The Secret - Does it Work?

The Secret by Rhonda Byrne is the latest self-help sensation. But does it actually work?

The main theme running throughout the whole book is the notion of thought. The current hype about the law of attraction rests its foundations on the notion of thought. Thought can bring love, happiness, money, and guide you through life. My opinion? I truly believe in this. The theory is approved of by great thinkers of old and modern times like Napoleon Hill, Abraham Lincoln, Ralph Emerson, Robert Kiyosaki, and Bill Gates. For a previous post on the notion of thought click here.

The law of attraction is in fact very simple: what you think is what you will attract. It is analogous to the well established phenomena of resonance. You've all seen the soprano break a wineglass just by singing the right note. What is physically happening is the soprano sends out a wave or a vibration of air molecules. This vibration travels through the air and everything (including the wine glass) in the surrounding vicinity will begin vibrating at the same frequency. Now the wine glass has a particular property called the natural frequency - in fact all objects have a unique physical property called the natural frequency. Physics tells us that the closer the frequency of the singing to the natural frequency of the glass, the more vigorously the glass will vibrate. So as the soprano hits the right note, one that is very close to the natural frequency of the glass, the glass will shake so violently that it'll break.

Same deal with thought. When you think, you send out a thought of a particular frequency. As a result, all surrounding things will begin vibrating. In particular, things which have the same or similar natural frequency to your thought will vibrate violently. And that is how the law of attraction works. By sending out thoughts, you will 'be in tune' with objects or situations which have the same natural frequency as your thoughts. You can apply this to all aspects of your life whether it is money, fame, relationships, or health. And that is the basic essence of The Secret.

I recommend The Secret if you have not come across the law of attraction before and you can buy it at a discount here. However, it is true that the law of attraction is an ancient concept and The Secret is just a modern representation of the law. If you want a read a more comprehensive and original (but longer and more difficult to read) treatment of the subject I would highly recommend The Master Key System by Charles Haanel. I have recommended this before and I still think it is the most comprehensive book on this subject. One thing's for sure, it is one of the oldest, if not the oldest, comprehensive text on the law of attraction. You can buy it at a discount here.

Be, Do, Have

The order of goal attainment is be, do, then have. Let's see what this means. First of all, to have something, you must do something. That's quite obvious. However many people forget to be something, and so lose motivation, get sidetracked, and basically don't reach their goal. So you must be something before anything else. How do you be something? You must convince yourself that you have already attained your goal. Go through life as if you have all you wished for. It will become a self fulfilling prophecy.

By being something you open up opportunities for growth. Robert Kiyosaki, author of bestseller 'Rich Dad, Poor Dad', says that you must have the right context before you can find great financial opportunities. You must think that it is possible before it can happen. He likens this to a jar of water. If you are narrow minded, then your jar is tiny. Even if the great seas of the world and the mighty torrents of ancient waterfalls are poured over your jar, you will only be able to contain a small amount of water, the rest falling beyond your grasp. If you believe that your goal is possible no matter how crazy it might be, then your jar is big. Essentially, you have opened up the window of opportunity.

My message: Don't forget to be.

Thought for the Day: Thought

When you have found a worthwhile dream that you're passionate about (and this may take a few months to possible a year, if you've never actually given thought to your life), you may be wondering: how am I going to get there? You may search and search for the answer but never find it. Don't worry, this is natural. In fact, this is a good sign. Dreams are meant to seem difficult or even impossible. If they're not, then they're not dreams, they are only short term goals - stepping stones to your dream. So how are you going to get to this impossible dream? The answer is thought.

If you imagine your dream, visualise clearly, then you will find a way. By holding the image or picture in the mind, we slowly but surely bring the thing closer to us. We can be what we will to be. Hmmm maybe I lost about half of you in the last few sentences. Let me explain. If think of being rich, you will be rich. If you think of being poor, you will be poor. If you think of yourself being the best comedian in the world, you will be the best comedian in the world. What you think is what you will become. Food for thought, hey?

Now, I didn't make this mumbo jumbo up. This stuff is agreed upon by great thinkers of old and modern times like Napoleon Hill, Ralph Emerson, Robert Kiyosaki, and Bill Gates. It is rumoured that after Bill Gates read 'The Master Key System' by Charles F. Haanel he immediately abandoned his studies to build his wealth empire. 'The Master Key System' is where I got most of that stuff in the last paragraph. If you want you can buy it at a discount here.

Just before I finish off, I have to warn you. Thought can change your life for the better or the worse. If you think of negative thoughts, you will become a very 'negative' person. Your life will attract negative people and everything that happens in your life will be negative. In other words, you'll be cursed. I hate to say such scary and ill things, but its true.

So get in control of your life. Oh yes by the way, remember Martin Flood's recent million dollar win on 'Who wants to be a millionaire'? The key ingredient to his win is visualising his win (and of course hard work, read the news clip here). This just goes to show this 'thought theory' is not airy fairy talk. It is real and happening all around us.