3 Taking Positive Action

Can positive thinking really get you what you want in life?

Back in 2006 a best-selling book, The Secret, was published. It suggests that if you clearly and specifically visualize what you want, it can be yours.

The Secret is based on the ‘law of attraction’. The law of attraction claims that every positive or negative event that happens to you is ‘attracted’ by you and your thoughts. Want to run a successful business or work in a job you love? With positive thinking you can attract that. Want a top of the range BMW? You can attract that too simply by (and here's the secret) sending positive thoughts out to the universe. You send a request to the universe which is, apparently, created by thoughts and therefore responds ...

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