Five Techniques that help you take action

Five techniques to help you take action

I love motivational posters that have a great picture and then a motivating quote underneath. The picture starts your mind racing with ideas and then the quote sometimes makes you smile. I bet you have seen this poster before, you have footsteps in sand and then the quote” A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step” This is very true, but how do you take that first step? Try this list for some insight on taking action.

1. I call this first step “ Just put your head down and get it done” I have run over forty marathons and during each marathon there are joyful times and times that are painful. During these painful miles I just tell myself to put your head down and get it done. I know it will be even more painful to not finish and endure the disappointment, so I just push on. Sometimes you have to tell yourself “let’s just put our head down and get something done”.

“What makes you grind?  You have to always be chasing something.”

Ray Lewis

 

2. Remember the first law of motion. An object at rest remains at rest and a body in motion remains in motion unless acted on by an outside force. If you want something to happen in your life, you have to get moving or you will sit there forever. It is hard to sugar coat this but at some point you have to get moving. I have two friends who wanted to run a marathon. True story. One friend bought new shoes, a treadmill, and a nice watch for his training. In addition he read books on running a marathon. He was inspired to run a marathon. One problem, he never would go out and run. My other friend found a marathon plan for free on-line, looked it over and started training the next day. Who do you think meet the goal of running the marathon?

“Doing nothing gets you nothing.” ~ Sean Reichle

 

3. Break the project or task into bite sized pieces and start by eating the first bite sized piece. If a task seems overwhelming the chances are you will not start. I once had to transcribe one hundred short videos. I kept thinking to myself that it was going to be impossible. I set a small goal of completing just three a day. Most days I would complete double this and I had a goal to accomplish each day. Before I knew it I had a transcription for all 100 videos. One can always break a large task into small tasks that can be easily completed.

How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time

4. At night before you go to bed write down one two or three tasks that you will get done the next day no matter what happens. Just tell yourself that you will not go to bed the next day unless these tasks are done. Then stick to the plan. This simple activity trains you to take action and builds momentum. Believe it or not there are 100 mile running races. When a finisher of a 100 mile race was asked how they trained for this distance they said, “you start with 5 miles, and move to 10 miles, and before long 40 to 60 mile runs seem common.” Strange as it sounds that a 40 mile run becomes common, the body is amazing and adapts. In the same way when you start with one or two tasks that must be completed, before long completing tasks become common to you. This habit then can be applied to every area of your life.

     

“We rate ability in men by what they finish, not by what they attempt”

5. Remind yourself why you want to complete this task. The reasons can vary from “I need to complete this task in order to remain employed” to “completing this task is the first step in bringing world peace”. Regardless your brain sometimes needs to be reminded of the purpose. Some people like to visualize how good it will feel when you complete the task. Others enjoy being able to mark something off their daily list. Regardless, your odds of getting started and completing a task go up if you have a compelling reason to get started. In 2010 there were over 400 men who ran a marathon faster than two hours and twenty minutes. In the same year there were less than five in Great Britain. Is it because Great Britain runners are inferior? Paula Radcliff who is British holds the world record for the women’s marathon. In Africa runners know that if they win major races they can generate a life time riches. In Great Britain people dream of being a futbol star.

Find a compelling reason to succeed that is more than the money and you energize your mind of success.

Les Brown

5 Tips for Goal Setting

5 Tips for setting Goals

If you were to go to any book store and go to the self-help section and randomly picked up ten books on improving your life, eight of these books would have something to say about goals. Why is this? The reason is that setting goals work. I teach school and have summers off. I discovered many years ago that if my family doesn’t write down our goals or what we want to do in the summer then we can easily waste a summer and not have as fulfilling of a summer. What our habit has become is that we sit down at the beginning of the summer and write down what each person wants to do. We then put this list on the fridge and look at the list often. So here are five tips to help with your goals.

1. Write down your goals on paper and look at them every day. In fact I could just stop here but people don’t like a list this short.

