100 Day Challenge

How do you decide what you want to manifest in your life? If you ask most people what they want, they’ll be happy to rattle off a long list of wishes: a big house, nice car, the perfect relationship, Superbowl tickets, a new HDTV, a trip to Paris, good health, and so on. I think the reason the law of attraction is so catchy is because it promises that anything you ask for, you can manifest into your life. continue

Yesterday, I talked a bit about whether the law of attraction really works. The movie, The Secret, created quite a splash – and even got Oprah talking – and yet so many people have trouble manifesting the life they’ve always desired. They wish for all sorts of things, and yet it doesn’t show up in their lives. So much for the theory that the Universe is a genie ready to grant people’s wishes. continue

When people start applying the law of attraction to their lives, one of the things they struggle with is waiting for those desires to manifest in their lives. They’ve clarified their goals. They can visualize them. They may even be taking steps to move towards those goals – yet they haven’t manifested the money or quality of life they wanted. Does the law of attraction really work? And if so, what are they doing wrong? continue

Wow, I made it to Day 10 of my 100 Day Challenge! That’s 10% – and I’ve even managed to blog each day! Not sure I can keep this up, but it’s definitely been interesting… a few more new clients since my last check in plus a number of online sales. So far, so good

So what has been the secret to my success? Honestly, the secret to manifesting anything is simply this: stay focused, be positive, and prioritize your actions. That’s it. continue

The great thing about the law of attraction is that it requires us to become clear about what we want in our lives. As we start visualizing, affirming and attracting what we desire, we learn how to focus on what’s right with our lives right now. We evaluate what we are passionate about and strive to do more activities where we can infuse our lives with passion, joy and happiness. continue

If you read anything by Esther Hicks or her Abraham teachings, you’ll quickly learn that the secret of the law of attraction lies in our ability to resonate a particular vibration or frequency that is in tune with our desires. Basically, we are all made of energy at our core – and those molecules that make up our being on a quantum level are constantly in motion.

While, yes, I agree that science says we are all made up of protons, neutrons, and electrons in constant motion, I have a difficult time believing that my thoughts can change how, specifically, all those particles that make up my body vibrate. It’s one of the reasons I find the science behind The Secret somewhat hokey. continue

Why does it seem so difficult to achieve our goals? It’s easy to set goals, and even easier to visualize how our life would be if we got what we wanted. Yet too often, our goals take a back seat to the day-to-day activities of our lives. They get pushed aside as other priorities become front-and-center, and we think, well maybe next week, next month, next year, I’ll get around to accomplishing that.

The truth is that you will never succeed at achieving your goals unless you become clear about what you want, become motivated enough to change your life, and create a solid plan of action to achieve your goals. Without these three things, your goals will remain elusive dreams and wishes. Here are 4 steps to achieving your goals. continue

It can take 3-4 weeks to form a new habit. When you think about it, that’s not a long time, and yet so often, we get stuck doing the same bad habits over and over.

Breaking your bad habits and forming healthy ones isn’t that difficult if you commit to changing your lifestyle. All you have to do is shift your focus from believing that change will be difficult to believing it will be easy. When you believe something is easy, you don’t struggle against it. Your thoughts and emotions are in alignment with your goals, so you are happy to take the appropriate action. continue

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What does it take to manifest what you want? To me, manifestation is the act of focusing on or prioritizing a particular goal or desire and taking conscious action to bring it into being.

One one hand, The Secret makes it seem like all you have to do is visualize your desire and it will magically come into your life. On the other hand, many of the gurus stress that taking action is required. I tend to fall into the “take action” camp. I’d rather do something and actively create my life rather than wishing for things to eventually come into my life. continue

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Today is Day 4 of my 100 Day Challenge to put the law of attraction into practice and I’m already starting to see some results in the form of new work from a current client and a referral that lead to a new client. Perhaps you can chalk it up to coincidence so far, but I’m grateful none the less.

If you take what the teachers of the law of attraction say at face value, the principle boils down to being a co-creator with the Universe to manifest your heart’s desire. From a skeptic’s perspective, you focus on one thing at a time and take incremental steps each day to achieve your goals. Because you are focused on one particular thing, you can see when you make progress, steps to overcome obstacles, and opportunities you may have overlooked previously. continue