Ever since I was a kid I wanted to be able to do what I want in life. I wanted to be completely independent.
I wanted to have the money to be able to really do what I want and be completely free to do whatever I desired.
Nothing strange, is it? I mean, pretty much every kid goes through a phase like that. In fact, it's actually quite normal for adults as well.
Everyone wants to be free. Everyone wants to have what they need and be who they desire.
We hold onto those dreams of riches and beauty when we're young and…
…then we grow up, realize that not everything is possible, and…
…move on.
We start believing what other people tell us. They say its not possible to have a fortune unless you're extremely lucky and we believe it. They say we can't become who we want to be because we're just not smart enough, and we believe it. They say we're very limited in what we can achieve and we believe it.
We move on to live lives we don't even enjoy.
Well, I'd like to tell you that I didn't move on. I went ahead and instead of believing what other people told me, I decided to do everything I can to fulfill my dreams and become who I always wanted to be.
I decided to do what I truly desired and I wasn't going to let some limiting beliefs of others stop me. I wanted to do everything in my power to have so much influence that I'd be able to be pretty much… all powerful.
Now, don't get me wrong, it wasn't easy to hold onto my belief systems. I was surrounded by people who tried to talk me out of being weird whenever they saw me.
They spared no efforts to let me know that not everything is possible and… those people who have the power and influence to change this world (usually by the means of money) were just lucky to be born into the right type of circumstances.
They had rich parents, they owned a great deal of property which gave them a kick start, they…
…you know what I mean…
They just got lucky.
That's what my parents tried to tell me. That's what my friends tried to tell me. That's what perfect strangers tried to tell me.
Obviously, I respect my parents and other people, but I really didn't want to believe what they were telling me. Why?
Because I was able to see that the rich of this world had a few things in common. It seemed to me that the powerful people around me had a few similar characteristics.
They had this ability to just keep going no matter what's going on in their life.
No matter what the setback was, they just kept moving forward.
If they failed, it's not really failure, they just took that experience, learnt from it, and moved on..
What's even more interesting, is that they stayed positive and happy no matter how hard life hit them.
For example, I knew of a man who had a huge business that for some reason wasn't doing too good. It started to literally fall apart.
Now, believe it or not, that man didn't start panicking. What he did instead was quite astonishing and surprising to me…
…he went on vacation!
Can you believe that? A man who's just about to lose everything he worked for in his life just packed up and instead of taking care of the problems he had to face, just went to take a break from all his troubles… and it worked!
He was able to turn his business around and he still rakes in serious cash from it.
The reason he just had to get away from it all was that he just had to stay positive and needed to everything in his power to feel good.
I'll tell you more about that later, for now I just want you to know that when I realized what he was doing and when I realized that pretty much every successful person was doing the same thing, I came to understand that most of the great and mighty of this world shared the same characteristics.
This made me think that they all follow the same system that makes it possible to be successful no matter what.
I mean, they're all acting similarly, which means they all had to be into the same stuff, if you know what I mean.
Now, when I researched that even deeper, I realized that what they focused on mostly was attracting what they wanted into their lives.
Yes, attracting it.
What does attracting something even mean?
Well, to avoid overloading you with unnecessary details, they used the power of their minds and their actions to get The Universe to do what they wanted it to do. They utilized what's called The Law of Attraction.
Now, in case you haven't heard, that law is just as real and measurable as the Law of Gravity, for example.
Using that Law, you can attract whatever you want in your life, just like a magnet attracts iron. It'll just come to you.
It all clicked for me when I learned about The Law of Attraction.
I read, and read, and read and realized that in order to be able to utilize it fully, I have to gain control of my mind.
The reason for it is that like attracts like, which means, simply speaking, that if I focused on positive things, if I concentrate my thoughts on things which make me feel good, I'll attract more of those positive feelings into my life, on the other hand, if my main focus was negativity and worry, I'll get pain, trouble and heartache.
I saw that what was happening in my life has been closely related to what I thought about and focused on, so…
…I began to meditate. I started to train my mind and gain control over it.
I spent hours and hours sitting there and trying to become one with that Universe which was supposed to give me what I wanted.
A very interesting thing happened.
See, when I started meditating, I began experiencing that it is in fact much easier for me to take charge of my thoughts and my attitude than it was before.
I was stoked. I was able to control what was going on in my head.
After some time, however, my progress stopped almost completely. I was obsessed with meditation and wanted to keep learning how to focus on feeling good now, but what I failed to realize is that I…
…forgot to live.
I literally immersed myself in contemplation and forgot to go out there and experience the Universe through what's already on the Earth. I forgot to take part in what was happening around me and I became disconnected from the world, much like a hermit becomes disconnected from the society.
Now, you probably think that it's not so bad, after all, my main focus was not the world, it's the inner me, right?
Well, it's true, but remember that to be able to really utilize the Law of Attraction in your life, you have to align yourself with the Universe, and it's literally impossible to do that without experiencing it in this world.
See what I mean?
You're immersed in this world which is part of the Universe too, so by experiencing this world, you get closer and closer and closer to being one with the Universe.
Makes sense?
Needless to say, the moment I realized that, I restructured my life completely.
I mean, I still found enough time to meditate, but I made sure I went out there and really started living. I started appreciating the beauty of this world, I started seeing how my thoughts brought great things into my life, I started realizing that…
…as I go through my daily life, I learn how to utilize the power of my mind to get what I want much better than I ever would in my room, immersed in my own thoughts.
See, as you sit there and meditate, you put yourself in kind of a sterile environment. You free yourself from distractions, problems, people…
…and all those play a major role in helping you learn how to control your mind.
When you go out there and live, it's kind of like taking the training wheels off your bike. You're just there, and you're bombarded with things fighting for your attention.
If you practice enough, you will soon learn to control your mind while being surrounded by chaos and…
…that's when you really start to take control of what's going on around you. Nothing can stop you at this point and your every wish becomes the Universe's command.
There's another thing you have to realize which has to do with living and experiencing the world around you.
See, the Law of Attraction is not only about your thoughts and your mind, although what you think is a huge factor that determines how successful you'll be with it.
It's also about your actions.
In other words, it's not enough to just sit there and think you have a million dollars. You also have to actually get out there and put in the work and the effort necessary to get that money.
Do you see what I am getting at here?
The Universe will help you by putting the right people, circumstances and opportunities in your path, but you are the one who needs to take advantage of them.
Of course, no real action can happen in your meditation haven, so…
…instead of just sitting there, meditating and wanting to become one with The Universe, get out there and really do what's needed to be able to enjoy what you desire.
This whole thing was an awesome experience for me.
It taught me that I really am in control of what's going on around me. The Universe will not force me to be happy and will not just dump what I want on my head.
It'll show me the way and if I utilize the power of my mind in connection with appropriate action, I'll be able to get what I want.
It's easier than you think. Just try it.
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