Why Isn't The Secret (Law of Attraction) Working?

This is a problem that comes up VERY often. So you know about the law of attraction. You’re thinking about what you want, You’re getting into all the material about it, You’re studying, you’re developing yourself, you’re making it clear to the universe exactly what you want out of life, but nothings happening. Why is that? Well, I have a good news for you. You’re not the first one, and you’ll certainly not be the last. I have the answer to this problem. The answer is programming.

Bob Proctor calls it paradigms. It’s a multitude of habits that you’ve gathered growing up. It’s what you’ve been programmed with. You’ve been programmed with certain beliefs from authority figures like your parents, what you see on TV, what you hear on the radio, what your teachers have been teaching you in school, etc. Go back to when you were a baby.

Did you know that from the time you were born to around 5-7 years old, your subconscious mind is wide open? Are you aware of what the subconscious mind does? I’ll tell you this. It has no ability to reject anything. It can only accept. A baby is in a room and the parents are talking, it’s being programmed to how a relationship should be. A baby hears the Mom and Dad’s beliefs about money, it's being raised to believe the same thing.

Are you having financial issues? What are you’re beliefs about money? Are you having trouble getting a relationship that you want? What are you’re beliefs about the opposite sex? Are you having health issues? What we’re you told to believe about your body? If you have negative beliefs about these things (and most people do), it’s what has been planted in your subconscious mind and your subconscious is magnetizing it to you!

So now what? Can we change our old programming? I’ve got good news for you. Yes you can! How can we reprogram our old beliefs? It’s through repetition. Start adopting new beliefs about things you’re having a difficult time with. Start thinking of more positive ways to think and then adapt yourself to live that way through your actions. Not only think in a new way, but take different actions that's in harmony with your new positive beliefs. Now once you’ve planted these new seeds in your mind, understand that they’re not going to grow over night. This is another problem people run into. Understand that this process takes time. A plant doesn’t grow over night. A baby takes 9 months to be born. It’s the same thing with this.

So plant what you want in your mind right now. Entertain those thoughts often and the thoughts of how to get those things and what actions to take will come to you. Pretty soon, you’re going to be connected with an entirely different world that you’ll absolutely love!

Auto-Suggestion Summary

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-Auto Suggestion are words, thoughts, and beliefs that we suggest to ourselves and automatically get fixed into our subconscious 
minds.

-Auto Suggestion plays a huge role in reprogramming the subconscious mind. 

-“No thought, whether it be negative or positive, can enter the subconscious mind without the aid of the principle of auto-
suggestion.”

-When using auto suggestion, persistence is the price that you must pay.

-It can be used with your financial situations, relationships, health, and your beliefs in life.

-What you say to yourself most, think about most, believe in most, and what you apply most will show up in your life.

Auto-Suggestion

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Magnetize Yourself With the Things You Want

Auto Suggestion might be the thing you need to change your life permanently for the best. Auto Suggestion, also known as self suggestion, is quite a phenomenal and powerful process. They’re words, thoughts, and beliefs that we suggest to ourselves and automatically get fixed into our subconscious minds. They come to you easily as an automatic response to certain stimuli. Basically, they determine whether or not you will succeed in reaching your goals.

Before we get further into auto-suggestion, here are some things to know about the subconscious mind as it plays a vital role in the process of auto suggestion. It’s also known as the emotional mind. It gets its information through your 5 senses (See, Smell, hear, taste, touch). Your conscious mind does to, but remember, the subconscious is the emotional mind. It doesn’t have the ability to reject something, it can only accept. It doesn’t know the past or the future, it only knows the present. It responds to repetition.

Overall, what you say to yourself most, think about most, believe in most, and what you apply most will show up in your life. When you feel the emotions of these things, they get fixed into the subconscious mind. Napoleon Hill says so in his book “Think and Grow Rich” on his chapter on Auto Suggestion. He says “No thought, whether it be negative or positive, can enter the subconscious mind without the aid of the principle of auto-suggestion.”

When using auto-suggestion, it’s important to have the Law of Gender in mind as well. The Law of Gender states that everything has an incubation period. In other words, everything takes time to grow. A baby has 9 months until it is born. Plants take about 90 days to fully grow. It’s the same thing when you plant an idea or a desire in your mind. It’s not going to just show up over night and it’s not going to grow when you don’t nurture it. The mother needs to eat food for the baby to grow. Plants need water and sunlight to grow and blossom. Your thoughts and ideas need to be entertained.

