The Secret

So you have watched The Secret and figured, “Hey, why not give it a try and see if this stuff really works”. You try it for a few weeks, maybe even a month, and nothing happens. Your conclusion: “This stuff doesn’t work.”

So let’s take a look at some of the top 6 reasons that The Secret did not work for you:

1. You don’t really believe it will work: If you decide to “give it a try” you will fail because The Secret is not something you “try”, it is something that you have to believe with all of your heart to be true. This is perhaps the #1 reason why The Secret will not work for you. After watching the story about the man who always got an incredible parking spot because he believed he would, I decided it was time to do the same. I didn’t “hope” for a nice parking spot or “wish” for one or “see if I could” get one, I just knew that it would be there waiting for me. Now whenever I go shopping, I always park within the first 3 spots.
2. You expect immediate results: We live in a world of instant gratification where we want everything yesterday. That is why diets are so popular, because we want quick results. Say your goal is to weigh 10 pounds less. We do not want to hear that it will take consistent exercise, a regular healthy diet, and proper nutrition until it will work, we want to hear that we will be able to fit into those old jeans in a week. The Secret works the same way. You cannot just say you want to weigh 10 pounds less and be done with it; you have to imagine that you ALREADY are 10 pounds less. Look at pictures of yourself in which you are your ideal weight. Get so used to that picture that when you look into the mirror, it doesn’t look right, then go about fixing it. Sorry, no overnight success here.
3. Your expectations are not realistic- If your goal is to achieve an annual income of 1 million dollars within a year, it certainly is possible, but not so much if you are struggling to make $26,000 a year. Set goals that are realistic and achievable.
4. Your actions contradict your goals: You want to be able to run a mile, but sitting in front of your coach all day eating candy bars and soda will not help you get there. Your daily habits should reflect your goals, not contradict them.
5. Your goals are too generic: A perfect example of goals being too generic are the goals we call New Year’s Resolutions. We all want to lose weight, exercise more, stop smoking, but after a few weeks we are back to our old habits.  The problem lies in the breakdown of the goal, a step that most people never do. If your goal is to stop smoking, then break it down into smaller goals. Maybe you cut back a cigarette a week until your final cigarette in April. Goals need to be measurable.
6. You fail to realize an opportunity when it comes to you: Having your own business, being your own boss, setting your own hours, being in control of your life is something that we all dream of. A friend of yours has had some success in Network Marketing and invites you to an opportunity presentation, and without even giving it a thought, you politely decline, letting an incredibly chance to become an entrepreneur slip away. The failure to recognize and take advantage of an opportunity is worse than trying the opportunity and failing.

So if you have not had much luck with The Secret , check to see if maybe one of these 6 reasons are holding you back from the prosperity you deserve. For a complete breakdown on how to set goals, read an article I did earlier: How to Set SMART Goals.

Reaching for Goals

Since elementary school we are told that we should be setting goals, both Long-Term and Short-Term, and that is about the extent of the education that the majority of the population receives. Setting goals is the #1 way of achieving prosperity, yet 90% of the population doesn’t even set goals. So we have to wonder, if setting goals helps you become successful, why not set them?

There are 3 main reasons you justify not setting goals. Lets take a look at each of them:

1. You don’t know how: What is a short-term goal, or a long-term goal? What is a goal? So many questions, so many steps, if only there was an easy way to learn all this… like maybe using Google?!?!?!?
2. You are too lazy: You had to wake up early, work hard all day, you just want to come home and relax, maybe watch a little TV. Who needs to set goals, it just means more work, right?
3. You Sub-Conscious won’t let you: My favorite topic to write about, the sub-conscious. Your sub-conscious knows that you are lazy and so will try to talk you out of it by saying: “If I set this goal and I don’t accomplish it, we won’t feel too good, so lets just avoid it all together.”

Ok, so now you know why you are not setting goals, so there is only one thing to do now… SET A GOAL! There are two basic steps here they are:

Why You Should Write You Goals Down NOW!!!!
How To Set SMART Goals

An interesting thing happened to me this week. Earlier in the week I was telling one of my co-workers about my 10-year plan to become a multimillionaire. I told him how I was going to do it, the steps that I needed to take, the risks involved, everything. Sure there were a great many details I did not not, but when you have intention, the way will present itself.

A few days passed and as I was leaving, he was coming back from lunch with two other guys. One of the guys looks to me and says, “So Ro, I heard you are going to be a millionaire.” I looked him square in the eyes, and said “Within 10 years, yes I a millionaire.” All the guys looked at each other, smiled and said, “Alright, well good luck with that.” I said thank you for the support, and left.

Now I am no fool, I know that they were making fun of me, thinking that I’m crazy thinking that I’ll be able to live an abundant life, but that is exactly why I am happy. Lets take a look at some stats from Wikipedia about millionaires.:

Right off the bat, the likelihood of becoming a Millionaire is very slim. So what do the majority of the people in life do? They don’t even attempt it and give up hope of living an abundant life. Instead their lives are controlled by others who tell them how much money they can make, when they can go on vacation, how many kids they can have, what kind of car they will drive, and what type of house they will live in. They work hard for raises that will now let them afford a 50″ TV instead of a 46″.

The majority of the population never even gives any serious thought to the abundant life that they can have, that they deserve to have. So why would I want to be like that? Why, if I am given this incredible gift of life, would I not want to live in in the abundance that we all deserve. So if people do want to think that I am crazy for wanting to become a millionaire, then go right ahead, because by just thinking about it, I am already one step closer than the majority of the people out there.