The Attractor Factor E-Book

Joe Vitale

• Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
• Kategorie: Fachliteratur
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2009

Seitenzahl: 379

Beschreibung

Discover the secret to lifelong wealth and happiness! Now in an expanded paperback second edition that includes an Attractor Factor IQ test, exercises for putting lessons into practice, new stories, and more, Dr. Joe Vitale presents his even more powerful and effective five-step plan for attracting wealth, happiness, and success to your life. "Whatever you want to attract to your life, Joe Vitale has the secret to make it happen. I highly recommend you get this book and get started today." -Morris Goodman, author of The Miracle Man "I got enough by the end of chapter one to create a major energy shift in my life! Joe's easy, direct, and knowledgeable presentation allowed me to embrace important principles effortlessly." -Dee Wallace, actress and star of E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial "Joe Vitale not only appeared in The Secret, he is one of the few who knows and lives attraction! Contained in the five steps that Joe maps out in The Attractor Factor are the keys to endless abundance. This book instructs on how to take control of your beliefs and focus, ultimately attracting the life of your dreams. If you just do what Joe tells you, you will create an abundance far beyond what you can currently imagine. The Attractor Factor is the secret that The Secret doesn't tell you." -David Schirmer, wealth coach and star of The Secret "Just when you think you understand how the world works, Joe Vitale comes along and takes you to a whole new place. He's engaging, entertaining, enlightening, and, oh boy, does he ever stretch your thinking." -Ian Percy, registered psychiatrist and member of the U.S. and Canadian public speakers halls of fame "This book has the potential to change humanity." -Dr. Rick Barrett, author of Healed by Morning

Leseprobe

Table of Contents

Praise

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Acknowledgements

Foreword

PREFACE

CHAPTER 1 - Miracles Never Stop

Attraction Works

CHAPTER 2 - What’s Your Attractor Factor IQ?

CHAPTER 3 - An Attractor Factor Case Study

CHAPTER 4 - The Truth about the Law of Attraction

CHAPTER 5 - The Proof

CHAPTER 6 - What Are You Dismissing?

CHAPTER 7 - How to Attract Money

Fundamentals of Prosperity

How to Become a Millionaire

Welcome to the Attractor Factor

CHAPTER 8 - It Can Be Another Way

The Healer’s Healer

Shore Leave

CHAPTER 9 - A Shortcut to Attracting Whatever You Want

CHAPTER 10 - An Introduction to the Attractor Factor

CHAPTER 11 - What’s Your Prosperity IQ?

CHAPTER 12 - Step One: The Springboard

Remove Negativity

Beware the Five

Socrates’ Advice

Where Are Your Thoughts?

CHAPTER 13 - Step Two: Dare Something Worthy

Exceed You

Peace Pilgrim

Be a Trillionaire

What Do You Want?

The Magic of Intention

How I Raised $22,500 in One Day

The Number One Thing People Do Wrong

Who Directs Your Life?

For What Purpose?

How You Create Reality

What Are Your Beliefs?

Ask and You Shall Receive

Can You Really Have Everything?

Close Your Eyes

What If You Still Don’t Know?

Think Like God

Start Here

Divine Intentions

Intentions Are for Wimps

Let Your Body Speak Its Mind

The Right Way to Test

The Solo Testing Method

Test Your Goal

Carry Your Intention

CHAPTER 14 - Step Three: The Missing Secret

Watch Spot

Touching the Sky

The Wise Choice

That Mysterious Something

The Most Important Step

Your New Year’s Resolutions

Are You Clear Right Now?

How to Locate Your Beliefs

How to Get a New Car

Money beyond Belief

Remote Clearing

Releasing the Past

Free Your Past

Your Results

How to Change People

Where Money Comes From

What Runs Your Life

The Science of Getting Rich

Patterns

The Work

The Mustard Seed

Karmic Surgery

Saved from Death

Publishing Miracle

“I Love You”

The Script

CHAPTER 15 - Step Four: Nevillize Your Goal

The Real Reason the Titantic Sank

Emotion Has Power

A Powerful Energy

Curing Illness

Imagine the Outcome

The Camera

Catching Fire

Your Inner Becomes Outer

Cut through Pain

Write Your Future

Why Not?

