Pitfalls With The Law of Attraction And How To Avoid Them
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by: ColinJoss
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There is a wonderful book you should check out called Your Invisible Power. It was written by Genevieve Behrend. She makes some very powerful statements in that book. One that really stands out is the believe that once you are able to understand the power of the Law of Attraction you can start to visualize your goals. This is going to help you to attract those things in life that you want for yourself.
What is important to understand is that we all have energy that affects what we do. You have to make a choice though as to if you are going to allow that energy to be something very positive or very negative for you. No one else gets to make this choice for you.
Some people find that the Law of Attraction is to difficult to control so the give up right away. They would rather let things continue to just happen to them than to work for what they really want to see take place. Yet for those that are dedicated to sticking with it, they can really make it work for them. They can find those positive forces of energy out there that will bring good things their way. In order to do this though you have to be able to avoid some of the most common pitfalls.
1.Identify a Goal
This needs to be very precise and not just vague. While your goals will likely change as your life changes you are going to always need to have established goals. Change them though based on what is going on in your life and where you want to be.
For children, reaching for goals can sometimes be unrealistic. They tend to want things that they see other happy people with. They get the concept that to really be happy they will need to have those things as well. As a child matures though and becomes a teenager they will see the world differently. They do strive to have things in life they want though such as a good job and a nice car. This is often a time in their life when they are attracted to people romantically that they want to share their own life with.
Young adults still want to have a good time so it makes sense that they try to balance out working and having fun. Still, there are many things they would like to have that they often can't afford. That will change again when a person is middle aged. They want to start benefiting from all of their hard work over the years. They tend to be planning for a very nice and relaxing retirement.
Those that are up in age have hopefully lived a very long and happy life with the Law of Attraction. As a result they are reaching for peace for other people they see. They also want to be as healthy as possible to enjoy the rest of their lives.
A middle aged person would wish for peace of mind and some leisure to enjoy the fruits of their labor
An elderly person would wish for good health and peace among their descendants.
Just as you need to take a close look at your goals from time to time, you need to do so with the pieces of it. Should that overall goal change then it stands to reason that the tasks you need to accomplish to get there will also be changing. Always have a realistic approach for how you are going to get from where you are right now to where you want to be in the future.
3. Failure to focus on your goals.
If you fail to focus on your goals you aren't going to benefit from the Law of Attraction. This is one of the biggest pitfalls when it comes to applying the elements of the Law of Attraction. Even when you do have plenty of positive energy, it is possible to get side tracked. You need to realize this and strive to always have ways that bring you back to your goals. There are going to be things in your life you can't control that may result in those goals changing, but you still need to focus on them no matter what shape they happen to take.
When you find it to be the most difficult to remain focused on your goals is when you need to work harder at it. Take the time to read the goals you have written down. Take the time to envision them taking place so that you can help generate the energy source you need to make them a reality.
It can be very easy to get off course and to stop thinking about your goal when life throws in some unexpected curves. It is important to do all you can get yourself back into the routine of reaching for that goal. You may not be able to do so for a while depending on the situation. Yet knowing you can easily reach out there for it is important and needs to be a priority in your life.
Everyone is going to have times when they have positive energy and then times when they have negative energy. While the overall goal should be to generate positive energy all the time it isn't going to happen. No one has the power to do that all the time. Pay close attention to what your sources of negative energy are though so you can remove them from your life.
4.Be aware of your energies
Our energies, positive or negative are controlled by our 'well-being' It is very difficult if not impossible to remain positive and radiate positive energies when things are falling around you or when you are surrounded by a pool of negative energies. Just as you are radiating energies that are attracting others of similar energy, others around you are also radiating energies, energies that could be stronger than yours.
5.Man is not an island
We also have to remember that our actions are going to influence and impact others that are around us. What type of energy do you want to be giving to them? Always keep this in mind as it will help you to be a better person in the overall scheme of things.
In many ways you can compare this part of your life to that of a puzzle. There are many pieces that fit together but you have to determine how it works. You have to visualize the overall picture and then work to make it all fit together like you want it to. Where it gets tricky though is that you may have the picture for the completely look of the puzzle, but not all of the pieces to complete it yet. Don't let this be a reason to through the pieces of it that you do have into the trash though.
You have a clear image, but not all the pieces. It is difficult to put the puzzle together. Knowing you do not have all the pieces in itself is a deterrent to completing the puzzle with the pieces you have
Be prepared for that visualization you have to change from time to time though. This is natural because your overall goal may have to change along the way as well. You should be excited about what you are able to see though. You should be able to visualize the colors as well as the smells that are involved in that vision.
Since you often won't have all of the pieces to the complete puzzle, Faith has to be present for the Law of Attraction to really work. It is unrealistic to believe that you are going to have all the pieces you need to move forward. This is a very common pitfall that too many people just can't seem to get past. They don't want to believe in something that is still in an abstract format. You will have to decide if you are willing to be focused enough to let your Faith help you go get past it.
Winston Churchill said it the best when he wrote that all of us will find many wonderful opportunities in our lives. However, they will stumble over it and not realize it for what it is. So are you going to be one that gets up and walks away or that takes the time to really look at what is right in front of you?
Such is life. Depending on the energies we radiate we will attract people and circumstances. Depending on the surroundings in which we find ourselves, various opportunities will present themselves. It is then left to us to pick and choose our opportunities and to make the most of them. The journey of life will not take place with us standing on the starting block and focusing on the goal. We have to take that first step and the second step and then pick up momentum or else we will remain on the starting block and life will pass us by. We cannot stand on the shore and look for all the hidden rocks in the sea of life, and try and chart our course to our goal without taking the first step. The hidden rocks will keep shifting with the shifting sands.
Life happens whether we take a firm role in the direction of it or not. You can stand there and let it toss you around like an abandoned ship in the ocean. Or you can choose to be the navigator of that ship and make sure it gets where it is headed in spite of the rough waves that lie ahead.
Joan Curcio has a very good outlook on this concept. She says you should jump right in and take a look around. Don't be afraid to get dirty or to take changes. If you are willing to reach for what you want then you can make it happen.
About the Author
Colin Joss is the author of the best-selling law of attraction ebook Inspired Attraction. To find out how folk just like you - and two stars of The Secret - practice the law of attraction every day check out http://www.InspiredAttraction.com
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