Life can not be taken for granted, especially as Easy. In the movie the secret, at several points in the movie they say stuff, if I remember it right, as following;

“If you apply the law of attraction, life is easy”

They sell it, as an easy way out. When in fact, the law of attraction isn’t even something that you can “apply” since it already is in action. You do not apply the law of attraction and therefor you are certainly not the one in charge of whether your life is easy or hard. You simply can not regulate that.

Why this is dangerous is because it sends a whole lot of people in to very very deep deppressions since every time they realize this very blunt fact, they blame themselves and it is sort of bi-polar. One second you are so greatful because everything works out easy, and when it is hard you sink through the ground so deep that youre almost likely to kill yourself because you are to the 100% convinced that you are doing something wrong. You completely go against what is called yourself and your self-esteem by thinking thoughts as;

I am not greatful
I dont know what I REALLY want
I dont ask people
I dont receive

BAM, law of attraction is there for you all along and it always has been. The only thing you are regulating are your own perspective on things. When you keep your selfesteem as high as you can you see possibilities. When you think

I am greatful

or just

I am

You suddenly see possibilities. I would have recommended Ronda Bhyrne to instead of convincing millions, and soon to be BILLIONS of people (she has actually set that goal out for herself and no doubt she will make it), that life can be easy all the time. She should have instead given a lesson about courage, and I will finish this off with a quote from I do not remember who.

Life is very simple, and simple is not the same as either easy or hard.

It is very simple to every now and then reward yourself with positive affirmations. But it really does not have to be easy. Sometimes its really hard. And it does not have to be easy to be courageous. You develop courage, you don’t get it as some sort of christmas present like the movie the secret may seem like. Just listen to the following sentence

“You can do anything, nothing is impossible. It is EASY!”

You would be no more or less naive if you clicked one of those “You just won a million dollars, CLICK HERE”. So, change the “Easy” part, with “simple” and you will be on the right track.

/someone guessing that OP is another scam-artist, but I might be wrong.

I’m a new follower and one of your new students – this post really hit home with me. I have the book on my night table – The Secret – and had just finished reading it last week – I had purchased this book because of a personal desire and need for “change” and new “direction”. Always believing that we are our own “Creators” I couldn’t get enough information about “Manifesting” our lives/business/success etc. Reading this book has lead to some wonderful findings in my life since ( your programs for one – and great information you share which is truly bringing to light some of my own passions.

Oh, and as far as working from home ( I work from home – online now full time ) and YES! It can be lonely and it can be quite the challenge getting out and being social after years working day and day out ( when you work from home or are self employed ). I am still learning! I am inspired by you. Cheers!

I think we need to see everything as experimentation and a learning process rather than concrete failure.

Great article… thanks for the inspiration!

Francesco

1) ‘frame’ our version of reality with the help of society (parents, school, media, etc…) and then we
2) ‘selectively’ focus on evidence that bolsters our ‘frame’ while ignoring evidence that might weaken it. Then when we realize that our current frame of reality isn’t quite cutting it, we
3) opt for ‘incrementalism’ which is changes that are too small to really affect the overall inertia of our lives.

That is quite related to your ‘belief structure idea’, but stated in another way that I think might be useful for readers.

Cheers nice post!

Awesome post, great content. I’m looking forward to making some changes this year and I reckon I’ll be reading this again

– Nick

I found your blog through your business partner(?) Gideon Salwick, who was recently interviewed on Mixergy.com .

This is a great, great post. So many people keep talking about the idea of the “Law of attraction”, my sister is in fact learning about it right now. I watched “The secret” last year, and while i do think many of the concepts do hold through, i think the movie lets itself down by being too “magical” and almost disney-like. Know what i mean?

I read Think and Grow Rich at the beginning of the year, and the line that always rings out to me is “to become successful, you have to become success conscious”.

Since then, while i may not be demonstrably financially successful just yet, i’ve definitely experienced many wins already this year.

I do think that the inner state is most important, totally agree with you and feel re-inspired. I try to guard my inner state more than anything else.