You’re Printing Your Energy

Advertising Works

Jonathan’s Method

Ancient Chinese Secrets

Burning Desire

CHAPTER 16 - Step Five: The Ultimate Secret

The Ego’s Love

Lost Secrets Miracle

Your Partner Needs Clear, Too

Change the Inner to Change the Outer

My Nightingale-Conant Miracle

“Thy Will Be Done”

The Swan

The Secret of TIISG

It’s All Good

Watch the Signals

Infinite Mind

The Red Flags Theory

How to Do This

A Secret about Money

Tend Your Garden

Go to the Light

The Truth

The Ultimate Secret

CHAPTER 17 - The Million Dollar Secret Formula

Six Key Points

When Your Limo Pulls Up

CHAPTER 18 - The Shocking True Story of Jonathan

CHAPTER 19 - The Experiment: Intentional Meditation Foundation

CHAPTER 20 - Common Questions (with Answers)

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

PRAISE FOR THE ATTRACTOR FACTOR

“Whatever you want to attract to your life, Joe Vitale has the secret to make it happen. I highly recommend you get this book and get started today.”

—MORRIS GOODMAN, author, The Miracle Man

“I got enough by the end of chapter one to create a major energy shift in my life! Joe’s easy, direct, and knowledgeable presentation allowed me to embrace important principles effortlessly.”

—DEE WALLACE, actress and star of ET

“Joe Vitale not only appeared in The Secret, he is one of the few who knows and lives attraction! Contained in the five steps that Joe maps out in The Attractor Factor are the keys to endless abundance. This book instructs you on how to take control of your beliefs and focus, ultimately attracting the life of your dreams. If you just do what Joe tells you, you will create an abundance far beyond what you can currently imagine. The Attractor Factor is the secret that The Secret doesn’t tell you.”

—DAVID SCHIRMER, wealth coach and star of The Secret

“Just when you think you understand how the world works, Joe Vitale comes along and takes you to a whole new place. He’s engaging, entertaining, enlightening, and—oh boy—does he ever stretch your thinking.”

—IAN PERCY, registered psychiatrist and member of both the U.S. and Canadian public speaker halls of fame

“This book has the potential to change humanity.”

—DR. RICK BARRETT, author, Healed by Morning

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For BonnieandFor MarianI love you

Spirit is substance which forms itself according to your demands, and must have a pattern from which to work. A pan of dough is as willing to be formed into bread as biscuit. It makes as little difference to Spirit what we demand.

—Frances Larimer Warner, Our Invisible Supply: Part One, 1907

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

I am grateful to my friends Jerry and Esther Hicks for their insights into the process of attracting whatever you want. I am, of course, grateful to Jonathan Jacobs for his work as a healer, miracles coach, and friend. I am also grateful for Bill Ferguson’s magic. Linda Credeur was the first to believe in this project, maybe even before me. I want to thank Bob Proctor for his support and belief in me and in this book. A few special friends read early versions of this material and gave me priceless feedback. They deserve a round of applause: Jonathan Morningstar, Jennifer Wier, Blair Warren, David Deutsch, Bryan Miller, Nerissa Oden, Rick and Mary Barrett, and the late Marian Vitale. Jenny Meadows helped with early editing. Matt Holt at Wiley sought me out and convinced me to create this book for you. My mastermind group gave me support and advice. They include Bill Hibbler, Pat O’Bryan, Nerissa Oden, Jillian Coleman, Craig Perrine, Irma Facundo, Bryan Caplovitz, and Jay McDonald. Nerissa, my life partner and love, is always there for me, and always feeding the critters so I can keep writing. I thank Rhonda Byrne, creator of the movie The Secret, for putting me in her amazing film. Suzanne Burns, my key assistant, makes my daily life easier so I can focus on writing. Her husband, Bruce, often helps me, never asking for payment. My fellow crusader of the light, Mark Ryan, is always supportive. Victoria Schaefer is a priceless friend. I also want to thank Cyndi Smasal and my Miracles Coaches team over at www.miraclescoaching.com. Finally, I am grateful to the Divine for guiding me in every moment.

—FOREWORD

Having been in the business of personal development for most of my life, the question I most frequently hear is, “How do I go about getting what I want?”

The answer to that question is clearly defined and answered in this amazing new book by my dear friend, Dr. Joe Vitale.

When I first read The Attractor Factor, I was stunned by the insight and clarity it reveals about the hidden and often ignored creative power within us. What is this power? How can we use it to create the life we desire? More importantly, how can we do it in a way that allows us to live our life in an easy, stress-free manner?

These questions have propelled Joe Vitale to research and write this book, and subsequently arrive at a totally new perspective on manifesting your grandest desires.

