks and ever thanksBibliographyAbout the Author

Henriette is a generous writer and wants to see others succeed - anyone who doesn't see this in her writing is missing the boat. I've used this technique for years. As founder of Woman, Honor Thyself - Honor Thy Dream workshops, participants write down their dreams on cards for in so doing "You honor thy dream" For the last year, I had "April in Paris" posted all over the place - and guess what - I spent 10 days in April celebrating my 60th birthday and it was a gift from nieces and nephews. MAKE IT HAPPEN is a fun book as well as spiritual - just believe and try it. Follow your heart and may all your dreams come true.P.S. Not only is Henriette encouraging - she even takes the time to respond to her emails.