Most importantly, I am very impressed with your commitment to show others that “making money” as you put it “doesn’t equal happiness.” We can increase our finances but it is also important to increase our awareness in order to live in abundance.

Great article. And very well written, sir. Loved it. Keep up the wonderful work and thank you for being a wonderful messenger here in the blogosphere.

Sincerely,
Carmellita Brown

Till then,

Jean

Not so sure, I will call them gurus, but I get your point. I prefer mentors.

Keep them coming!

Jorge

I believe that if you really want something you should try to accomplish it. What I do is that i focus on selling domains almoust every day and in the few first months i didn’t sell anything altough I thought about it every day, but then I started believing that I can sell those domains and pleople started to buy them. It just happened 2 months ago and once a transaction is over, another domain is being purchesed from my portfolio.

It’s fun.

I also believe that those people who are balanced and look at the bright side of life are happy and good things happen to them every day and that makes them feel even better and so on.

I now focus on selling 3 websites but they’re in Hungarian language and people in Hungary are not familiar with buying and selling developed websites so I’m having a hard time but I’m sure i will be able to sell them in the near future.

I really enjoy reading your blog and you inspire my work every day. Thank you!

Julia

This is a very insightful article. I am a scientist and a teacher, and in studying physics, especially quantum physics, I believe that there is much more to consciousness than we understand from everyday life. The Law of Attraction and The Secret begin the process of understanding more about consciousness. Life experience (age) also breeds a greater understanding of consciousness and insight.

I’m not religious, but spiritual, and I believe that on a deeply basic level, we are all connected and that there is a higher power, regardless of what you call him or her.

I also believe that we become what we believe about ourselves. If we believe we can become something, we tend to seek knowledge and take actions in that direction, and we eventually make that belief a reality. If we do not believe we can accomplish something, we most certainly will not accomplish it.

I see that happen often in my students. Those who are doing poorly, but are willing to work hard and believe they can improve make great progress while those who don’t believe they can improve don’t make progress. The difference in the students isn’t intelligence or a natural gift in the subject. It is whether they believe in their own abilities or not, and are willing to put in some hard work. Those who don’t believe they can do something won’t put in the hard work and will cause failure because of it.

Whether one follows the teachings of the Law of Attraction, The Secret, What the Bleep Do We Know, a religion, a guru, the principles and practices of psychotherapy, or the basic concept that you get out of something what you put into it; each of us has the power to change our lives. The decision about changing is are we willing to believe in ourselves and take the actions we know must be taken to realize that change.

Sherri Joubert

I am in the process of doing some research right now on limiting beliefs, fear, and why we hold ourselves back from achieving our goals, and I find a lot of value in your writing. I can relate to much of what you talk about, in terms of the feelings we go through during those times in the “messy middle”. I too am in the process of taking some LEAPS of faith, way outside my comfort zone, first in negotiating myself out of a fairly cushy job in the corporate world for the sake of pursuing my true passion, and then secondly selling most all of my belongings and moving across the country only with that which fit in my smallish Honda Accord and 6 shipped boxes. But I have a vision, I know what I want, I know why, and I *somewhat* know how to get it, but I am okay with that semi-uncertainty because I know that in each step that I take toward my vision, I will learn the skills that I need at that time to help me to take that next step. Not every day is bright and sunny, even tho I now live in a beautiful city that IS bright and sunny every day. But through those highs and lows, I stay focused on my vision, almost like a laser, to the exclusion of all the distractions, doubts and so forth that jump in my path.

I am a huge fan of James Ray’s (also featured on The Secret and mentored by Bob Proctor) teaching, and one of the things that he has said that has helped me the most is this –

When you are standing at that line, at the edge of your comfort zone, you can either take that step forward into the unknown, uncertainty, toward the vision/goal that you hold, or you can fall back, into what you know, what makes you feel “secure”. But realize that when you get those scary, doubt-filled feelings, it means that you are on the brink of something big. Something life changing. And if you can take those scary feelings and flip them into feelings of excitement or enthusiasm, for what is to come, rather than allowing them to keep you captive in fear, it changes your whole perspective and experience.

