How The Secret or The Law of Attraction Works

Posted by Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen Feb 19, 2007

The Secret, or the Law of Attraction, has a main premise: We have CONTROL over our lives! We attract what we think, feel, and project.

To attract good and positive things - the stuff we want - we need to formulate our thinking in positive terms. For instance, instead of saying, "I don't want to stutter or drool or otherwise botch my public speaking engagement tonight," say, "I want to eunciate my words, speak in a charismatic and interesting tone, and make sure everyone understands my three main points. I also want to make them laugh at least once!"

If you're looking for a partner, say "I want to meet someone who is healthy, happy, smart, and motivated." Focus on the good characteristics -- and nurture those qualities in yourself. If you're striving for professional success, focus your thoughts, actions, and statements on what you do want. A promotion, those particular clients, that office, or even a whole new city - always keep your goals in mind. I like the idea of focusing your thoughts and energy on your goals every morning.

I haven't created a vision board yet, but I can see how it could create success! Just keeping your dreams in front of you makes you focus everything you have on achieving them. It's no longer a back burner thing, it's front and center, and very very possible. Writing about Oprah's first show on The Secret, and her second show that described more about the Law of Attraction, really helped me solidify those ideas in my mind!

I wrote a third article about applying The Secret to daily life, which puts the timing thing into perspective (nothing happens overnight).