Condition Your Environment/Atmosphere
Many things that we want in life are environment/atmosphere dependent. Rain will only fall when the conditions of precipitations are right. A quiet environment is the right now for meditation, sleep, study etc. These activities would have been done in any other condition but the right atmosphere produces the best results. I once heard a preacher preached that the supernatural is atmosphere dependent. So this issue of creating the right atmosphere is not just for natural things that we see with our eyes but also the supernatural.
One thing that I believe happens to us as humans is the fact that our minds travel far and wander a lot, picking up different strands of thoughts some if which after we have spent some time dwelling on, we begin to wonder where those thoughts come from.
One practice I have been doing intentionally of recent is to condition my environment by playing the audio tapes and messages. I have noticed this has helped to keep my thoughts in a pattern consistent with what I want to think on. And even when my mind drifts, I recover quickly back to the thoughts I want to dwell on.
While this works for me, it is very okay if it does not work for another person, you just have to experiment with something different and stick with what works.
Finally, I counsel that you don’t leave you atmosphere to chance, be intentional about the atmosphere around you, your family, friends, work etc., cause the results you desire after putting in the work might just need the right atmosphere to happen.