Doing this has helped me so much on my journey, because when I really stop and think about it, those “scary” feelings, really do feel the same as the “excited” feelings, it’s all just a matter of how you decide to label them.

Anyway, thanks again for your words of wisdom. Articles like these help to solidify my passion for knocking the pants off my own limiting beliefs and are a great reference, like you say, of someone who has succeeded.

Sheila

First off, yours is my favorite newsletter and I always make it a point to read it. While I am not an Internet marketer or anything, I do enjoy writing and blogging (for fun and for money) among other things.

Reading what you write has helped me become more focused in what I do in life. I’ve been reading what you write for years now – and I love it. Just goes to show that one does not have to be in the same profession to benefit and get inspired by what someone writes.

So – at the risk of sounding like a me-too – nevertheless – I’ve got to say it. Your stuff is great.

Cheers and Thank you.

Vidya

Great article. Great insight in to awareness. I enjoy the “Secret” and believe the law of attraction to be true in many ways.

Thanks,
Mikko Kemppe

I have used and benefited from The Law of Attraction, having used it to attract a great relationship after having attracted a series of really, really pitiful relationships. (Have been happily married for years now.) I also used it to attract a house in the type of neighborhood I wasn’t even sure really existed.

Now I’m going to use it to attract wealth.

The thing is, people mistake LoA for hooey because they think you just make a single declaration, and suddenly the cash or whatever falls in your lap. But it takes more than that. You have to declare it every day. Picture it every day. Feel it every day. ACT on it every day.

For those of us who fear LoA is an affront to religious beliefs, check out Norman Vincent Peale’s “Positive Imaging” or the more recent, “The Greatest Secret” by Ron McIntosh. Both approach LoA from a biblical perspective.

I suggest you watch The Opus because it really brings all the teachings together and presents it in a simple to understand in reality based manner.

Andy

You are right we get good at not changing. Procrastination is one of the best distractions. We need to turn the fear of change into the excitement of changing. As you inferred, the first few steps can be the most difficult.

A beautiful truth that finally reached many…especially those who NEEDED it to be true…!

Please do not misunderstand me..I’m not disputing the validity of it ! I’ve been living it since 1990 when I came across the “Seth” material by Jane Roberts.

“Everything ALL of a sudden became clear !!:.…WHY I lost that job!..WHY I’m always alone!..WHY I’m always broke!!…

and that : I CAN be rich! ..I CAN be whatever I want!..”

The Law Of Attraction ..The law that governs the “happenings” in the world…Each and every one ,that happens to us individually and collectively.

Unfortunately, this great gift also came with an even greater dilemma .

Most of those who’ve used the concept to get what they want in life and succeeded in getting them, are still not happy..And wonder: “ I’m able to get whatever I want, but yet I feel an emptiness!” Imagine that dilemma…This individual was better off living a life “governed” by chance occurrences.

Then you have those who’ve also entertained the concept but are UNABLE to manifest all their desires (this group comprises of about 99% of those who live by the law of attraction)

So they continue researching, psychoanalyzing , buying more books and programs, join more groups in order to MASTER the law of attraction in order to (hopefully) FINALLY get what they want and consequently…

FINALLY be HAPPY!!

Two things happen..They either continue the search for as long as they can and give up, disclaiming the truth of “The Law Of Attraction”… or they succeed and “upgrade” to the first group of people: They have it “all” but yet feel a continuous sense of emptiness, an unhappiness..They’ve reached the top… but the top doesn’t feel as expected ..at least not anymore…the sweetness was short lived…IT ALWAYS IS!

If the law of attraction was intended for happiness ..it would only allow ONE option to choose from: “How to attract Happiness”(Most of us already live in a state of unhappiness)

In my opinion..the main reason why one should be aware of The Law Of Attraction is to UNDERSTAND one’s own life circumstance.. however good or bad..

This in turn will give one insight into one’s own state of mind….To understand what your mind had to be identified with in order to manifest :“THIS”….And at last come to understand that YOU ARE NOT YOUR MIND OR ITS CONTENT, but merely an observer of that TOOL..A TOOL we’ve all allowed to take COMPLETE control over us!!!

….Hence the current state of humanity…