2. Create a goal book and add pictures and quotes for each of your goals. This involves all of your senses and can be really motivating.

3. Write down your top two goals on a business card and place this in your purse and wallet so you can look at the goal often during the day.

4. Once a month take some time and review your goals and see what victories you have and celebrate these victories.

5. If you really want to accomplish a goal be willing to take massive action to obtain this goal. This involves a real gut check on your part as you ask yourself “What am I willing to do? “ Let me give you an example of massive action. Nathan Jenkins was an above average division II runner. He had a goal to become a world class marathoner. He was willing to work hard for this goal. I know this because he had a blog for years that he documented his running mileage. He averaged over a hundred miles a week for several years in a row. He was able to get his marathon time down to 2:14 and was 7^th place at an Olympic trials race. He took massive action to go from a 2:30 marathoner to a 2:14 marathoner. This massive action can be applied to any area of ones life. Here is an article that would be an example of massive action. The article outlines how a couple paid off their mortgage in five years instead of thirty.
We're paying off our mortgage in five yearshttp://homes.yahoo.com/news/paid-off-mortgage-less-5-years-230600500.html

Three Subjects You Must Focus On

Three Subjects You Must Focus On

At first glance this list will seem obvious and a no brainer. In fact it is a no brainer yet the difficult part is keeping all three areas in balance. The items aren’t listed in order...

1. Wealth

    You can look at this in many ways from “I gotta pay the rent “to I’m going to be a zillionaire. Regardless of your thoughts on money every person has to generate income to either cover a lavish lifestyle or just putting food on the table. As my mom would say “Money makes the world go around”

2. Health

If you are not healthy, nothing else matters. Sometimes a lack of wealth can led to poor health but sometimes a pursuit of wealth can led to poor health. There are many areas you need to focus on for optimal health such as diet, exercise, and lifestyle. Having optimal health would seem very important to everyone, yet many people ignore this area of their life Our lifespan and quality of life has improved tremendously the last two hundred years and this knowledge can be applied to your own life. Many times we only focus on our health when we have a crises and our body forces us to focus on our health. Your health is an area that we need to focus on energy towards.

3, Relationships

What good is wealth and health if you don’t have anyone to share these with? On the other hand, your wealth and health is so much more fun if you have people you love to share these with. Again, there is a wealth of wisdom available that will help you build quality relationships.

As you can see, this list is nothing new or revolutionary.  However, if you can add synergy to all three of these areas  you can take your life to a whole new level. Synergy is the interaction of elements that when combined produce a total effect that is greater than the sum of the individual elements.

The three areas should be in balance and work together, not exclusively. If you focus entirely on your wealth your other two areas can suffer. Steven Jobs was a genius when it came to creating wealth, however his health suffered from being the CEO of two major companies ( Apple and Pixar) and his wealth building put a strain on some key family relationships in his life. On the other hand, if you just focus on relationships and hang out with friends all day, and have no money,  this creates an unhealthy and unbalanced life. No one wants a friend living in their basement for free.  The key is to create synergy in these three areas. Try to imagine how sweet your life will be when you have perfect synergy in these three areas of your life. I'm motivated to start looking at areas in my life that I can start to synergize

The Power of a Goal

The formula for success

How do you create the life that you dream about having? You have to take action and create the life you want. There is a formula for success. One can create a new direction in life by taking action, establishing new habits, being persistence, setting goals, and never giving up. The video I have attached is an example of creating the life you want. I also titled it the power of a goal. Goals are powerful because they help you shape the future. In order to have a goal you dream about what you want the future to look like and then work towards this reality. If you are overweight and want to be thin you have to make this happen. The weight will not just magically disappear. You have to make changes. The formula can work like this. Set a goal, create new habits, be persistence over time, and eventually you will create the life you want. Here is what Steven Covey says about this "
Our character is basically a composite of our habits. Because they are consistent, often unconscious patterns, they constantly, daily, express our character.

