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Home | Internet & Businesses Online | Webmasters Oprah features it on her show. That's it. I want to talk with you a little bit about the movie The Secret. I imagine you've probably seen it, or have heard about it. Maybe you even own it. Here's what I think: I love 'The Secret'. It's unbelievably phenomenal. If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it. I feel that 'the Law of Attraction' is at work in my life and in the lives of my students and family and friends--anyone who has begun consciously paying attention to the law of attraction. What is the Law of Attraction? Whatever you concentrate on, is what is drawn to you. If you focus on your lack of money and fret about your debt, you will get more 'need'. However, if you concentrate on 'attracting' money, you become a money magnet. You attract more affluence. And this isn't just about money. It's about every single thing that you think about. This includes influence, sales and conversion, as well as more personal aspects of life like health and wellness, relationships and spirituality in such concepts as gratitude. Of course, there are naysayers--people, who in an attempt to make a name for themselves--have decided to tear down 'The Secret'. What does this have to do with persuasion? And why would someone want to trash it? The Secret is certainly in the news and many people will use things in the news to piggyback. In fact, I love to use the piggybacking strategy myself when I get a chance. And I guess you have to take a stand one way or another on things, so this group of people chose to take a negative stand. Do you agree with everything that you hear from any source? I don't, and I doubt you do either. The next question I have is, do you agree with everything you've heard about 'The Secret'? I, for one, do not. But let's not throw the baby away with the bathwater. Just because there are a few things I don't believe in, doesn't mean there's not a whole lot of value to be gained. It's like taking the position. . . "Well, money can be used in a negative way so I don't want to have anything to do with money." If a person objects to positive mental thinking, positive mental attitudes, and the sage advice that has shaped our nation and most all of the successful people in the world today that have followed along the footsteps of great thinkers of our time, then I guess someone could genuinely be upset with 'The Secret'. But in particular, what did the naysayers pick on? One is that 'The Secret' talks about being responsible in every way. The movie says something to the order of, "We all choose our own reality. Even the people of Darfur consciously chose their plight in life." Alright, so the people that stood against this movie basically said, "That's nonsense. The Secret is a cult and so it's saying things that are blatantly untrue." They are framing the creators of this movie as a cult. I don't believe for a minute that the people of Dafur or people who suffer other tragic existences consciously chose their lots in life. And 'The Secret', in an attempt to be entertaining and maybe even a little shocking, went a bit too far. When you consider it, however, many millions of people believe in something along those lines. The millions of people who believe in reincarnation and karma could agree that we don't consciously choose our paths in life, but that in their view of the world, we may have unconsciously chosen, and that sometimes, some incarnations, are not pleasant ones because we have to learn hard lessons. Through the perspective of reincarnation they might believe that we choose our parents, we choose the country we're going to be born in, and we choose to live the lessons that earth has to give us such that one day we don't need to come back anymore and we can evolve to a higher level. I'm not asking you to believe in reincarnation, but can you see that with this belief as the basis for the premise of 'choosing', then it might be reasonable for 'The Secret's' makers to say something like, "The people in Africa who are starving have chose their plight in life so that they could experience these difficulties to learn how to overcome them or simply experience a life of poverty"? I think the answer is absolutely yes. They didn't choose them consciously; they chose them before they came into this earthly experience. Why should we knock something that could possibly have the power to change people's lives for the better? I have my own beliefs and thoughts. I believe we need to be responsible. I believe we need to be careful, but to deny the value some people have derived, just to tear it down, I just can't fathom. Article Source: http://www.articlewheel.com
Kenrick Cleveland teaches techniques to earn the business of wealthy clients using persuasion. He runs public and private seminars and offers home study courses and coaching programs in persuasion techniques.
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