Joe has harnessed this power to create a life that most people would envy. He’s got the homes, the cars, the success, the love, the health—all that anyone would want. He is one of the few people that “walks his talk.” He’s probably the most lovable marketing specialist alive today. His life is a living testimonial that what he teaches actually works!

Throughout this book he will tell you about his life—the good, the bad, and the ugly. He holds nothing back. He will share with you how, through trial and error, he discovered the five-step formula that took him from poverty, unhappiness, frustration, and sometimes despair, to a life of abundance, happiness, contentment, and, unparalleled success. You’ll find it inspiring and unforgettable.

What about you? Do you feel restless and unsatisfied in certain areas of your life? Are you ready to learn about and apply a simple five-step formula that will change your life forever?

Joe “Mr. Fire!” Vitale encompasses a belief that we can find spiritual solutions to problems and create the life we desire through this “Attractor Factor.” This book will help you to understand how easy it is to use that formula in your own life and how to live a life without stress, strain, and struggle. It will help you to discover that you have more control over your life and destiny than you ever imagined possible.

Everyone has the desire to discover the great secrets of success, to reach total contentment, and to find the path to personal fulfillment. Joe shows us how to do this through the Attractor Factor.

The secret to attracting the things we truly desire are in the pages of this book. However, I want to warn you that you will be shocked at how simple it is to apply this formula. The simplicity may surprise you, but do not be fooled by it. Our minds love to complicate things, but you cannot complicate the truth. Truth by its very nature is always simple. All we need to do is to apply these simple truths, and our lives can be miraculously changed in an instant.

You will find, as you go through this book, that you may be reintroduced to ideas or strategies you are already familiar with. Again, don’t be fooled. As Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. said, “We all need an education in the obvious.”

What Joe has done is to reawaken us to what we already know at a deeper inner level. Then, he encourages us to apply what we know in a simple five-step formula that cannot fail!

Imagine what it would be like if we knew the cause of all the things we attract in our life and how we could change our magnetic point of attraction to attract only the things we truly desire?

Once you learn the secret of the Attractor Factor, you will be free from worry and self-doubt. You will no longer have to wonder what the future will bring, because you will be able to deliberately create the future you desire by using the simple five-step formula.

You have already made a decision to invest in this book, which is an investment in yourself. You have the power to do great things. The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is the “extra.” You have already demonstrated that you are willing to go the extra mile by reading this book.

After incorporating the Attractor Factor and the five-step formula into your life you will be able to use it in any situation . . . wherever you are . . . whomever you are with . . . whatever’s happening.

The best news of all is you can’t screw this up! You can’t make a mistake or move in the wrong direction because the Attractor Factor shows you how to flow with the universe instead of against it. Your magnetic point of attraction will always be toward what you want.

So join with me now and allow Joe Vitale to lead you on the journey of self-discovery that will change your life forever.

—Dr. Robert Anthony www.totalsuccess4u.com

GOT MONEY WORRIES ?

A little birdie just came my way and mentioned a deep, soulful desire of yours. Heavens no, not that one! She said that you’d be eternally grateful if, once and for all, you never, ever had to worry about money again. Well, I couldn’t resist. Wish granted! You never, ever have to worry about money again. Anything else? Anything at all?

—THE UNIVERSE WWW.TUT.COM

PREFACE

The Author’s True Confession

I admit it.

I never wanted to publish this book or make it available to a wide audience.

I was scared.

I wrote this book for one person: my sister. Bonnie had three kids, was unemployed, and was on welfare. It hurt me to see her suffer. I knew her life could be different if she knew the five-step process I developed for creating whatever you wanted. I wrote this material for her, and only for her, in 1997. She’s now off welfare and doing fine. She’s got a house, a car, a job, and a loving family. She’s not rich yet, but I think I’ve shown her a new way to live life.

I never wanted to make this book public, because I was nervous about how the world would perceive me. I’ve written 17 books so far, for such well-known and conservative organizations as the American Marketing Association and the American Management Association. I also have an audiotape program with Nightingale-Conant. I figured if I told the world about my interest in spirituality, people would ridicule me, clients would fire me, and these organizations would shun me. So I played it safe and kept this book a secret.

But in June 1999, I felt the inner urge to give a copy of the rough manuscript to Bob Proctor, at the beginning of one of his Science of Getting Rich seminars. Bob read it and loved it. And then he did something shocking.

