high intention and low attachment

“If you want to remain calm and peaceful as you go through life, you have to have high intention and low attachment. You do everything you can to create your desired outcomes, and then you let it go. Sometimes you don’t get the intended result by the date that you want. That is life. You just keep moving in the direction of your goal until you get there. Sometimes the universe has other plans, and often they are better than the ones you had in mind. That is why I recommend adding the phrase 'this or something better' to the end of your affirmations.”
― Jack Canfield, The Success Principles: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be