Good Habit

Take Action

Good or bad habits shape our lives and create the future we either dream about or have nightmares about. The video shows how changing exercise and diet habits can take someone from overweight and out of shape to being thin and in shape. On the other hand the habit of over eating and not exercising can led to premature aging and obesity, if your life is not what you want you have the power to change it, no else, you must change it. Terry Fox wanted to change the world one step at a time. After battling cancer he was determined to help other people who had cancer. He started his marathon of hope. He didn't just dream about it, he took action.Read more here http://www.squidoo.com/terry-fox-story-and-motivation.

At some point if you want a change in your life you have to stop dreaming and take action. Tony Robbins sums this thought up like this "
A real decision is measured by the fact that you've taken a new action. If there's no action, you haven't truly decided.
This is very powerful. If I'm 100 pounds overweight and dream of running a marathon, it will never happen until I take some action towards that goal. If I have a job I dislike and want a better job I have to do something to change this besides complaining. If you take any basic physics class you will be taught that for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. Take a positive action and according to the laws of the universe there will be an equal reaction. The key is that you are taking action. "
"Success comes from taking the initiative and following up... persisting... What simple action could you take today to produce a new momentum toward success in your life? "Tony Robbins

 

Everytime I watch the video I get motivated to go run.

Video Power of A  dream

June 1

June 1 One of the first premise about the law of attraction you quickly pick up is the idea of being positive. I have noticed in my own life that this positive attitude is beginning to take root.  I can hear myself saying “I’m grateful for this because…. or" I’m thankful that…..” I like this and I will continue to work on this trait. I found this quote while looking for positive quotes. I think it pretty much sums up the law of attraction.

As long as you know what it is you desire, then by simply affirming that it is yours -- firmly and positively, with no ifs, buts, or maybes -- over and over again, from the minute you arise in the morning until the time you go to sleep at night, and as many times during the day as your work or activities permit, you will be drawn to those people, places, and events that will bring your desires to you.
Scott Reed

Here is the positive quote I was looking for.

Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results.

Willie Nelson

Today was an interesting day. I have started the affirmation that money flows to me from unforeseen places. While I was visiting my father the next door neighbor was moving and wanted to sale his washer and dryer. I made a very low offer because I could tell he didn't want to move it down the steps, and he said fine. I then went home and a friend said he needed a new washer and dryer so I sold the washer and dryer for profit an hour later. I then stopped by a garage sale and bought two mowers for $30.00 that I will try to sale. One mower is a Lawnboy that is new and retails for $300.00. Finally, my son picked up two new mowing jobs. Although this is for him it is still income. It was an interesting day of money flowing into my life. It was a very motivating day.

May 29 Law of Attraction

May 29 I have just finished another school year. The end of the school year is busy and in addition my oldest son graduated from high school. We also have cross country starting for my daughter and soccer try outs for my son. As a result I have not focused on my goals and made comments on the law of attraction the last five days. However, life is always busy and one can easily fill up a day with activities. If you want change in your life you have to focus changing your life. I enjoy running and have completed a marathon for twenty five years in a row. I always find time to run. Sometimes it is early in the morning, other times late at night. I make running a priority and fit running in my busy schedule and has become a habit that happens each day. I need to start making time for reviewing my new goals and commenting on the law of attraction. For the law of attraction to work, I must visualize and focus on what I want in my life. No excuses just get it done. Every single marathon I have run, I always get tired the last three or four miles. I have learned to just put my head down and finish these last miles because I love the satisfaction of finishing a difficult task. Anyone can apply this same principle to any worthwhile goal. At some point just put your head down and get it done. Let’s look for a little motivation in the following quotes.

“Things which matter most must never be at the mercy of things which matter least.”

― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“Action expresses priorities.”

― Mahatma Gandhi

“Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important.”