There were 250 people in that seminar in Denver. They all wanted to know how to create wealth. Bob stood before them and read off all of my book titles, and then introduced me to the crowd. I stood and the crowd applauded. They treated me like a celebrity and I loved the attention.

But then Bob told everyone about my new book, my unpublished book, about this book. I was surprised. I wasn’t ready for this. I held my breath. And then Bob told them the title, which at that time was Spiritual Marketing.

There was such a hush throughout the crowd that chills went up my spine. Not only did people favorably react to the book, but they all wanted it—right then. At least 50 people came up and said they wanted to buy the book on the spot. Bob Proctor later said he wanted to record it. And one publisher in the seminar said he wanted to publish the book, sight unseen!

My concerns about publishing this book vanished. I could see that the timing was right to release these ideas, and I saw that I would be safe in doing so.

So here I am.

As with most things in life, there’s little to be afraid of, and wealth and glory await right around the corner. All you have to do is step forward and do the things you’re being nudged to do from within.

Bob Proctor nudged me in front of 250 people.

As a result, I released the e-book called Spiritual Marketing in 2001. The book was an instant success. It became a number one best seller at Amazon on June 4 and 5, 2001, which are my parents’ birthdays. The book was translated into seven languages. People wrote me from all over the world, attesting that the five steps explained in the book helped them to get a job, or heal something “incurable,” or raise money, or find true love, and more.

It was pretty staggering feedback.

I began to think, “If this material really changes lives, then I must get it out to the world in a bigger way. I need to expand the book and better explain the five steps, and I need a strong publisher, too.”

I set that statement as my intention.

And now you’re reading this book. Obviously, I expanded it, updated the information, and found the right publisher as well.

That’s how the Attractor Factor works.

But before I explain the five-step process, let me say a few things . . .

Within each life lies the causes of whatever enters it.

—F.W. SEARS, HOW TO ATTRACT SUCCESS, 1914

CHAPTER 1

Miracles Never Stop

More miracles have happened to me since writing the little booklet in 1997 that evolved into what you are now holding. Here are a few of them:

• When I first wrote this book and described the car of my dreams, the car of my dreams at that time was a Saturn. I still love Saturns, but I’ve upgraded my dream and my car several times since then. I went on to manifest a BMW Z3 2.8 Roadster. It was showcased in an early James Bond movie. I have never in my life had so much fun driving. But as I grew in my life and became bolder about going for my dreams, I also naturally wanted a different vehicle. I was then led to Francine, my beloved 2005 Panoz Esperante GTLM exotic sports car. Whew! What a ride it is! I then went on and attracted a rare 1998 Panoz AIV Roadster. It was once owned by Steven Tyler of the rock band Aerosmith. While attracting cars isn’t what this book is about, these new cars symbolize major changes in my life. It’s also a message for you: You truly can have anything you can imagine.

• When I first wrote this book, I was still married to Marian, whom I had been with for more than 20 years. Since then we decided we had grown apart. There was nothing negative about the experience or the decision. Marian decided she preferred being alone. I decided to look for another partner. I found one, too, in Nerissa, who I am deeply in love with. I remained friends with Marian right till her death in 2004, and I miss her even now. Still, I’m a lucky man. Major changes in life can truly be easy and effortless.

• When I first wrote this book, I set a goal to generate a passive income stream. I wanted money to come to me easily and effortlessly, always, consistently—no matter where I was or what I was doing. I was then led to meet Mark Joyner, then CEO of Aesop Marketing, who asked if he could put one of my books online as an e-book. I was skeptical. But I gave him Hypnotic Writing, a manuscript I wrote many years ago. Mark put it online, marketed it, and the sales blew my socks off. Even now, years after the book went online at www.HypnoticWriting.com, orders keep coming in. Since there is no book to print, stock, or mail, all the money is passive income. Every month I receive a check, sometimes for staggering amounts. And since I now have over three dozen e-books out there, including the best-seller How to Create Your Own E-book in Only 7 Days at www.7dayebook.com, the checks are even bigger. I also have many audios online for instant download, including Money Beyond Belief with Brad Yates at www.moneybeyondbelief.com and of course How to Attract a New Car at www.attractanewcar.com. These sites, and many more, bring me large checks on a regular basis. It’s all passive income. Now I smile a lot. I know that when you set an intention, you set the forces of life to bring it to you, and you to it.