For instance, let’s say you want $50,000.00 this year. You write out the date when you will have the money, and then you entertain the thought that it’s already in your possession. Through the repetition of that thought, you will attract ideas on how to get the money. The ideas must be nurtured as well through taking action. This way, these habits become fixed into your subconscious, and they become a habit, making it more likely that the outcome will be that you will have $50,000.00 by the date that was written down. When using auto suggestion, persistence is the price that you must pay.

Auto suggestion can be used in all areas of your life. It can be used with your financial situations, relationships, health, and your beliefs in life. So what’re you waiting? Start applying this to your life now and be on your way to abundance and prosperity!

Law of Obedience Summary

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-The Law of Thinking, Supply,  Attraction, Receiving,  Increase, Compensation, Non-Resistance, Forgiveness, and Sacrifice, are all the materials you need to build the life you want.

-They are also known as the Laws of Nature (or the Laws of the Universe) 

-Now that you are aware of the laws, it’s you’re job to apply and obey them.

The moment you implement the Laws of Nature, you’re guaranteed to be met with much resistance.

-Being met with resistance is a good thing, because it can bring about necessary change. 

Obey the laws, and you’ll be in harmony with yourself and the universe. 

Law of Obedience

All of the previous laws I have mentioned, The Law of Thinking, Supply,  Attraction, Receiving,  Increase, Compensation, Non-Resistance, Forgiveness, and Sacrifice, are all the materials you need to build the life you want. Raymond Holliwell collectively calls these the Laws of Nature (or the Laws of the Universe) and tells what happens when you’re ignorant of the laws. “A giant machine without it’s governor would tear itself apart. Would be utterly destroyed because it failed to obey it’s own laws of momentum or gravity. An intellectual giant that fails to comply with the laws...will become as an idiot.” All you have to do is obey the law of the universe. Obey the laws and the universe will be more than friendly towards you. Disobey them and you will find that life is as many people say, “out to get you.”

I think you would agree that many people are obedient to society. We’re programmed to listen to what society tells us. Society, however, is surrounded by limitation. You hear things like “life isn’t fair.” They also say, having a degree is the only way to succeed. In order to be cool, you have to have the latest, hippest, and most expensive fashion there is. If you want to attract women, you gotta have money, big muscles, drive a nice car etc. If you want to be a man, you have to get big. If you want to earn money, you have to go to have a high-paying job. In order to be an educated person, you have to memorize the school text. Letting society think for us is probably one of the most lethal drugs in the world. When we’re growing up, we get influenced by our parents, brothers, sisters, friends, teachers, etc. It’s not their fault. Not everything they teach us is wrong, but not everything they teach us is right either. You just have to appreciate that they did what they did with the positive intention of helping you. 

Now that you are aware of the laws, it’s you’re job to apply and obey them. The moment you start to use them, be ready for changes to occur. Some people will love the changes that you’ve made for yourself. Some people will absolutely hate them. Take my word for it. I’ve been applying these laws for almost a year now, and I’m learning who really matters in my life. I’ve lost good friends, but I’ve also gained better ones in the process as well. Those “good friends” revealed who they really were. In fact, the moment they revealed who they were, I stopped considering them my friends. 

When you start to learn these laws, it’s very exciting. You want to tell as many people as possible about them. You want to help out your family, friends, co-workers, and anyone else who’s struggling or wants to improve their lives. You’ll get the fulfillment of helping people by informing them and getting them to obey with the laws of nature. However, there are going to be people who are going to turn down your help. It’s important that you don’t force your help on them. If you’ve offered to help and they turn it down, you’ve done what you could for them. You can’t help them if they reject your help. It’s as simple as that. Don’t waste time on it and just move on. The moment you implement the Laws of Nature, you’re guaranteed to be met with much resistance. Remember, though, not to resist the resistance. Being met with resistance is a good thing, because it can bring about necessary change. People are creatures of habit and for most people, change is very threatening and uncomfortable to them, but resistance can force you to deal with it.

