The Real Laws of Attraction: Why
Positive Affirmations Don’t Work!
"When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at
change."
Dr. Wayne Dyer
Author: The Power of Intentions
Overall Your Life is a Reflection of What You
Really Think and Feel You Deserve—No More, No Less!
In the past couple of years, several books on the subject of Attraction
have been published. But recently some new thinking has been put forth
to refute some of the past motivational dogma.
Do you know individuals who don’t achieve the levels they would like to
or that every time they take a step forward, they seem to take a step
back? I will outline a couple reasons why that might be happening.
Science has proven that everything in life is made up of energy; our
personal lives are no different. Have you ever walked into a room with
tension so thick, someone later said, "you could have cut it with a
knife"? Or when one of your friends has met the love of their life and
you say, "you look so happy, you are glowing." How can we not only see
the emotion but FEEL it, too? Welcome to the science and Law of
Attraction.
Each of us is like a magnet; we are either giving off positive or
negative energy/attraction. There are no neutral magnets. What we are
attracting into our lives is reflective of which end of the magnet we
are activating.
You attract to your life whatever you give your attention to. If you
focus on the fact that you have little money, poor health, or few
meaningful relationships, the Law of Attraction will respond by giving
you more of what you are focusing on. Of course, most people don’t
really want more of the things they lack, but because they are putting
focus and energy toward the negative, more negativity happens.
You can not not think of something. At this very moment, I ask you not
to think of a black bear. Please don’t picture a black bear, black
bear, black bear, or a black bear. Almost everyone reading this has
visualized a black bear. So just as in the black bear your thoughts are
your focus. Let me explain.
Your language, words, and most important—the feelings (energy)—behind
the words are critical to your intentionally improving your condition.
Remember, like a magnet, you are always attracting energy. The question
is: are you being a positive or negative magnet?
The research is clear that our conscious and unconscious mind filters
out the words don’t, not, and no. Just like the black bear example, the
statements of Don’t be late, Don’t forget, or Don’t panic result in
your mind’s focusing on the wrong things. Whatever you give your
attention or focus to, you attract into your life, whether you want
them or not.
Rephrasing the way we think and what we say (the words) are critical to
moving forward. For example, you might go from "It’s hard to find a
partner" to "In the past, it was hard to find a partner" or "It is easy
to find a partner."
Life is about duality; there is an opposite to everything. Poor is the
opposite of wealthy, healthy the opposite to unhealthy, and so on. To
take advantage of the Law of Attraction, first you must be clear about
what you want. The best way to determine what you want is to identify
those things in your life that you no longer want and then make a list
of what you do want. Clarity is a very important part to this process,
so the sharper your thoughts and statements, the better your future.
The next step is to be aware how each of your actions and choices is
making you feel. It is not enough to have the right words; it is
essential to understand the emotions that your words and thoughts cause
you to have. The energy created by the emotions fulfills the Law of
Attraction. If something on your list irritates you, remove it or
keeping modifying it until you identify what energizes you toward a
positive way of thinking, then do more of this.
Why do most affirmations not work? In the past we have been taught to
make statements in the positive and in the present tense to move us
toward a new goal or objective, such as "I am a millionaire" or "I have
a healthy body weight of ______."
Most of us, myself included, have not had a high level of success with
this process. Why?
If attraction works equally on the emotional energy level as with the
spoken word, what do you think your emotional energy would be around
affirmation statements that you feel might be unattainable or even
untrue?
Your internal feelings/vibrations of doubt will come through in your
affirmation process. This information contradicts most teachings in the
area of affirmations and explains why many affirmations have not
worked. Your mind identifies the affirmation as a lie and your energy
and attraction process supports the fact that the statement is a lie.
There is, however, a break-through alternative. Credit for this
breakthrough concept goes to Michael J. Losier, an expert in the field
the Law of Attraction. His process is to get us to create desire
statements that acknowledge we are in the process of becoming a
millionaire.
So rather than saying "I am a Millionaire," try a new format of
"process and projection": "I am in the process of attracting an ideal
financial situation that allows me to do and enjoy all the things that
bring joy into my life."
That is just an example but already I suspect you are experiencing how
your mind and energy would be more accepting and positive to the latter
statement. As you progress, update your statements to reflect your new
emotional response to each of your "going forward" statements. This
single concept significantly improved my personal energy and attraction
success.
There is a final part to the Law of Attraction process: remove any
limiting beliefs that would hinder your success. The first steps will
work when this next element of allowing is deployed.
"Allowing is the absence of doubt and doubt is often created from
limiting beliefs. A limiting belief is a repetitive thought that
prevents you from attracting your desire."
Michael J. Losier
Author: Law of Attraction
Example: your current belief or thought is that there are no more great
real estate deals; they are all gone.
You want to challenge this belief by asking yourself some questions to
replace this limiting belief position.
Q: Has anyone in the country attracted a great real estate deal lately?
A: Yes.
Q: How many people are doing that today, yesterday, last month?
A: It is possible that hundreds of people found great real estate deals
and that hundreds will continue this year.
You end up with a statements like these.
• Hundreds if not thousands of people found and invested in great real
estate deals last year.
• Thousands of people will find and invest excellent real estate deals
in the next several months.
• Every day hundreds of great real estate investment opportunities
become available.
Can you see how you can, via these questions, reduce and eliminate your
doubt?
Of course, much more can be written about the Law of Attraction. Start
by implementing what you have learned and continue. If you are already
using this technology, make sure you are teaching others.
To attract more into your life of what you want and less of what you
don’t want, follow these action steps.
1. Acknowledge that your emotions are part of the Law of Attraction.
2. Remember that what you focus on, you will attract—wanted or
unwanted.
3. Be aware of the energy in which you are living: positive or
negative.
4. Avoid the words don’t, not and no. Today pay attention your
language; become conscious of don’t, not and no. Then make a conscious
effort to eliminate them from your word choices. (Note: Of course you
will still use these words such as no more coffee, No Thank You etc.
but in the context of wanting something.)
5. Be clear about what you want and desire. Simply list on one page
your desires. This is not a goal list but your desires in the major
areas of your life.
6. Words are not enough; you must also feel good about the words.
Rephrase your positive affirmations to I desire or I am in the process
statements.
7. You must remove doubt before you will experience your desires.
Question your doubts using the process of creating allowing statements.
Most of our doubt is false; identify and challenge yourself that others
are being successful in your desire.
8. Stay focused on what you want, not what you don’t want. No black
bears, right?
Until next time, keep "Living on Purpose."
Ken Keis
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the-real-laws-of-attraction-why-positive-affirmations-dont-work-
797518.html About the Author
Ken Keis, MBA, CPC, is an internationally known
author, speaker, and consultant. In the past 20 years, he has conducted
over 2000 presentations including 10,000 hours of coaching and HR
consulting.
He has published over 400 articles, and designed more than 40 business
management, leadership, personal development, wellness or sales
processes—authoring 2 million + words of content along the way.
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