• When I first wrote this book, I was living in Houston, Texas. After I met Nerissa, I moved to Austin. I then began the process of attracting our dream home. After a few months, we found a beautiful two-acre, two-story, Hill Country property with wandering wild deer and rabbit, and an outside pool, between Austin and San Antonio, in a small spiritual-artistic community called Wimberley, Texas. Finding this home was a matter of having a clear image of what I wanted while following every intuitive impulse I had. The result was a miracle. We’re now looking at buying 377 acres near here and building our own city on it. I’m kidding about the city part, but you get the idea. Think big and big things happen.

• As my career evolved, I ended up in many movies, including the staggering hit, The Secret, as well as The Opus and The Leap. This led to appearances on Larry King’s television show, Donny Deutsch’s CNBC TV show The Big Idea, and much more. This also led to my writing more books, including The Key and Zero Limits, and recording more audio programs, such as The Missing Secret. Obviously, when you do what you love, wealth and fame follow.

I could go on. For example, a man I studied some 20 years ago was Dr. Robert Anthony. His famous books and tapes changed my life. After I came out with an early version of this material, he read it and contacted me. Now the man who was once one of my gurus is now one of my business partners. I ended up producing, recording, and marketing his terrific audio program, Beyond Positive Thinking. I think it’s the greatest self-improvement material of all time, and I am involved with it! And, if you didn’t notice, Dr. Anthony wrote the introduction to the book you are holding.

But wait. There’s more. Now people in Hollywood want me to have my own television show. I’ve gone from homeless to having my own weekly TV show? Talk about mind-blowing. But this is the wild, wonderful life you get when you tune into the ideas in this book.

Just think what wonders are ahead for you!

Attraction Works

I just sat down with Nerissa and talked to her about the ongoing miracles in my life. “It happens to you all the time,” she said.

She mentioned that just the other day I wanted to book us a flight to Ohio to see my family. Tickets were nearly $1,000. I simply expected to get a better deal while being willing to accept the going fare. When I called the airline back, they told me I had enough frequent flyer miles to get both tickets for just over $100. Way cool.

And Nerissa reminded me of the time I wanted to complete my collection of rare books by P. T. Barnum, a marketing genius and religious man I had studied and written a book about (There’s a Customer Born Every Minute). I found the last book I needed. But my intuition said not to pay the high price the bookseller was asking. I let it go. I waited. A few days later, the bookseller lowered his price. That’s almost unheard of. And, yes, I bought the book.

And she reminded me of the time I looked for one book for nearly seven years and couldn’t find it. I gave up. But I decided I would attract it, somehow, some way. Then, out of the blue, an e-mail friend in Canada wrote me that he had the book. I begged to buy it. He declined. But a few days later, he suddenly decided to just send me the book—at no charge!

And she remembered that a year or so ago, when I couldn’t find a friend of mine that I loved and missed, I gave up and hired a private investigator. He couldn’t find my friend, either. I quit looking. But I made a decision to attract her back into my life. Then one day, simply following my intuition, I walked right up to my friend at a yoga class. I found her without breaking a sweat.

Nerissa also reminded me to tell you what happened just yesterday, while writing this very preface.

I have been practicing the Sedona Method for months now. It’s a very simple method for releasing any emotion or negative experience in the way of your being happy right now. I like the method and have told many people about it through my monthly e-newsletter.

I was reading a book by Lester Levenson, the founder of the Sedona Method, just yesterday morning. I sat in my easy chair, reading, feeling happy, wondering how I might learn more about Sedona and Lester. I remember thinking, “Gee, it sure would be nice to meet some Sedona people and learn more about what they do.”

That same day I checked my e-mail and to my delighted surprise, there was a message from the director of the Sedona Institute. He had heard about me through the grapevine and wanted to talk to me about how I could help promote their web site at www.sedona.com. Wow!

And then there are the countless times when I want more money for something or other, and I get a brainstorm that pulls in an abundance of money fast.

One time when I needed to raise $20,000, I almost created a seminar on “Spiritual Marketing” to get it. Instead, I felt inspired to see if anyone would sign up for the same class online. This was unheard of at the time I thought of it. But boldness brings magic. And money. I announced that the class would only be conducted by e-mail, would last five weeks, and would cost $1,500 per person. Fifteen people signed up, bringing me a whopping sum of money in one day. Very nice. I have since taught my e-class system to others. They have made upwards of a quarter of a million dollars per year with it. In most cases, I received almost half as payment for my consulting. You know I like that.