― Stephen R. Covey

Wright Law's The teacher you wish you had in school

Wright's Law Video

Why does Mr. Wright’s student love him so much?  I have watched this video several times and one could list several reasons why his students love him and his class. If one would like to also be loved and respected in any job, profession, or sport you can emulate these traits of Mr. Wright. He is positive, enthusiastic, and compassionate.

Let’s first look at enthusiastic. I’m a lifelong teacher so I really appreciate this video. As a teacher Mr. Wright could show up and hand out some great worksheets, complete a great PowerPoint and his job would be done. Instead, he is so enthusiastic, and passionate about physics that he has crazy demonstrations. How can you not love a class with fire, explosions, and a bed of nails? He goes a step beyond and very enthusiastically presents his material. I have learned from teaching many years that students know when you are faking it and just going through the motions. Students don’t like these types of teachers. Instead, students love teachers that love their subject and want their students to learn to love this same subject. Enthusiasm is contagious. If you love physics and want your students love physics then you are going to have to do something a little different and beyond what an average teacher will present. People are attracted to this.

•Enthusiasm is excitement with inspiration, motivation, and a pinch of creativity. -Bo Bennett

•Catch on fire with enthusiasm and people will come for miles to watch you burn. -John Wesley (1703-1791)

Like any other character trait enthusiasm is one you can grow and cultivate in your life. Listen to your own language, are you enthusiastic and positive when you speak to others of negative and depressing to be around. You can choose to be positive.

The other reason Mr. Wright’s students love him is because he is compassionate towards them. They all know that he cares for them and wants them all to succeed in life. This cannot be faked. People are drawn to others when they know that they care for them. Like enthusiasm, compassion is contagious. When you watch the video you know that he cares deeply for his son with Jourbert syndrome and also cares deeply for his students. Again, this is trait that you can develop in your life. It is a choice to care for the people in your life or not.

The purpose of human life is to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others.

Albert Schweitzer

By compassion we make others' misery our own, and so, by relieving them, we relieve ourselves also ”

Thomas Browne, Sr. quotes What does this have to do with motivation? After watching this video I’m motivated to go the extra mile in my classroom and to have compassion for my students. This can be as easy as just saying good morning to them each morning as they pass in the hallway. I can think of ways to present my material that is fun and exciting. I’m motivated to be more like Mr. Wright each day to my students, my family, and my coworkers

May 26 Law of Attraction

May 26 Law of Attraction

One of the main premises of the Law of Attraction is that you visualize what you want your life to look like in the future and as a result you will attract this vision into your life. Here is a list of quotes from “The Secret” that help explain how your thoughts create your future.

Choose your thoughts carefully .. you are a masterpiece of your life

EVERYTHING in your life you have attracted .. accept that fact ..

it's true

What you focus on with your thought and feeling is what you attract

into your experience

I have started my experiment with the Law of Attraction because I’m both skeptical and accepting of the law of attraction. For instance, I have known for years that you have a better chance of success if you set goals. Goals would go hand in hand with the law of attraction because you are envisioning the future, or in other words, you are envisioning what you want to create in the future. However, I’m also skeptical and keep thinking” can you really create your future?”

I have made a decision that I’m going to focus on three areas in my life, wealth, health, and relationships. I feel these are three areas that go together. What good is it to have extreme wealth, but poor health. Also, your life will be incomplete if you have your health, wealth, but poor relationships with important people in your life. Therefore, I will set goals and comment on these three areas of my life. I will try to pass on any wisdom that I have learned over the years in these areas and also what new wisdom I come across in the “Law of Attraction experiment.” This blog is very informal and I started it mainly because it forces me to keep thinking about the law of attraction and knowing that I have to blog each day keeps me motivated to learn something new.

Amazing People

Amazing

What does amazing look like? For a marathoner amazing looks like  a 2:04 marathon. For a skateboarder it could be the first 900 on a half-pipe. I love this video because it visually shows you what amazing looks like. This is really  motivating

Watch the video here

If you set goals and go after them with all the determination you can muster, your gifts will take you places that will amaze you.

