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The law of attraction at work…
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
One of the top selling DVD’s on the market is the The Secret and one of the top selling books is The Law of Attraction. I have not read the book, but I use the video in some of my workshops. If you are having challenges in your life, I highly recommend the DVD.
The law of attraction tells us that everything that is happening in your life that you have is attracted to you. The video tells us we have attracted the company we work for, the type of job we have, the success we are having and the amount of money we are making. This attraction is the result of our thoughts, feelings and vision.
This may be tough to comprehend, but it makes a lot of sense. Some individuals love their job and seem to get all of the lucky breaks. Others seem to keep getting jobs that they hate with terrible bosses. The law of attraction says that you are getting things you are focusing on. If you focus on negative job situations, you will continue to get negative job situations. If you focus on the positive, you will receive positive job opportunities.
Did you attract your job or boss? Do you have the job you want? If not, why not?
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By Nobody
March 15, 2007 1:29 PM | Link to this
Unfortunately, I have not read the book or seen the movie. However, my guess is that the book attempts to have the reader take ownership of the situation that they are in. I don’t know that I agree that we always attract a crappy boss, but it’s an interesting theory.
I am, for the first time, in a job with a boss with whom I have difficulty getting along. Where I don’t believe I went out and attracted it, I DO, however, recognize that once it goes downhill, it does become a self-fulfilling situation and trouble attracts more trouble.
By ron
March 15, 2007 2:52 PM | Link to this
I do believe that I will dispense with all formality and politeness and tell you straight out that I think the stuff you are espousing comes from the nether end of a male bovine.By Nina
March 15, 2007 3:16 PM | Link to this
Great topic. I think it is all psychological because the laws of attraction are all relative. I really like my boss and current job. If it all appeals to me, I should appeal to them.
By GenXDen
March 15, 2007 3:33 PM | Link to this
Do we “attract” various components of our lives? I don’t know about that, but I do believe that we gravitate towards what is familiar. How many times do we see an individual that we know make, in our opinion, the same mistakes over and over? We know they shouldn’t be doing whatever they’re doing, but they do it nonetheless - maybe hoping for a better outcome than the previous. Does it work out for them? The outcome is probably the same as the first however-many times, but they are comfortable (on some level) with the behaviors, attitudes and situations that they find themselves dealing with. It’s what they’re used to and it beats the heck out of “change”.
It’s one thing to visualize success but it’s another to actually take the steps necessary to achieve that success. That requires not just thought, as it seems like the blog is pointing to, but energy and action as well.
By Blondie
March 15, 2007 3:45 PM | Link to this
I think we do attract the ‘right’ people. I know my first boss hired me because of my looks. He actually admitted that but backed that up with the fact that I do have all the right skills to perform my job. Don’t attractive people date each other or become friends? I think the same could be said of the workforce.
By lovelyliz
March 15, 2007 4:05 PM | Link to this
What I am concentrating on is a job that includes health insurance and pays me enough to keep up with my mortgage, the car and utility bills
By Demetri
March 19, 2007 10:46 AM | Link to this
It seems possible that we attract people into our lives for good or bad. I attracted a boss that presented a great vision with the right position, good salary, and great connections but once I was part of the management team the person was a passive agressive control freak…it was hard to accept. I should have made the decision to leave shortly after accepting the position but I didn’t. I value that experience because I learned so much about myself and how I need to listen to my gut and trust that instinct acting on it quickly. All experiences have value if we accept the lesson and move the heck on to the next adventure.
By Uzwingli
March 20, 2007 3:45 PM | Link to this
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