The Law of Attraction Can Work For You

A lot of people tell me, “Matthew, the law of attraction doesn’t seem to work anymore for me.” I know that there are a lot of things happening that make people think it’s not working.

The first factor is the economy. A few years back, when the economy was absolutely on fire, and everything was easy and just flowing, you could easily make money. You could take on new projects, make things happen. I mean, the optimism was off the charts. The ability to make things happen was spectacular. That was also a perfect time for that movie, “The Secret,” to come out because it really gave the illusion that you could be anyone and produce results through your thinking.

Conversely, now we’re in a time where people are a lot more skeptical. There’s a lot more fear that is in our environment, and you need to take care of your inner world in order to produce the results that you want. Things don’t come as easily now. The law of attraction still works, absolutely.

You didn’t really need to have your other emotions perfectly in line when the economy was amazing, but now you do. You need to get yourself into a place of optimism, joy, and enthusiasm. You have to. And so, I request that you watch some of my videos, and read some of my other blog posts, and learn some of the techniques and tactics that I give you to get your emotions in the right place. Once you get your emotions into a place where you feel great, then good stuff happens, regardless of what’s going on in the economy.

The law of attraction absolutely can work for you. In a down economy, in an up economy, no matter what’s happening, but you must be able to control you emotional state, and stay in a positive and powerful place, or it’s not going to work.

Todd Smith Interview

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Todd Smith. Todd has been an entrepreneur for over 30 years and has done over one billion dollars in sales. He has achieved the top 1/100 of 1% of the people in his chosen career paths. He was also one of the youngest people inducted into the Re/max Hall of Fame. And Todd is sharing his ideas and thoughts on success with you!! You can find Todd Smith on his web site, http://www.littlethingsmatter.com/

Click on the audio player below to listen to this awesome, inspiring interview!
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Happiness is a Skill

To be unhappy, it’s just ignorant. Happiness is a skill. You can learn how to do it. All you need to do is focus on accepting people exactly the way that they are. You also need to accept yourself exactly the way that you are, and accept your situation exactly the way that it is. That’s just a skill.

You’ve got to notice that your mind, the drunk monkey in your head, does not like life being the way that it is. It wants life to be different than it is. And so, you need to learn exactly how to get your mind under control. One great way to do this is to work on appreciation.

So this week, what if you focused on appreciation the whole week? What if next week you focused on acceptance, accepting people, accepting yourself, accepting life, accepting the situation? What if the week after that you focused on gratitude? If you would focus on appreciation and gratitude you will go into an incredible state of happiness. To be unhappy is just ignorant.

Other People Do Not Cause Your Suffering

There are no jerks in the world until you show up. Do you get that? People aren’t anything until you label them and give your opinion about what they are. What we don’t like in people is what we’re unwilling to accept about ourselves.

So every time I work with someone, and they start to talk like, “Well, I don’t like this, and I don’t like that. He’s a jerk…” I ask them to start to examine themselves – who they are. Who is the person that is making the complaints? We find out that the person making the complaints actually has those same complaints, in some way, about themselves.

It’s usually an issue about themselves, but they’re unwilling to admit it. There are no jerks in the world until you show up. You’re the one that declares them a jerk, and you can declare them anything you want. Your resistance is what causes you to suffer, and your suffering is caused, ultimately, by your opinion. So why not change your opinion so that you can feel good? You change your opinion, you change your life.

Being Grateful is Good for Your Health

So it turns out that giving thanks is actually good for your health. According to Robert Emmons, a professor of psychology at the University of California-Davis, adults who frequently feel grateful have more energy, more optimism, more social connections, and more happiness than those who do not, according to studies conducted over the past decade.

What are you waiting for? I recommend that you do two things. One, do the ten-ten visualization. I like to, every day, spend a moment visualizing 10 things that I’m grateful for. And then, 10 of my goals and dreams. I just visualize. I just close my eyes, think about all the things I’m grateful for, and instantly, I start to feel happy.

And then, I take that happiness, and I put it into my goals and dreams, and it accelerates the accomplishment of my goals and dreams, which makes me more optimistic. I am operating optimally. Do you get that? Gratitude is a great thing. Another thing I like to do is just make a little, short gratitude list. I like to have a group of people that I send my gratitude list to. I have a little e-mail chain, and we all send our gratitude to each other. You know, it’s just, “I’m grateful for this. I’m grateful for that. I’m grateful for this.” And I make a list of just three or four things every single day. Try it, and notice how much more optimistic, powerful, and resourceful you become.

4 Reasons 2011 Will SUCK and How to Make Sure It Won’t

Happy New Year everyone! Every year we tell ourselves that this year is going to be the best year ever. 2011 is going to be better then 2010, right?

Don’t you say that every year?

Problem is, we’ve all been saying that since 2005 and things have been getting worse and worse for most people.

The good news is, this year can be the year you change it all… for the better! This year can, and will, be different! Let me just give it to you straight, there are 4 reasons this year won’t work out for you. If you know what they are, you can do something about them, but if you don’t, you leave your future to chance.

After coaching more than 8000 people to live better lives, I have identified 4 Reasons 2011 Will Suck and How To Make Sure It Won’t. Join me for my first live, complimentary Ustream event of the year! It’s tonight, Thursday at 6pm Pacific / 9pm Eastern.

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I’m so excited to help you truly make this year be extraordinary. Please join me and make 2011 your year!

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