Les Brown

There are amazingly wonderful people in all walks of life; some familiar to us and others not. Stretch yourself and really get to know people. People are in many ways one of our greatest treasures.

Bryant H. McGill

Anyone can do something amazing but amazing does take determination, perseverance, and willingness to accomplish your goal no matter what it takes. When I was a kid I loved skateboarding. When Tony Hawk wrote a book I couldn’t wait to read it. In his book he explained the commitment it took for him to complete the first 900 during an X games competition. He didn’t just show up one day and complete the trick. He actually started trying the trick years earlier. Most times after attempting the 900 he would end up with some type of injury or falling and hitting the ramp very hard. However, he kept after the trick, and was determined to be the first person to complete the trick in competition, Finally, after many attempts and years, and years of skating he pulled off the most famous trick in skateboarding. It is a great feeling to accomplish a difficult goal. The feeling of accomplishment and completing a difficult journey builds your self-esteem, and just makes you smile.

How do you do something amazing in your own life? Start with the following list.

1. Set a big goal. My running goal for next year is to run a sub forty minute 10k. I will need to average six minutes and twenty five seconds a mile. This will be three minutes faster than I ran last year and I will be 53 years old.

2. Map out a tentative plan for accomplishing the big goal. I have mapped out my workouts for the next six months. It always helps to have a plan in order to have direction. Our brains like to have plans to follow.

3. Get to work today. Do something today to accomplish this big goal.

4. Make a commitment to accomplish this goal.  I have a marathon running group that I have run with for ten years. I have learned from this group of people how to set a goal and then put in the work to accomplish this goal no matter what. At times it feels great to put in the work, other times it just feels like work, but you do the work regardless.

I would love to hear what your big goal is that you are trying to accomplish. Please leave a comment and tell us.

Day 10 Law of Attraction

May 23 My ultimate goal is to increase my network to one million dollars by April 15, 2015. In order to increase my net worth I’m going to have to find other sources of revenue. I already have a website called MooMooMath that I know will generate income in the future. I have been envisioning as part of the Law of Attraction experiment new ideas will flow into my life. I stumbled upon a site that promotes ticket brokering. Basically you buy and resale tickets. I have a friend that buys and sales mountain bike on craigslist and EBay. He is able to make about $700 a month with about 10 hours of work. The ticket brokering sounds similar and interesting but I need to do more research and I will report back in a week or so. Today I will end with a motivating quote.

“When you concentrate your energy purposely on the future possibility that you aspire to realize, your energy is passed on to it and makes it attracted to you with a force stronger than the one you directed towards it.”
― Stephen Richards, Think Your way to Success: Let Your Dreams Run Free

Day 9 Law of Attraction

 May 19 “ If you have held thoughts in the past that the only way money can come to you is through your job then let that go immediately” The Secret

I have been a public school teacher for most of my life. I get paid a fair wage but it is modest at best. My household is very good at managing money but has always focused on watching our expenses and not generating income. My brother who has done extremely well and he has always done the opposite, and has focused on generating income and not stressed about his spending. Please remember, you must learn to manage your money to some degree so that you will have either good credit or money to invest or both. I love the quote from “The Secret” because it is a mindset you must adopt in order to attract more money. I have seen this in action in my life. As a result of being extremely frugal we have been able to save some money and invest. I have a goal that each month I will make more in investment money than I do from my teacher salary. I have invested enough to know this can happen if I’m patient and not force impossible results. In 1998 Michael Dell the founder of Dell Computers made a decision to grow his net worth. He hired a money manager and started investing his money. At the time he had around 800 million dollars. He and his investment company have grown that to 15 billion dollars today. Did the 15 billion dollars occur because of his salary at Dell? It grew from his investments. I will continue to imagine great investments will be presented to me that will help me reach my goal of a net worth of 1 million dollars by April 15 2015. I’m motivated to see what opportunities are going to present themselves to me.