Obey the laws. Think pure thoughts. Know that the universe has an infinite source of supply. Know what you want and attract it into your life. Be giving in order to receive that which you desire. Be grateful for everything that you have now so you can get more out of life. Sow something great so you can reap. Welcome the resistance when it is thrown at you. Forgive yourself for the mistakes you’ve made and forgive those that have wronged and hurt you. Sacrifice something of a lower nature in your life so that you may receive something of a higher nature. Do all of these things, and you’ll be in harmony with yourself and the universe. 

Law of Receiving Summary

-In order to receive, you have to give first.

-“The attitude of getting, is the law of life in a congested state or a repressed action. As long as getting dominates our mind, that mind is in a paralyzed condition being limited in it’s action in accordance with the fundamental law of creation.”

-People have money, time, energy, and support to give, and more. You must give whatever you’ve got. 

-“When we relax from strain, the law has a chance to reply to our desires.” 

-With the Law of Receiving, you have to make room for what you desire.

Law of Receiving

When you hear The Law of Receiving, you’re probably thinking that you’re going to get something. Well, there’s a twist to this law. In order to receive, you have to give first. In Bob Proctor’s manifestation video course series, he states that “The attitude of getting, is the law of life in a congested state or a repressed action. As long as getting dominates our mind, that mind is in a paralyzed condition being limited in it’s action in accordance with the fundamental law of creation.” Most people believe that they have to get before they can give. They don’t think they have anything to give. But they do have something to give. People have money, time, energy, and support to give, and more. You must give whatever you’ve got. If there’s a tip jar at a fast food restaurant, or a donation can at the market, give whatever you have. If you have a penny, put a penny in. 

If you’re familiar with tithing, then you understand whatever you give you receive back tenfold. This whole universe is based on the Law of Circulation. Everything in the Universe is continuously circulating. What you give to someone, you will get back from a different source. There’s no need to worry about getting back from that person that you gave too. It works along with the Law of Cause and Effect. The universe literally mirrors back to you, what you just did for that person. In Raymond Holliwell’s book, Working With The Law, he states that “When we relax from strain, the law has a chance to reply to our desires.” Have you ever focused so intensely on something and then after a while you decided to give up on it and once you gave up, that thing that you desired suddenly showed up? That thing showed up because when you gave up you relaxed from strain. Therefore, the Law of Receiving responded to your desires, just not necessarily when they were all you thought of. 

I remember when I first heard about tithing, I was very motivated and excited to try it out. I was struggling with my finances and my work hours were reduced significantly. I had a jar full coins that I had cashed in at the coin star at the market and the total came to $17.51. Then the options came up to whether I wanted to take the money or donate to a charity. As I was about to take the money, I suddenly remembered tithing. Then I stopped for a moment and thought about that. This was money that I really needed, but it was also an opportunity to test out tithing. In a disciplined state of mind, I chose to donate to the Children’s Hospital instead. I needed that money, but at the same time a good feeling came over me. I had a feeling of fulfillment from that donation that I had made. The very next day, my dad came home from a business trip to Florida and he approached me with a $150.00 gift card for Nike shoes he had gotten from a raffle he had won. This blew my mind because I was in need of some new training shoes and I was going to start saving with that $17.51. Looks like through tithing, I got what I wanted faster and was thrilled with the results.

Another time came when I found out you could make donations online. I was planning to buy a supplement for myself that was around $60.00. Just before work that day, I had made a donation to the children’s hospital for $20.00 to the greatest need. I gave my donation with the thought that it was a gift from me and that I was sharing my abundance. As soon as I made my donation, I put my focus elsewhere, not worrying about what I was going to receive. I expected to get the good back, so I was not worried about what I was going to get back. Later that day at work, that supplement I was planning to buy showed up for free. After that time, I chose to make tithing a habit. 

With the Law of Receiving, you have to make room for what you desire. If you hold on to something, you’re only going to find it slipping away from you and you’re going to waste energy holding onto it. I remember whenever I made money no matter how much, I would hold onto it tightly. This resulted in parking tickets, a bigger cell phone bill, and car accidents with costly repairs. So it is important that you give whatever you’ve got, so you can get better than what you had. Now that you understand this Law of Receiving, use it to your advantage. Start by giving little so you can receive more. Then once you have more, start giving a little more so you can receive  even more. Once you make this habit, prosperity and abundance are sure to be on it’s way to you!