The Real Magic of Attraction

A lot of people seek my reaction to the phenomenon of The Secretand its focus on the Law of Attraction— which basically states if we envision what we want and think positive thoughts, these things will “attract” themselves into our lives.
There’s profound truth in the Law of Attraction, but if you want an example of some real live magic, take the example of J.K. Rowling, who wrote the Harry Potter books that turned into mega-hit movies. Her idea about a young magician just popped into her head one day. A little more than a decade later, she became a multi-millionaire. But this wasn’t just by luck.
I mean, Rowling may have had a profound “aha” moment, but it took years of focus, effort, overcoming obstacles, and developing herself as a person. In other words, she took action, and the riches still didn’t come all at once. But as she was establishing the roots of her character, she went from mild success to outrageous success. She didn’t just think of this and it happened.
The Law of Attraction is accurate, if for no other reason than self-fulfilling prophecy. You think, you feel, you act, you get a result.But it’s just one of many rules we have to consider in order to produce something. Like the Law of Investment—you put something to use, it will grow. You can’t always just think something into existence. You often have to do something too, yes or yes?
We’ve all experienced the truth of The Law of Attraction. Ever think about somebody you haven’t talked to in a while only to have them call you within minutes? There’s all the proof we need about the power of thoughts and their connection to the universe.
When it comes to goal-setting though, we need focus that will direct our actions. So let’s put a little science to the magic, structure it a bit:

1. What kind of net income would you like to produce per year over the next three to five years? WRITE IT DOWN.
2. What do you want your net worth to be at the end of this time frame?  WRITE IT DOWN.

Now let’s sprinkle a little wishful thinking in there by adding a zero at the end of those numbers. Go ahead, add the 0 to the end of the numbers you wrote down!
When you have a focus and not just a wish, you’re taking another step toward figuring out the different ways you could go about meeting that goal. With that kind of focus, it’s clearer for you to see what you need to do, how you can go about doing it, and then the doors start opening. The coincidences start piling up. The confidence builds, and you find yourself manifesting your thoughts even faster.
We co-create reality with the Universe, or the Great Spirit, or whatever you want to call it, with our thoughts. So what you think definitely matters in what gets attracted to you.
But we also have to take focused, effective, consistent action, with the power of optimism as the emotional fuel. Attraction’s not just a one-way street. The Universe will do its part, but we have to do ours too.