I am fascinated by the English language. Perhaps, some could say I get bogged down in thinking about it. For example, we have so many variations to describe our aspirations and desires...and that causes me to stop and think. This post is about sorting out thinking around those words for aspirations and desires...with a focus on the verbs: with a focus on the verbs 'want', 'hope' and 'believe'.

These verbs, naturally (at least in my mind), raise consideration of the of the 'Law of Attraction'. In the past, I have posted some thoughts about the Law I of Attraction.

Want: Want is in an incredibly common word. Almost everybody says it frequently. It's a word we use to describe a wide range of things we desire. These things can range from fleeting desires to major life goals. The word lines at the low end of the "expectation scale": maybe we will get what we want, maybe we won't. When we use the word we are not signaling our expectation of success.

Hope: When we use the word Hope we send stronger signals. We signal that we think there is a possibility we will obtain the object of our desire. So, the word Hope combines the word Want with at least a small expectation of achievement.

Believe: When we use the word Believe we send even stronger signals of our expectations. We tell people we think our desire will be achieved. That aligns with confidence and bolsters conviction.

Napoleon Hill taught, "What the mind can conceive and believe, it can achieve."

As hinted at above, there are are many good reasons to reduce our use of the words 'want' and 'hope' and replace them with increased use of the word 'believe'.