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A review by jennyrbaker
How the Secret Changed My Life: Real People. Real Stories. by Rhonda Byrne
4.0
How The Secret Changed My Life is an inspiring collection of stories of people who changed their lives using methods from The Secret. It’s repetitive since it still uses The Secret Daily Teachings and has the same words of wisdom from The Secret, but I still think this book is motivating, because anything positive that gives us a little momentum to change for the better is worth repeating.
We all get stuck in a rut and old ways of thinking that doesn’t serve us, but these thoughts are so ingrained in us that we think we’ve been right all along. Our pride gets in the way and we don’t admit that we’ve been wrong or entertain the thought that someone like Rhonda Byrne just might be right. Personally, I don’t need to be right all of the time. If somebody has a better idea to help me reach my goals, then I’m all ears.
This isn’t magic. The biggest misconception about the law of attraction is that simply thinking about a goal will make it happen. It doesn’t work that way. You still have to do the work. Changing your attitude and beliefs about achieving your goals makes it happen quicker and it allows you to achieve goals that you didn’t think were possible. We limit ourselves because that’s what we’ve been taught, but we're not limited. We can achieve a lot more in life. Look at highly successful people. They’re not superheroes. They’re just like you and me, except they didn’t take no for an answer. They believed they’d achieve their goals and they did everything that they could until they achieved it. They kept moving forward and making changes in their steps along the way if one method didn’t get them there, but they never lost faith in themselves.
Achieving any goal starts with having unshakable faith that you’ve already achieved your goal. You have to be 100% sure, not 99.9% because that 0.1% doubt will always get in your way. Once you state your goals in present tense, get to work. Keep your eyes open for any opportunity that’s in tune with your goal. You’ll be surprised how much more you’ll notice when you’re actively looking for these things.
If you’re unsure about the concepts in this book, ask for something small like people in the book have. One person asked for a shiny penny, heads-up, with the year 1996. Another person asked for a red thimble. Both of these people acquired these things, but it happens on its own schedule, not yours; however, many people in this book achieved their goals by the dates that they set.
Go into this as a fun experiment so that you can either prove or disprove this theory. Don’t ask how a goal will happen. Just do everything that you can possibly do and let the universe take care of the rest. Reaching any goal first starts with the right belief system. Once you have the right beliefs, you automatically start changing your behaviors, habits, and actions that mirror your new belief system. New actions gives you new results. Doing the same things and expecting new results is called insanity.
I’ve already decided that this concept will work for me. I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of all of the pessimists telling me everything that I can’t do in life. If they don’t believe they can achieve something, then fine. They can stay stuck in their crappy lives, but don’t drag me down with you. Rhonda Byrne says not to entertain negative thoughts. This book has already helped me and I just finished it. I’ve already started my gratitude journal and wrote my goals down in present tense. I stopped a negative thought in mid-sentence which is huge for me. Maintaining a positive attitude is a challenge, but after a while, it’ll become a new habit.
I suggest that you swallow your pride and go into this open-minded. You don’t have to follow this blindly. Just remember, like attracts like. We all know that’s a fact. We learned that in science class. The least that will happen is that you’ll feel better about yourself and your life. In my opinion, that’s still success, because you’ll be surprised by how many people still haven’t achieved this.
I borrowed this from my library, but it’s a book that I want to review later on when I need a little boost, so I’ll probably add it to my home library. I highly recommend this book to anyone who feels stuck, who feels ready for change, and needs some inspiration. Contact me and let me know how you’re progressing. We can motivate each other and share our success stories.
We all get stuck in a rut and old ways of thinking that doesn’t serve us, but these thoughts are so ingrained in us that we think we’ve been right all along. Our pride gets in the way and we don’t admit that we’ve been wrong or entertain the thought that someone like Rhonda Byrne just might be right. Personally, I don’t need to be right all of the time. If somebody has a better idea to help me reach my goals, then I’m all ears.
This isn’t magic. The biggest misconception about the law of attraction is that simply thinking about a goal will make it happen. It doesn’t work that way. You still have to do the work. Changing your attitude and beliefs about achieving your goals makes it happen quicker and it allows you to achieve goals that you didn’t think were possible. We limit ourselves because that’s what we’ve been taught, but we're not limited. We can achieve a lot more in life. Look at highly successful people. They’re not superheroes. They’re just like you and me, except they didn’t take no for an answer. They believed they’d achieve their goals and they did everything that they could until they achieved it. They kept moving forward and making changes in their steps along the way if one method didn’t get them there, but they never lost faith in themselves.
Achieving any goal starts with having unshakable faith that you’ve already achieved your goal. You have to be 100% sure, not 99.9% because that 0.1% doubt will always get in your way. Once you state your goals in present tense, get to work. Keep your eyes open for any opportunity that’s in tune with your goal. You’ll be surprised how much more you’ll notice when you’re actively looking for these things.
If you’re unsure about the concepts in this book, ask for something small like people in the book have. One person asked for a shiny penny, heads-up, with the year 1996. Another person asked for a red thimble. Both of these people acquired these things, but it happens on its own schedule, not yours; however, many people in this book achieved their goals by the dates that they set.
Go into this as a fun experiment so that you can either prove or disprove this theory. Don’t ask how a goal will happen. Just do everything that you can possibly do and let the universe take care of the rest. Reaching any goal first starts with the right belief system. Once you have the right beliefs, you automatically start changing your behaviors, habits, and actions that mirror your new belief system. New actions gives you new results. Doing the same things and expecting new results is called insanity.
I’ve already decided that this concept will work for me. I don’t know about you, but I’m tired of all of the pessimists telling me everything that I can’t do in life. If they don’t believe they can achieve something, then fine. They can stay stuck in their crappy lives, but don’t drag me down with you. Rhonda Byrne says not to entertain negative thoughts. This book has already helped me and I just finished it. I’ve already started my gratitude journal and wrote my goals down in present tense. I stopped a negative thought in mid-sentence which is huge for me. Maintaining a positive attitude is a challenge, but after a while, it’ll become a new habit.
I suggest that you swallow your pride and go into this open-minded. You don’t have to follow this blindly. Just remember, like attracts like. We all know that’s a fact. We learned that in science class. The least that will happen is that you’ll feel better about yourself and your life. In my opinion, that’s still success, because you’ll be surprised by how many people still haven’t achieved this.
I borrowed this from my library, but it’s a book that I want to review later on when I need a little boost, so I’ll probably add it to my home library. I highly recommend this book to anyone who feels stuck, who feels ready for change, and needs some inspiration. Contact me and let me know how you’re progressing. We can motivate each other and share our success stories.