"Everything that surrounds you right now in your life, including the things you're complaining about, you've attracted." Joe Vitale, page 27, The Secret
When I first read that, I can recall thinking "He's not really saying that all the bad things that happen in your life, or in the lives of others is ultimately traceable to their thought processes is he? Surely not..."
But then he continues, suggesting that if you've been in a car accident or have a bad client or a debt, that "...yes you did attract it."
The author of the book continues, discussing mass tragedies where many were killed, and concludes: "By the law of attraction, they had to be on the same frequency as the event." Page 28
Yeah, I guess if there is a LAW of attraction that makes sense. In fact, if you believe in such a law, you must also believe that everything bad that happens to everyone is ultimately their fault, it's the result of their bad thinking.
As I think I've said before, this idea feels GREAT if your life is great, because it's your doing. But for several billion people in the world at any given instant, and for every single person at many points in their life, this idea will be like a gut punch.
So, the perpetual question: Is it true, or is it... sniff, sniff, I think I stepped in something...
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The Secret and Money
“Every time you look inside your mail expecting to see a bill, guess what- it’ll be there…(Debt) showed up because the law of attraction is always being obedient to your thoughts. Do yourself a favor- expect a check!”
Lisa Nichols, The Secret, page 72
“Most people have a goal of getting out of debt. That will keep you in debt forever.”
Bob Proctor, page 102
“If you do not have enough (money) it is because you are stopping the flow of money coming to you, and you are doing it with your thoughts.”
Page 99
“I thought 'What if I just visualized checks coming in the mail? Within just one month, things started to change. It is amazing; today I just get checks in the mail. I get a few bills, but I get more checks than bills.'”
David Schirmer, page 104
Before I read The Secret I thought bills were the result of purchases I'd made, and that if I simply quit buying things, the bills would slow down. But now I know the bills are all in my head and if I will simply think “check in the mail, check in the mail” the bills will be replaced with checks!
I wonder how many people are going to sink themselves financially by following this lunacy? Not once does The Secret suggest the best way to eliminate bills: Spend less!
Lisa Nichols, The Secret, page 72
“Most people have a goal of getting out of debt. That will keep you in debt forever.”
Bob Proctor, page 102
“If you do not have enough (money) it is because you are stopping the flow of money coming to you, and you are doing it with your thoughts.”
Page 99
“I thought 'What if I just visualized checks coming in the mail? Within just one month, things started to change. It is amazing; today I just get checks in the mail. I get a few bills, but I get more checks than bills.'”
David Schirmer, page 104
Before I read The Secret I thought bills were the result of purchases I'd made, and that if I simply quit buying things, the bills would slow down. But now I know the bills are all in my head and if I will simply think “check in the mail, check in the mail” the bills will be replaced with checks!
I wonder how many people are going to sink themselves financially by following this lunacy? Not once does The Secret suggest the best way to eliminate bills: Spend less!
The Secret of Chicken Soup
I must admit, once I discovered the superficiality of The Secret, I was a little disappointed by the endorsements from otherwise credible people like Dennis Waitley and Jack Canfield.
Canfield of course is one of the co-creators of the “Chicken Soup for the Soul” series. On page 40 of The Secret he says “Since I learned The Secret and started applying it to my life, my life has truly become magical.” He then goes on to describe the good life he is enjoying. He concludes: “All of this happened, and continues to happen, because of knowing how to apply The Secret.
What he says interfaces with the teaching of The Secret that it isn’t hard work that makes you succeed, it is right thinking.
Fortunately, before I saw those words, I’d read a book that talked about authors and writing. One of the authors featured was Canfield’s coauthor Mark Victor Hansen. Mark describes how he and Jack went about getting the mega sales they’ve achieved:
Rejected by 35 publishers, 228 attempts to find a 1-800 number that spelled a word that worked with their books, interviewed the 101 best selling authors, made a list of 1094 things to do and did them, developed a 25 year business plan.
“You have to write a great book first, then spend 90% of your time marketing and hustling…We use focus groups to select the best stories…We try to be in front of a mass of people every day. There has never been a day that we haven’t done media (radio or TV interviews, articles) at least one a day, 20 some days… It took five years for us to become big. ”
(In another source I heard them say they did at least 5 interviews per day, anytime of the day or night for a solid year.)
So, did Chicken Soup become an industry due to sending out positive thought vibes to the universe, or did Jack Canfield and MVH have a great idea, and then work their little white buttocks off to tell people about the idea?
Canfield of course is one of the co-creators of the “Chicken Soup for the Soul” series. On page 40 of The Secret he says “Since I learned The Secret and started applying it to my life, my life has truly become magical.” He then goes on to describe the good life he is enjoying. He concludes: “All of this happened, and continues to happen, because of knowing how to apply The Secret.
What he says interfaces with the teaching of The Secret that it isn’t hard work that makes you succeed, it is right thinking.
Fortunately, before I saw those words, I’d read a book that talked about authors and writing. One of the authors featured was Canfield’s coauthor Mark Victor Hansen. Mark describes how he and Jack went about getting the mega sales they’ve achieved:
Rejected by 35 publishers, 228 attempts to find a 1-800 number that spelled a word that worked with their books, interviewed the 101 best selling authors, made a list of 1094 things to do and did them, developed a 25 year business plan.
“You have to write a great book first, then spend 90% of your time marketing and hustling…We use focus groups to select the best stories…We try to be in front of a mass of people every day. There has never been a day that we haven’t done media (radio or TV interviews, articles) at least one a day, 20 some days… It took five years for us to become big. ”
(In another source I heard them say they did at least 5 interviews per day, anytime of the day or night for a solid year.)
So, did Chicken Soup become an industry due to sending out positive thought vibes to the universe, or did Jack Canfield and MVH have a great idea, and then work their little white buttocks off to tell people about the idea?
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