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[LoveIsTheAnswer]

Over the years I have read COUNTLESS books and watched just about every video on this subject.

I was MOST disappointed after seeing "The Secret".
It seemed like typical American hype to me and all that business about the Law of Attraction made me feel quite ill at the thought of all the people who would take it to heart and think that all they have to do is visualise and focus on their goal and the universe would mysteriously grant their wish.

It's just like those late night American exercise machine ads - every one of them poo poos the other products and claims that THIS one is the "bees knees".
When I drive around, I see these machines on the side of the road on junk day after their owners have gotten sucked in and paid hundreds of dollars only to find that they don't work.

Now, sure enough, there are many people who are very disappointed with the Law of Attraction. Why ?
BECAUSE IT IS ONLY ONE PART OF THE WHOLE PICTURE!!!

The ONLY one that made a REAL difference to me was "The Master Key System" and the ONLY bit of THAT that truly made any real difference in my life was it's affirmation;

"I am whole, perfect, strong, powerful, loving, harmonious and happy".

As for Patric, I am most impressed, not with what he SAYS, but with what he DOES.
Setting up this forum is one example and for that, I say

"THANKYOU Patric! - for a job well done".

[JessicaRose06]

Success or failure is caused more by the mental attitude than by the mental capacity. There's a reason that only 5% of people do well and 95% do not. The reason is not the talent, money or being at the right place at the right time. As we go through life, we face different situations and problems that make us doubt about ourselves and sometimes we really go down, when things just go wrong in spite of our efforts.

[Sheryl]

You are right, LoveIsTheAnswer. The Secret is only a part of the equation. It sharpens our awareness to the opportunities that are available to us when we want something bad enough. In truth, I believe that these opportunites have always been in front of us. We just don't see it because we don't have a clear direction of what we want. When we become clear of our goals, we start to see how everything will fall into place. However, when the opportunity presents itself, it is still up to us to reach out and grab it.

The universe presents us with the means to achieve our goal. It is still up to us to take massive action to make the most of the opportunities that we have to achieve our goals.

[LoveIsTheAnswer]

Indeed, I have never had anything "handed to me on a platter" (so to speak).

When I look back, I see that, in all cases, it has been a matter of;

1. Creating the vision in my mind
2. Requesting the universe for its granting (and being MOST specific about the request)
3. Putting myself in a position to BE ABLE to receive
4. Putting aside all notions of exactly HOW or WHEN the wish will be granted
5. Moving ahead on ALL fronts towards the goal.
6. Not giving up.

"Massive action" is an essential ingredient.

[CFBSEO]

Hi LoveIsTheAnswer:

I just have to throw in my 2-cents about "The Secret". First, yes I agree it fell short and only offered a small part of the equation.

Also, I realized after investigating it via an online mini-course offered by one of the people who were mentioned in the book, that it is a very well crafted vehicle to promote the personal programs the various profiled people in that book offer! I am glad I didn't spend $$ to buy the book. I have a friend who did, and she said to me "you're right ... it's a well constructed Infomercial!" :D

That being said though, they were very creative in the way they presented the information. It was a great prelude to hyping each person. So, my hat is off to them for the incredible marketing hubba-ba-loo they created (geez ... even Oprah fell for it!).

As to self-help books I am currently reading ... I am enjoying Eckhart Tolle's "A New Earth". It is very interesting and cause for much inner (and outer) reflection for me and came to me right at the "right" time in my life. I've also found the online interviews/classes he did with Oprah to be quite interesting. (No ... I am NOT an Oprah groupie! lol)

I plan to read his other book when I'm done with this one.

[Truth_Sojourner]

My journey into self discovery and realization is relatively new and I watched The Secret with both a curious and an open mind. What I found to be missing was not any advice on how to get what you want but more simply how to get what you need. I've been pretty successful in getting what I want, and that includes literally willing things and situations into existence but fulfillment has been a different story.
Creating your own reality has to be balanced with the awareness that just because you can make something happen doesn't mean it will make you happy or that you should.
I've been checking out various books and most recently was given Soul Shaping by Jeff Brown. The author's journey has been rather eerily similar to mine insofar as we were both creating our own realities but they were the realities of our false self and hence left us unsatisfied.
At least this early into my experiments I've found that the creating your own reality isn’t the most difficult part but instead building a reality that's in harmony with the true self.

[rimmy]

I feel attitude is everything.I feel self help courses and books develops positive attitude and that changes the whole course of one's life. Thanks for sharing your posts. I came across this book called "Free Jim Rohn Coaching Book" which is helpful for your self development.

[karatekid]

I personally loved the Secret...For 2 reasons

1. It brought millions to change the way we think.

As the saying goes (Change the way you think, And you will change your life)

2. It was a movie of Inspiration and Awareness.

Yes, I suppose I could of watched Friday the 13. But being that we have
choice in where to direct our lives. I love inspiring movies.

Now I have been aware of these Universal Laws before THE SECRET came out.

So my awareness sees the good in all things. Now if you watch the movie, the most valuable spoken words in the movie was by someone who had about a 7 second role in it.

Watch it again and see if you find the golden jewel of information.

Here's some jewels to speed up your desired manifestations.

Here's the answer to everything you want to resolve.

We have to understand that there is enough of everything here NOW.

We have to understand that there are ups and downs in life.(GROWTH)

We have to understand that we all have something to give. (LOVE)

We have to understand that there is a powerful force here now to help us. (Universal Consciousness)

We have to understand the person in our life we converse with the most is yourself. (Thoughts & Beliefs)

Once we understand that our downs in life helps us GROW. And that the most powerful gift we were all given and can not be taken away is LOVE. Love alone can manifest your desires. But there is a higher consciousness (GOD, ALLAH, whoever you call him or her) is here to give and guide you to your deepest desires. This consciousness delivers by your VIBRATION every single time. And this consciousness is constantly delivering you what you THINK and BELIEVE.

So here is how to solve any problem.

Everyday you must spend a few times quieting your mind chatter. Say to your mind can I have a few minutes to think what I want to think. Trust me that voice will say hello remember me. Tell him you know he's there and you can talk later I just want a few minutes. Before you know it you will be given a few minutes. Now in those minutes think of what it would FEEL like to have what it is your desiring right NOW. You do not need to see it visually but you do need to FEEL it. Do not go more than a few minutes. After that joy of FEELING it. Then say THANK YOU GOD. (Or whoever he or she is to you).

That's it. You can solve any problem at anytime with this method.

The best thing you can do to manifest your desires is

FEEL GOOD......FEEL GOOD.....The universe delivers on vibration. You must become ALIGNED WITH WHAT YOU DESIRE. And if what you desire would make you feel good. Then your job is to just feel GOOD about everything and that will put you in alignment with what you mostly desire. LIKE attracts LIKE

3 things to make a habit each day are...

Feel GOOD
Be a LOVING spirit
Have an ATTITUDE of GRATITUDE.

Love you all

Dann

[Lemaire72]

Nice sentiments karatekid. I too was at first disappointed with the hype of the Secret. It felt very commercialized to me. But you are right. I did affect the masses of people and shifted perspectives, and even if temporarily, it planted seeds for higher manifestation. Godspeed.

[Premium Programmer]

Yes I think we should read some book about how to achieve what we wish. For personal success, we should read some books, watch videos and take self-help courses.