There is More to Success Than "The Secret"

Bob Proctor, Jack Canfield, Joe Vitale and the others have done a fantastic job of bringing forth their version of The Law of Attraction and all you have to do is Google "The Secret" and you will find all kinds of people jumping on the band wagon to make themselves more successful.

There are books like "The Secret Behind the Secret" and "Mastering The Secret". There are even online courses like "The Masters of the Secret". All these stem from the teaching of the "Law of Attraction" which teaches us that we attract everything we have in life both good and bad. The Law of Attraction teaches us that if we believe, really believe we can attract anything we want. Do you want the perfect mate; just believe they are out there waiting for you and BAM! they show up. Want that new car? All you have to do is believe it is already yours, put a picture of it on your mirror and in no time you will find one in your garage. Want to lose weight? Just keep telling yourself, you are slim. Want to be healthy, just believe you will never get sick and if you do get sick, it must be because you had negative thoughts floating around in your head somewhere and you attracted the sickness.

The real problem with "The Secret" is how it is revealing how many unhappy people there are out there who are desperately seeking a quick fix to their problems. Bankruptcy is at an all time high, foreclosures are forcing banks to close their doors, and obesity is running ramped causing all kinds of health problems. These types of problems are causing people to become desperate for a cure and desperate people want their cure to come fast and easy. You can't get much easier than just thinking and believing but this poses a big problem.

What will happen with those who believe they attract every negative event that happens to them? How many people will use their already tight finances to buy the books and programs that follow so they can learn how to "Master the Secret" because they obviously didn't know how to make the first version work right? How many will blame themselves for medical conditions or injuries that have nothing to do with The Law of Attraction and give up on themselves of even life itself?

While it is true that we tend to reach what we go after and we tend to go after that which our mind thinks about the most, there is one step that we cannot forget. After thinking about success we have to actually do something with those thoughts. Successful people put legs on their faith and their beliefs. Besides thinking as though you are healthy you actually have to act as though you are healthy by eating right and exercising. If you want a raise do something to deserve a raise. Take some courses, learn new skills and improve the ones you already have. Want to make money flipping houses? Stop sitting in your easy chair watching someone else "Flip This House" and learn about the market, real estate and what successful house flippers do and go and flip your own house. Want to stop the bills? Stop going in debt and pay off the bills you created. Want to meet the perfect mate, stop hanging out were people who don't measure up to your standards hang out and find out where that perfect mate just might spend their time.

The bottom line is this; we get what we pursue at the level of our preparation and expertise. Knowledge and application of knowledge bring forth results period. Always has and always will and it is not a secret to those who are doing it.