Day 8 Law of Attraction

May 18, 2013 “Within you right now is the power to do things you never dreamed possible, this power becomes available to you just as soon as you can change your beliefs.”

Dr. Maxwell Maltz

While researching the Law of Attraction two terms come up over and over again. They are positive attitude and gratitude. I have been thinking through both of these ideas along with the quote above and how to incorporate both of the ideas into my life on a daily basis. I think I have come up with a way to change my beliefs and incorporate a positive attitude and gratitude at the same time into my life. Instead of saying “I hate this job” or “my children make me mad” I’m going to say the following. I’m grateful for ________________, however I welcome ________________________

Here is how it will work. For example, instead of saying “I dislike my job and want a new job.” The negative version would be “I hate this job; I wish I had a new one.”

Positive version “I’m grateful for my job for providing me money, however I would welcome a new opportunity to earn even more money.”

Example number two. What if you have a coach that drives you crazy? Negative version “I hate my coach and he is so irritating to play for.” Positive version, I’m grateful for my coach and his insight, however I welcome a new coach that will help me obtain new goals,”

The more I think about this the more motivated I become for staying positive and grateful.

Day 7 Law of Attraction

May 16 I have just started this experiment on the Law of Attraction and I’m in the early miles of the journey. I’m a lifelong runner and have completed over fifty marathons and one fifty mile race. As a result, I tend to compare many events in my life to a marathon, so here we go again. In the early miles of a marathon everyone is excited, anxious, full of energy, and ready to take on the miles. After an hour or so runners tend to stop talking, start feeling tired, and get down to business. I’m still in the excited, full of energy in this phase of my Law of Attraction Journey. I’m still looking for inspiration and direction for this journey. I downloaded Jack Canfields book “Key to Living the Law of Attraction” In the early chapters it is going over the Law of Attraction and reminding you to stay positive. Nothing real specific yet, however there are a couple of quotes I really like. Here are a couple of motivating quotes to think about.

Once you make a decision, the Universe conspires to make it happen.

Ralph Waldo

Within you right now are the power to do things you never dreamed possible. This power becomes available to you just as soon as you change your beliefs

Dr. Maxwell Maltz

This experiment is about trying to see if the Law of Attraction can actually change your life and if these two quotes are actually true.

Day 6 Law of Attraction

May 13 I have decided that I’m going to stay with my stated goal of a net worth 1,000,000 by April 15, 2015. According to Bob Proctor, who borrowed this from “Think and Grow Rich” I need to write this goal down. Next I need to write down   what I’m willing to do to achieve this goal. Then review the goal twice a day,and finally take action today to achieve this goal. I think I have the bases covered. I have my goal written down and I ‘m willing to work on my investments and online business. I have invested in stocks for fifteen years. I’m an amateur investor which means I win some and lose some. I have figured out a couple of lessons about investing the hard way. The market can be brutal. During the dot com bubble I was able to turn $10,000 into $100,000 in a little over a year. It was a crazy time to invest and it was harder to lose money than make money. A stock I owned went from $10 to $140 in two months. However, greed got the best of me and I got caught long, with maxed out margin, when the market finally caved and I  lost about $ 87,000 in two weeks. Greed will catch up to you. I was risky ,foolish, inexperienced, and was convinced my $100,00 was going to $400,000. I stayed out of the market for two years after this and now take a more modest approach. Investor business daily is so helpful for following the market and if you read it daily it really helps in finding winning stocks, but don’t lose your mind and expect a 30 percent return each year. The market rewards patience, and good, strong, profitable companies. I’m excited, skeptical, but motivated about my goal. I’m not really sure were the 910,000 is going to come from but that is why it is a law of attraction experiment.