Another time I donated $15,000 to the mother of a child who had had a pediatric stroke. She needed the money for a machine to help her child learn how to move his little body. I didn’t know her or her child. I gave her a check for the full amount. It was the largest donation I had ever made up to that time. Later the same day I received a check for twice the amount from an unexpected source. Miracles like this are not rare or impossible once you soak up these principles.

“You have miracles happen all the time,” Nerissa repeated.

“Why do you think that is?” I asked her. “It certainly wasn’t always like that.”

“Because you now practice the Attractor Factor,” she explained. “You make yourself a magnet for whatever you want. Once you decide you want something, you get it, often almost instantly.”

There’s no question about it. If I tried to document all the miracles that keep occurring in just my life alone because of the Attractor Factor, I’d never stop writing this book and never get around to releasing it to the public.

My point is this: The five-step formula you are about to discover works.

And because it works, I want you to have it.

I once told Nerissa that there is an easy path through life and a hard path. When I first met her, she was crawling up the rocky side of the mountain. I pointed out that there is an escalator through life, too. You can take the hard path or the easy path. It’s all your choice.

When I first met Nerissa, she was unhappy, battling a lawsuit against construction workers who messed up her roof, fighting with her mother almost every day, hating her job, and more. Within a few months of discovering the Attractor Factor, she ended the lawsuit, found common ground with her mother, quit her job, and now has two e-books out and a growing Internet business. And she lives with me in our country estate. She says she is happier now than at any other time in her life, ever.

Again, there is a rocky road through life, and then there’s an escalator. Which do you prefer? The Attractor Factor shows you the way to glide through life. Why not step up and enjoy the ride?

Remember that things are symbols, and that the thing symbolized is more important than the symbol itself.

—JUDGE THOMAS TROWARD, QUOTED IN ATTAINING YOUR DESIRES BY GENEVIEVE BEHREND.

CHAPTER 2

What’s Your Attractor Factor IQ?

“If you would like the world to be happier, healthier, and wealthier, begin by contributing one happy, healthy, and wealthy person to it: You.”

—DR. JOE VITALE, STAR OF THE MOVIES THE SECRET AND THE OPUS

Let’s begin by checking your IQ when it comes to attracting what you want. The following quiz was created by Ann-Marie Caffrey and used here with her kind permission. Just taking this test will illuminate areas you may want to focus on as you read this book. To see your results, go online and take the test at www.smart-attractor.com.

1. The Target

Q1. When you think about what you would like to manifest in your life, is it something you could easily and without hesitation put down in writing?

a. Yes. I know exactly what it is that I want. I have given it a lot of thought and could describe it clearly in writing.

b. I have a pretty strong vision of what would make me happy but it would probably take me a little while to put the specifics into writing.

c. Well, I know that I want more money because I want to drive a luxury car and live in a fabulous house. I can’t say I have spent a lot of time working that out—I haven’t thought about specifics much.

Q2. Are the dreams and goals that you have today very different from those you had a few years ago?

a. No. I’ve had the same dreams and goals for as long as I can remember.

b. They have evolved over the years, but in essence I still want the same things.

c. Yes. I’ve changed a lot over the years and so have my dreams and goals.

Q3. Think for a moment about achieving something that you believe you really want. Say it to yourself in the present tense—for example, I am earning $200,000 per year in a job I love. Now, become aware of your body’s physical responses. Which below best describes the sensation?

a. Relaxed, good, positive feeling totally desiring this outcome with all my being.

b. When I focus on my physical sensations, I get a vague feeling of headache/chest pressure/tightened abdomen/and so forth.

c. Anytime I imagine having this scenario, it causes an unmistakable and negative physical sensation somewhere in my body.

Q4. We all know of individuals who are clearly very driven and motivated to succeed. Where would you rate yourself on that scale of ambition, determination, and drive to succeed?

a. I think I would be toward the top end. I work hard and feel a constant burning ambition to make something good of my life and achieve what I want.

b. About average. I am capable of achieving a lot when I really apply myself. But doing that continually would burn me out.

c. I’ve never felt hugely motivated about anything in particular. The simple fact is that life isn’t fair and it isn’t always the hardest workers who get rewarded—so why bother?

Q5. One key trait that many successful people share is persistence. If your friends and family were describing you, which description comes closest to what they might say?

a. He/she is incredibly persistent. Even when things are going wrong, he/she just keeps on going.

b. He/she puts a lot of energy into achieving goals but sometimes gets derailed after a hard knock.

c. He/she starts everything with great enthusiasm but then loses interest once the going gets tough.

