Chapter 12. Step One: The Springboard

Visit any bar and what will you hear? Gossip. Complaining. Bitterness. Negativity. Visit any lunchroom in any big company and what will you hear? Gossip. Complaining. Bitterness. Negativity.

Eavesdrop on any family gathering around dinnertime and what will you hear?

Gossip. Complaining. Bitterness. Negativity.

I could go on. The point is, the vast majority of humanity is stuck on this level of consciousness. It's the level of the media. It's the level of most conversations. It's the level of low energy. And this very same level keeps people exactly where they are.

Do I need to explain this one?

Most people I talk to every day know what they don't want:

"I don't want this backache."
"I don't want this headache."
"I don't want these bills."
"I don't want to struggle in my business."
You know the list. You have one of your own.

Unfortunately, that's where most of us leave it. The nature of our conversations, our newspaper reporting, our radio and television shows, and our popular talk shows surround us with ideas of what we don't want. It feels good to complain. We don't feel so alone. We feel heard. We feel relieved. We even sometimes get answers that make our problems lighter.

What we don't realize is we are activating the Attractor Factor in a negative way. When we say, "I don't want these bills," our focus is on—you guessed it—bills! The spirit of life will deliver whatever you focus on. So if you are talking about your bills, you'll get more bills. You'll ...

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