"You shall know the truth, and the truth will set you free"
I think the reason mixed or even negative results occur is that the underlying intention override the surface intention. The subconscious is more powerful because its beliefs/expectations/attitudes are taken for granted, unquestioned by the rational mind. Ingrained beliefs like "I'm not worthy" or "whatever can go wrong, will" outweigh superficial intentions like "I must win the lottery". The subconscious needs to be reprogrammed by new habits of positive thinking. Once positive results are achieved, they reinforce the positive programming.
I favor abstract intending myself, i.e., intending abundance rather than money. That way, what manifests is often much greater than what I could have imagined. But specific intending does work if you believe you have that power at the subconscious level.
I was in a foreign country with a friend who had this ability. One day she casually mentioned that she would like to have a women's bike with a basket on the front to ride around. Within five minutes a man rode up on exactly such a bike and soon offered her to borrow it. She was not surprised at all. She had been calmly waiting as if she had ordered food in a restaurant, never doubting that the bike would appear.
Another time we were walking toward a bus stop to go to a nearby city and she announced that she would like a ride in a car. Within seconds, a car pulled out of an alley and paused on the sidewalk in front of us, before turning onto the main road. The driver rolled down his window and offered us a ride to the city. We accepted. I was stunned, but she was unfazed.
I wouldn't be surprised if the real purpose of this board is to focus the intent of passionate patriots on a positive future reality. Many anons have total trust in QAnon as an authority figure and accept what he says as real. The combined intent of even a small group, if it is strong, focused and coherent can offset the weak, chaotic, confused intent of the masses and bring about QAnon's vision of a "beautiful brave new world," which is a worthy abstract intention. Maybe we don't need Q anymore. We never really needed the details. The abstract intention is enough. Once we get how reality works, we don't need an authority figure.
When Jesus healed the sick, he said, "Your faith has made you well." Jesus inspired an intention in them that they didn't believe they could round up by themselves. But he said, "These works and greater works shall you do."