2. Positive Mental Attitude

Q6. Albert Einstein once famously said that the most important question anyone could ask himself was: “Is this a friendly universe?” How would you answer that question?

a. Yes.

b. Don’t know.

c. No.

Q7. How would you describe your present situation in terms of having things to be grateful for in your life?

a. Very lucky! I have great relationships with family and friends. Like most people, I’d like to have more material things, but I feel great appreciation for the good things I have in my life.

b. I’m doing okay, but I’d be even more grateful if I had more!

c. It’s hard to be grateful when I work so hard and have so little.

Q8. If there are dreams and goals that you have not yet achieved, what, in your opinion, has so far prevented you?

a. I haven’t been 100 percent successful so far simply because I haven’t fully focused my intent and made things happen for myself. It’s not due to anyone else.

b. I would say it’s partly due to my own beliefs and behaviors, which I am now trying to change, although some external factors have come between me and my goals.

c. I was prevented from reaching my goals because I have had so many setbacks in my life. Circumstances sometimes seem to conspire against me.

Q9. Do you consider yourself to be a lucky person?

a. Yes. Not necessarily in the sense of always winning stuff—but in the way things always seem to work out for the best for me.

b. Average.

c. Unlucky in a lot of ways. I’ve had many tough challenges in my life.

Q10. When you hear phrases such as, “You are a creator, you have the power to create” or “You are one with the great ‘I am’ of the universe.” Which of these best describes your inner response?

a. Those lines are so true and resonate profoundly with me.

b. It’s encouraging and uplifting, but I can’t say I fully feel it or believe it.

c. That’s all well and good, but I simply don’t see how it relates to my practical day to day life.

3. Faith and Inspired Action

Q11. When you’re faced with a difficult situation in which you’re unsure of the right path forward or when going through an anxious period in your life where a lot is at stake, which of the following are you most likely to do?

a. I’d hand the situation over to God/my guardian angel/the universe and simply ask/pray for help. I find it relieves me of worry and things always seem to work themselves out for me.

b. It depends, typically I will look for options or perhaps talk to someone I trust or occasionally pray.

c. I would try to work things out for myself. I don’t feel that prayer or asking the universe for help is going to achieve anything.

Q12. Answer this question on reflex: Would you be comfortable with someone telling you that they believe you are very talented (creative/logical/witty/sensitive/whatever you are) and that they want to pay you $500,000 per year to work for them simply using that talent?

a. Yes, why not? I think I’m worth it.

b. It’s a nice thought—I know I am talented in some areas, but I don’t know if I’m worth that much!

c. No, I don’t believe I have anything to give worth that much.

Q13. When you think about actually living your ideal lifestyle and achieving your goals, how realistic do you feel you are being?

a. Very realistic. I feel that it’s achievable and will come soon. I have had success in the past and I know I will again.

b. Well, I don’t feel it’s going to happen for me in the next few weeks or months, but I think it’s realistic to assume that I will get there eventually.

c. It’s a pipe dream for me. I cannot connect where I’m at right now to where I want to be—but I think it would be a good way to test the power of the Law of Attraction!

Q14. The Law of Attraction allows you to have, do, or be anything you want. How does that statement make you feel?

a. Really good. It’s so simple when you stop fighting it and just believe.

b. I sometimes struggle with the faith side. But I’m actively trying to improve my faith by reading and meditating.

c. I don’t think I could ever have the kind of blind faith implied in that statement. I’m a realist!

Q15. Regardless of your current job, do you feel that you know what your own unique talents are?

a. Yes, I make room for my real interests and talents in my life, and I hope someday to make a career from using them.

b. Yes, I’m aware that I possess various talents, although I don’t think any of them translate into something I could make a living from.

c. Nothing stands out, and I have never really thought about it.

4. Thought Control

Q16. When driving a long journey or performing some repetitive task that frees your mind to process other thoughts, which of these most closely describes your pattern of thinking?

a. I concentrate a lot on progressing toward my goals. Whenever my mind is free I am usually thinking about my goals.

b. I do occasionally remember to focus on my goals, but it’s hard to stop my mind from just drifting.

c. When I’m not forced to concentrate on something I just let my thoughts wander.

Q17. If thoughts are responsible for manifesting our reality, are you thinking mostly positive or negative thoughts?

a. Mostly positive thoughts.

b. Not sure.

c. Mostly negative.

