almost as though it is at end of a long corridor. Each day you are moving closer to it. People with extreme focus will eventually reach their goal. This is the power of positive thinking. But, if you also open your mind to everything associated with that goal, you will soon discover that as you move down that corridor you will notice many doorways. Some are just storage closets filled with the accumulateThere has been a building wave of interest in The Secret, the video produced by Rhonda Byrne and first released in March of 2006. I think those of us who have seen it would agree that it’s a compelling presentation.

The “Law” is that your focused desire for a result will allow forces in the universe to drive that result to you. According to Wikipedia, William Walker Atkinson first used the phrase “law of attraction” in this sense about a hundred years ago. The actual inspiration for Rhonda Byrne’s video was reading in 2004 the book The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace Waddles, first published in 1910.

As a coach, I hesitate to criticize anything that results in success. But, you don’t need an advanced physics degree to understand the "Law of Attraction". In fact, you have probably been using the principles your entire life without being conscious of it. The Reticular Activating System, RAS, is the ability of your subconscious to recognize connections once your consciousness has focused on an idea. Think of those times when you have lost something. You know it is merely misplaced, but after diligently searching you finally give up. Hours later, for some unexplained reason, you suddenly remember where you put the object. Your subconscious had been working the entire time to sift through information until a connection could be established. RAS, combined with the power of positive thinking, is the practical explanation for the results people experience.

This is how I describe it to clients: Imagine your dream, your ultimate goal. It’s a thought in your mind, sometime in the future. It’s almost as though it is at end of a long corridor. Each day you are moving closer to it. People with extreme focus will eventually reach their goal. This is the power of positive thinking. But, if you also open your mind to everything associated with that goal, you will soon discover that as you move down that corridor you will notice many doorways. Some are just storage closets filled with the accumulated

law of attraction” in this sense about a hundred years ago. The actual inspiration for Rhonda Byrne’s video was reading in 2004 the book The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace Waddles, first published in 1910.

As a coach, I hesitate to criticize anything that results in success. But, you don’t need an advanced physics degree to understand the "Law of Attraction". In fact, you have probably been using the principles your entire life without being conscious of it. The Reticular Activating System, RAS, is the ability of your subconscious to recognize connections once your consciousness has focused on an idea. Think of those times when you have lost something. You know it is merely misplaced, but after diligently searching you finally give up. Hours later, for some unexplained reason, you suddenly remember where you put the object. Your subconscious had been working the entire time to sift through information until a connection could be established. RAS, combined with the power of positive thinking, is the practical explanation for the results people experience.

This is how I describe it to clients: Imagine your dream, your ultimate goal. It’s a thought in your mind, sometime in the future. It’s almost as though it is at end of a long corridor. Each day you are moving closer to it. People with extreme focus will eventually reach their goal. This is the power of positive thinking. But, if you also open your mind to everything associated with that goal, you will soon discover that as you move down that corridor you will notice many doorways. Some are just storage closets filled with the accumulate

g the principles your entire life without being conscious of it. The Reticular Activating System, RAS, is the ability of your subconscious to recognize connections once your consciousness has focused on an idea. Think of those times when you have lost something. You know it is merely misplaced, but after diligently searching you finally give up. Hours later, for some unexplained reason, you suddenly remember where you put the object. Your subconscious had been working the entire time to sift through information until a connection could be established. RAS, combined with the power of positive thinking, is the practical explanation for the results people experience.

This is how I describe it to clients: Imagine your dream, your ultimate goal. It’s a thought in your mind, sometime in the future. It’s almost as though it is at end of a long corridor. Each day you are moving closer to it. People with extreme focus will eventually reach their goal. This is the power of positive thinking. But, if you also open your mind to everything associated with that goal, you will soon discover that as you move down that corridor you will notice many doorways. Some are just storage closets filled with the accumulate

mber where you put the object. Your subconscious had been working the entire time to sift through information until a connection could be established. RAS, combined with the power of positive thinking, is the practical explanation for the results people experience.

This is how I describe it to clients: Imagine your dream, your ultimate goal. It’s a thought in your mind, sometime in the future. It’s almost as though it is at end of a long corridor. Each day you are moving closer to it. People with extreme focus will eventually reach their goal. This is the power of positive thinking. But, if you also open your mind to everything associated with that goal, you will soon discover that as you move down that corridor you will notice many doorways. Some are just storage closets filled with the accumulate

almost as though it is at end of a long corridor. Each day you are moving closer to it. People with extreme focus will eventually reach their goal. This is the power of positive thinking. But, if you also open your mind to everything associated with that goal, you will soon discover that as you move down that corridor you will notice many doorways. Some are just storage closets filled with the accumulated baggage of life. But others are doorways to unexpected possibilities. Because your mind is open to those possibilities, you realize the connections to your goals and you can seize upon the opportunities they present. It is through these unanticipated possibilities that you begin to live your dreams. These possibilities create new possibilities. They make possible what appeared at first to be impossible.

Desiring a result is not enough. Think of it as "The Law of AttrACTION"!