The Book that Changed my Life

Five years ago I read a life changing book called “The Secret” by Rhonda Byre. This book gave me the belief that I can achieve anything that I set my mind to. It is a spiritual self help book based on the law of attraction and the philosophy that positive thinking can create life changing results such as increased wealth, health and happiness. I can honestly say that this book changed my view on life and on what was possible and achievable, I now believe that I can achieve anything I set my mind to.

What is the Key Message?

The key message for me is the realisation that the only thing holding you back from achieving your goals and ambitions is you. For those of you who have not read The Secret, it is based on the law of attraction, specifically “like attracts like”.

If you are constantly telling yourself you are broke and can’t afford this or that, then that is exactly what will continue to happen in your life because that is what you are expecting to happen. I never tell myself I can’t afford to do something, because I believe that if I really want to do something, then I will find a way to make it happen.

 

Useful Points

When you think a thought, you are attracting like thoughts to you. You need to remember that your current thoughts are creating your future life. Based on this knowledge, you need to make sure that your thoughts are actually reflecting what you want out of your future life because thoughts become things.

The process followed in the book is basically to “Ask” for what you want, “Believe” you already have it and then you will “Receive” it.

Ask, Believe, Receive

However, it is not as simple as this, one of the keys is that when you have an inspired thought you have to pursue it. I have taken a real life example from the international best selling author of the Chicken Soup for the Soul books, Jack Canfield. He set himself a goal of making $100,000 in a year, at the time he was making around $8,000. Nothing happened for a while, but then he looked at a newspaper and thought that if he could sell a certain number of a book he had written a while ago then he could potentially achieve this goal. He spent the next few weeks thinking about the best way to get his book out there and then he saw the National Enquirer and he thought that if 400,000 knew about his book then it would potentially sell. He then gave a presentation and someone in the audience came up to him and said she would love to interview him for an article she was doing for the National Enquirer. During that year he made $93,000.

It might not happen straight away but if you keep your goal in mind, keep working towards it and don’t give up, you can achieve anything.

To attract money, focus on wealth. It is impossible to bring more money into your life when you focus on the lack of it.  If you are telling yourself that you cannot afford something, then this is exactly what you will continue to get.

Whether you think you can or think you can’t, either way you are right – Henry Ford

The placebo effect is an example of the law of attraction in action. This is a remarkable phenomenon in which a fake treatment can sometimes improve a patient’s condition simply because the person has the expectation in their mind that it will help. Your power is in your thoughts, so stay aware of what you are thinking.

There is no blackboard in the sky that says exactly how your life is going to play out, you get to fill the blackboard of your life with whatever you want.

I believe that anyone can achieve anything they want in life and whatever you enjoy doing you should keep doing. If you don’t think you can make a living out of doing what you love, look at Oprah Winfrey, she loves catching up with friends, look at singers, actors, writers, the list goes on and on. Always believe in your own unlimited potential because you can be, have and do anything you desire.

 

What Should You Do Next

Caroline Wellingham is an accredited career and life coach and a certified NLP Practitioner. She loves encouraging, motivating and inspiring clients to achieve their career goals and ambitions. If you want to become passionate about your career and you think you could benefit from a career change coach then book in for a free 45 minute consultation: https://calendly.com/raisethebarlife/45-minute-coaching-session

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