Q18. We process about 12,000 thoughts each day. Do you remember what you were thinking about yesterday morning?

a. Yes. I know I would have spent some time in deliberately turning my thoughts toward achieving my goal.

b. Not sure. Obviously whatever I was working on would have required my thoughts to be focused. I can also recall other thoughts involving personal events and feelings.

c. No idea—whatever came into my head I guess!

Q19. Are you consciously carrying around resentment, hurt, or anger toward another person for something that happened in the past?

a. No. We’ve all been hurt and I have felt those feelings—but none are active right now. I am not wasting any time on anger or regrets.

b. Sometimes. I do have one or two hurts from the past that are not so easy to just forgive and forget—those feelings occasionally surface. But on the whole, I feel blessed that I have so many people around me that I love.

c. Yes. Sometimes when you get badly hurt it’s almost impossible to forgive. I still get quite angry and/or emotional when I think of this person or event.

Q20. Do you consciously change your focus when you notice that you have started thinking something negative rather than just allowing the thought to carry on uninterrupted?

a. Yes. I often get some external trigger like a loud noise and realize I have just been allowing my mind to drift into negativity. As soon as I become aware of it, I immediately refocus my mind on something positive.

b. Sometimes. I generally try to stay positive, but I don’t always notice my thought patterns.

c. No. I don’t specifically control my thoughts in terms of stopping negative ones. I think about whatever comes naturally at the time.

5. Tools and Techniques

Q21. Do you meditate?

a. Yes, daily.

b. Yes, occasionally.

c. Never.

Q22. Do you practice visualization?

a. Yes, I always visualize my goals in great detail.

b. Occasionally. I find it a little difficult to master.

c. No. I don’t set aside any time to visualize.

Q23. Do you use affirmations?

a. Yes, I repeat affirmations each day as part of my daily routine.

b. Sometimes. I do use affirmations, but I don’t always remember to do it every day.

c. No, saying stuff out loud feels a bit silly and pointless to me.

Q24. Do you keep visual reminders of your goal somewhere prominent?

a. Yes.

b. Not exactly. I have made attempts to gather pictures, but I don’t look at them as often as I should.

c. No.

Q25. Have you ever practiced repetitively writing out your goal?

a. Yes, I handwrite my goal quite often; it helps drive it deeper into my subconscious.

b. I have tried writing it down a few times, but it’s hard work to keep on writing.

c. No, never.

Again, just taking the quiz will help you think about your current ways of creating your own reality. Remember, to see your results, go online and take the test at www.smart-attractor.com.

CHAPTER 3

An Attractor Factor Case Study

“We are largely what we have thought ourselves into being, the balance being represented by the character of the suggestions and thought of others, which have reached us either directly by verbal suggestions or telepathically by means of such thought waves. Our general mental attitude, however, determines the character of the thought waves received from others as well as the thoughts emanating from ourselves. We receive only such thoughts as are in harmony with the general mental attitude held by ourselves; the thoughts not in harmony affecting us very little, as they awaken no response in us.”

—THOUGHT VIBRATION BY WILLIAM WALKER ATKINSON (1906)

Before I walk you through the five steps in the formula, let me tell you a story about how these steps work. This will give you a reference point for understanding how to use these steps in your own life for anything you want. While the following story is about attracting a new car, remember that the principles will work for anything you want.

A car is only a symbol. I tell people that the spiritual and the material are one. They are two sides of the same coin. Anyone who says a material anything isn’t spiritual is being self-righteous. The Divine created it all, including you, me, and really nice cars.

Sometime in early 2006, I picked up a copy of Robb Report magazine. It’s a high-end magazine focusing on luxury items, from expensive watches to cars to wines to—well, anything that costs a lot.

In this one issue there was an article that listed the five best exotic sports cars of all time. I knew four of the cars, but not the fifth: a Panoz Esperante GTLM.

A what? I had never heard of a Panoz car before. I become curious. It’s important to realize right here that I had a curiosity about the car, not a need. You can attract things faster if you aren’t desperate for them. Now back to the story.

I studied the photo of the Panoz Esperante and felt the car was incredible. Spectacular. It’s a barely street-legal race car. It’s made by hand by a family outside of Atlanta, Georgia. The Panoz family. They only make a few cars a year. They are expensive and collectible.

I wanted one.

Note that I didn’t need one. I didn’t even begin my search for the car yet. I just figured I would attract it. Having been through this process before, I know that you don’t have to worry about how you will attract something. What’s far more important is that you know what you want. In my case, I wanted a Panoz Esperante of my own.