# Desire Becomes Real When Practice Begins by Bryant McGill > “You cannot really want what you have not decided. “I want to lose weight” or “I want to paint” remains a mood until it acquires a choice, a plan, and a first purchase, and the person who wants to be a painter but never buys the paint has chosen the identity while refusing the practice. It may take twenty attempts before you discover whether you love the work, and none of them can begin until the paint is on the table.” > **— Bryant McGill**, *Acting With Purpose Before Certainty Arrives - Livestream (Feb 2017)* ## Sources and Context - **Source:** [[livestreams/Acting With Purpose Before Certainty Arrives - Livestream|Acting With Purpose Before Certainty Arrives - Livestream]] — exact quotation from the dated developed livestream document (2017-02-09). ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Simple Reminders|Simple Reminders]] - **Article:** [[articles/simple reminders/Your Future Begins with Your Next Thought|Your Future Begins with Your Next Thought]] - **Livestream:** [[livestreams/Acting With Purpose Before Certainty Arrives - Livestream|Acting With Purpose Before Certainty Arrives - Livestream]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Discipline|Discipline]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “You cannot really want what you have not decided. “I want to lose weight” or “I want to paint” remains a mood until it acquires a choice, a plan, and a first purchase, and the person who wants to be a painter but never buys the paint has chosen the identity while refusing the practice. It may take twenty attempts before you discover whether you love the work, and none of them can begin until the paint is on the table.” — Bryant McGill, Acting With Purpose Before Certainty Arrives - Livestream (Feb 2017) https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-bryant-mcgill-desire-becomes-practice ```