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Daily Disciplines for Effortless Success
Six Steps for Activating "The Secret" in Your Life
by Jack Canfield
(Note: These principles changed my life. Some of the results are listed on the left.)
The first step to using Law of Attraction as presented in the movie The Secret is to clarify exactly what you want.
Remember/Determine: Write down and talk about what you do want, not what you don't want. Be as specific as possible. Once you have clarified what you want, do the following every day.
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1. Morning Intention, Visualization and Releasing
As soon as you wake up in the morning, focus your mind on your desires, goals and intentions for about 5 minutes. Start by sitting in a comfortable position, closing your eyes and visualizing your desires and goals as already being fulfilled. Spend 30 seconds to a minute on each of your core desires and goals. You can also take a few moments to visualize your day going exactly as you would like it to. When you do this, you will often find negative limiting beliefs that are the result of negative programming (from childhood and other influences). You may hear thoughts like "I could never afford that," "there's no way I'll ever get that," or "who am I kidding?" If you do, use one of the releasing techniques (see the list below) to release the negative thought. Don't fight or argue with the thought; just release it. Remember to also spend several moments feeling the feelings you would have if you had already manifested your desire in your life. The intensity of the feeling is what fuels the intensity of the attraction.
2. Use External Images to keep you Focused on Your Desires and Goals
Surround yourself with visual images of the things and experiences you want to attract into your life. There are many techniques you can use for this.
3. Think a Better Feeling ThoughtCut out pictures of the things you wish to own (like your ideal car or home) and pictures that represent the experiences you want to have (ideal relationship, ideal job, perfect health, ideal weight, more joy, inner peace or balance in your life) to remind yourself of how you want it to be. Tape them up where you will see them every day-on the mirror, the refrigerator, or your bulletin board. Or scan them into your computer and make them into a screen saver or a continuously running PowerPoint program.
Combine your pictures and words into a collage on a piece of poster board and/or into a 3-ring binder. When you look at any of these pictures, think the thought, "THIS IS MINE NOW! THIS IS WHO I AM!"
Pay attention to the many times during the day that you have emotional responses (to other people, experiences, or your own thoughts) that are not in alignment with having or producing your desires. Pay special attention to when you feel disappointment, resentment, frustration or anger about experiences and circumstances. Remember, your feelings (created by your thoughts, opinions, and beliefs) are attracting your current circumstances. You must make a vibrational shift by changing your thoughts to ones that make you feel better (i.e., raise your vibration). You must become a vibrational match for the things and experiences that you want to attract into your life. It is especially important to focus your thoughts and behaviors on things that cause you to feel joy. Focus on thoughts that bring you joy and your actions on doing the things you love to do (pet your cat, work in your garden, listen to your favorite music).
4. Have an Attitude of Gratitude
It is critical to take time each and every day to focus on what you are grateful for. Some people do this in the morning before or after they visualize their desires; others prefer to do it in the evening. Focus on all of the things in your life that you are grateful for: your health, your children, your job, the nice weather, electricity, running water, a nice stereo system, your flower garden, your pets, your friends). No matter what your situation, there are always things to be grateful for. The more you focus on what you are grateful for, the more things and experiences you will attract to be grateful for.
5. Take Action
There are two kinds of actions you can take. Obvious actions are things like, if you want a better car, test drive all of the models you are interested, choose the exact car you want to have, and save 10% of your income in a "car account." If you want to be a doctor, apply to medical school. There are also "inspired actions." Once you begin to do the things described above, the universe will start responding by sending people, resources and opportunities you need to manifest your desired result. You are going to find that you have inspired ideas; you must act on them. You must follow those gentle proddings from the universe. Often these intuitive impulses will have no seeming connection to achieving your goal, but if you follow them, they will lead you down a path of wonderful fulfillment. Here's a quick way to know if the actions you're taking are taking you closer to the fulfillment of your dreams and desires. If you are feeling joy while you are doing them, then you are on the right path. Remember, joy is your internal guidance system, just like the GPS system in a car, telling you are taking the right actions. Follow your joy.
6. Acknowledge That it is Working
When things start to change for the better, acknowledge that it is happening. Appreciate it. When you find the perfect parking space, acknowledge it. When you get the table you want in the restaurant, acknowledge it. When you receive unexpected income, acknowledge it. When you meet someone who can help you achieve your goal, acknowledge that Law of Attraction is working. The more you acknowledge that it's working, the more it will work. It's that simple. If you are attracting things into your life that you don't want, remember the Law of Attraction is still working. Instead of thinking or saying, "It's not working," ask your self, "What am I focusing on, thinking about, talking about, feeling or doing that is attracting this into my life?" To know what you are thinking about, notice the results you are producing in your life. To change those results, change your vibration by changing your thoughts and feelings. While there are many techniques that are variations on these themes, there's nothing else you have to do. It IS that simple.
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