The Neuroscience of Getting What You Want - Manifesting is a process whereby you utilize the power within yourself to have an intention occur that ultimately is not pure self-interest,"

Manifesting is a process whereby you utilize the power within yourself to have an intention occur that ultimately is not pure self-interest," .What it takes to hit all your goals is a fierce dedication to your quest over time and that means sinking your goals so deep into your subconscious that your conscious mind automatically tracks paths to take you to those goals like a bloodhound on the scent of synchronicities.

- By Stephen Kiesling

About eight years ago a brain surgeon and neuroscientist named James Doty, M.D.-the head of Stanford University's Center for Compassion and Altruism Research-wrote a best-selling memoir called Into the Magic Shop: A Neurosurgeon's Quest to Discover the Mysteries of the Brain and Secrets of the Heart, and you should put down this magazine and get on your bike and ride to your local bookstore and buy the book. Go ahead, get the book and make it a quest-even if you order it at the bookstore and it comes by mail.

While you're out there, buy Doty's new book, Mind Magic: The Neuroscience of Manifesting and How It Changes Everything, which just came out. Seriously. You are going to learn about Doty and both of his books over the next few magazine pages, but you're not going to get enough to manifest what you want. That takes time and practice and what seems like magic, but Doty shows that it's actually neuroscience that you can use systematically.

What it takes to hit all your goals is a fierce dedication to your quest over time and that means sinking your goals so deep into your subconscious that your conscious mind automatically tracks paths to take you to those goals like a bloodhound on the scent of synchronicities. Real effort is key. So is having a talented guide take you by the hand. Such hand-holding through stories and practices is the reason for buying and reading and rereading Doty's books. In the meantime, the next few pages can help you clarify your goal for whatever magic you choose to muster.

But here's a twist: If you are reading this magazine, you are probably already seeking something other than what you want. That's the real key. Then you'll be reading Doty for the magic between the lines. We'll get to that in a bit.