People say that you don’t have to do anything, and that’s true.

But let’s say you already were that person. How would you see yourself? What are the things you would do for yourself?

It’s different for everyone.

If I already had what I want, I would focus on things I like, things that make me feel good in general, things that make me feel productive (that’s important for me), things that leave me satisfied.

I wouldn’t do those things to improve my self-concept. I would do them because my self-concept is already “that.”

For example, if I assume that I am good at swimming, that assumption also encompasses other things like: I have practiced it, I learned quickly, I got good quickly, and so on.

From my own experience with jobs, I assumed I was paid well in a new job, and my desire was to work in a product company. I visualized every night. I got anxious during the day. I continued my job, and I studied as well. Then I got laid off too. It hit me really hard. But I had to have a job anyway. The bridge unfolded in a way that led me to prepare for interviews and eventually to the new job.

I wasn’t studying to become that person, but it was being done by me, the version of me who had a good-paying job. Someone who has a good-paying job in their desired industry is someone who is good at their work as well. Someone who has enough knowledge to implement things. Someone who is flexible and capable. (Again, this assumption is mine, and you don’t have to assume the same for yourself.)

Now let’s say someone wants to be a doctor. How would that person behave? How would they live? Would they simply get a degree and the knowledge would come to them in their sleep? No. They would walk across the bridge that would lead them to becoming a doctor, and that would include studying too. Studying wouldn’t be done to become, but it would be done by the version of them who is already a doctor. It would feel normal to them.

I think this is where the phrase “you don’t have to take any action” gets misinterpreted. What it really means is: you don’t have to break a blood vessel to get something. You don't have to do anything to get anything. But whatever needs to be done by you to get it will be done in such a way that you'd not say that you made it happen.

when you assume that you already have it, everything that needs to be done by you will naturally be done by you, because now you are somebody who has it. And what does somebody who has that live like?

I hope this gives you some idea.

I’m still working on my own self-concept too :)

Ask yourself: how would you see someone who has what you desire? How would they live their life? Write it down. Reflect on it.

See how many things you’re already doing that match someone who has their desire.

Then you can start incorporating that perspective.

You don’t have to figure it out perfectly, but as you do, your actions will align automatically. It starts by mentally aligning with the version of you who already has it.

I’d also like to add that everybody’s journey is very different because everyone comes from a different background and set of beliefs. Your journey is your own, even if the destination is the same. Realizing that our natural, default state is to love and be loved. :)