Day 5 Law of Attraction

May 12 I have been reflecting back on my life trying to recall if I have had times in which I attracted something into my life. I was reminded of how I inherited my first track team. After college I started helping as a volunteer for a high school track team. I was in charge of helping the distance runners. I loved helping the team and decided that I would try to teach and coach. I had one problem, I was finance major. Fast forward, I went back to school and became certified to teach middle grades. Along the way I was helping track and cross country teams as a volunteer and thinking in my mind how I would love to have a team. I remember having a really strong desire to coach a track and cross country team. After getting my certificate I started teaching at a middle school but didn’t really pursue a coaching position. After my second year of teaching I got a call from the athletic director of a local high school. I was thinking they probably needed another volunteer. To my surprise I was offered the head coaching position of the boys track team. This occurred twenty years ago and I have coached track and cross country since then. I had completely forgotten about this event. I still will put this in the maybe category about attracting something into your life, but it is good food for thought. I have to admit this is kinda motivating, can you really attract what you want into your life?

Day 4 Law of Attraction

May 11 I’m confused as to where do I start with this process of creating my future by thinking it into existence. I decided that I need more research to get to the heart of this Law of Attraction. The name Bob Proctor comes up often when you Google “Law of Attraction” so I went to the app store and downloaded his free app. The app basically goes through six steps to follow to create riches. The six steps are,

·        Write down the exact amount of money you want.

·        Determine what you will do to obtain this amount

·        Set a date to acquire this amount

·        Write a summary statement combining the above steps

·        Take action. Start now by doing some type of action to achieve your goal

·        Review this statement by reading the summary statement out loud each morning and evening.

I guess now I need to come up with a goal. Remember this is a long term project to see if there is any merit to the law of attraction so I need to find a goal in order to get started. Someting that will really motivate me.

Day 3 Law of Attraction Experiment

May 10 After watching “The Secret” the first time I was reminded of a habit I would practice several years ago. After going to the mailbox and once again receiving a bill I told my neighbor jokingly that I was going to start looking for money each time I go to the mailbox instead of bills. So for a month or so I would say to myself “There is going to be a check in the mail today." I can’t remember if I received any money but I do remember it became a fun game to see if I may receive a refund check or something in the mail. After watching “The Secret” I was thinking “I will imagine receiving money in my mailbox” About two weeks later I did go to the mailbox and there was a card for my wife’s birthday from her parents for a check for $100.00 dollars. I’m still debating if this qualifies or not for me receiving money. I’m working on setting my goals and trying to come up with a step by step plan for this experiment much like the myth buster do on their show.I have to admit recieving the check has been pretty motivating

Day 2 Law of Attraction Experiment

May 9 One of the first steps of the Scientific Method is research so let's get started with researching the law of attraction. Like everyone else I will start with Google and type in the search bar, “The secret”. I see that the movie has a website so I will start there. I love my smart phone and see that there is an app so I download the app. It is by Bob Proctor. The app outlines six steps that one should take to start attracting wealth into your life, Interesting, and I’m a bit skeptical. I’m instructed to write down the exact amount, state what I’m willing to give up for the riches, set a date, and review these facts twice a day. I will think about what I would like to earn and what I’m willing to give up tomorrow.I have to admit it seems a liitle odd and silly but I will give it a go. I need to find a motivating goal to start attracting into my life.

Law of Attraction Experiment Let's get started

May 8.2013 I may be late to the party but I was looking around You Tube and came across the documentary “ The Secret” The documentary focuses on the law of attraction and how you can create your future by thinking it into existence. I’m a Science teacher and so I have to be skeptical but it is the documentary was very interesting. So I’m going to create my own “myth buster” type scenario and blog about it daily. It is going to be a nice experiment to see if there is any merit to the “Law of Attraction” I guess I will start by watching “the secret” again, and see if I learn anything new. I will go ahead and set a big goal and start trying to visualize this goal. Let’s try a net worth of 1 million dollars by April 15, 2015. I’m currently about 910,000 dollars shy of this current goal. I’m not starting at zero but this seems like a daunting task. Along the way I will set other goals, research the law of attraction, and try to see if there is anything to this movement. I think the myth buster guys would like my idea and I'm pretty motivated to get started.