A few years ago I won a trip to New York. This inspired my sister; she also wanted to win a trip abroad! And it worked! In fact, within a year she won a trip to Florida, Lima and Valencia! You’d think that this is an actual miracle? But, that is definitely not the case! According to the Law of Attraction you can attract whatever you want. How that works? I’ll explain it in this blog!

Attention, focus and energy

To start, it is very important to be realistic. This isn’t about magic and you can’t just get whatever you want in life. When you buy a lottery ticket, of course you can hope that you’ll win the big prize. However, the chance that you actually will win it is 0,00002%; not a very realistic goal.

With the Law of Attraction it is about attraction those things that you truly want. If you put your full attention, focus and energy into something, chances are bigger that you will succeed. To achieve something you can teach yourself certain behaviour and habits. Take the example of winning the lottery. Just buying the lottery ticket isn’t something you put a lot of energy or attention into. You are waiting for a miracle that will make you win the big prize. When you decide that you truly want to win something, you can decide to fully go for it. You can put all your energy into this single goal and participate in every contest or lottery you can think of. When you do this, it’s highly likely that you will eventually win something! You increase your chances by putting energy into your goal.

How does this work in your brain?

You can try to understand how this works with neuroscience. Look at your thoughts as a big energy field. You cannot put your energy into everything at the same time, so it’s about what you choose to focus on. For example, when you learn a new language. It will be a challenge for your brain to get used to these new sounds. The more often you hear the language, the easier it will be for your brain to process it. By learning you train your brain.

Interaction between people also consists of energy. When you enter a room full of happy people, you can feel the energy and it can affect your own feelings. You can also turn this around; by feeling happy, you automatically attract happier people.

How do you make sure it works?

But how do you make sure that the Law of Attraction works for you? Take the following into account:

• Think about what you want to achieve and try to visualize it. You determine your own thoughts! By properly thinking about what you want, you can focus on it.

• The conscious and subconscious! Remember that your subconscious plays an important role in this. To a large extent, our behaviour, thinking, emotions and choices are influenced by our unconscious. It is therefore important that you feel the things you want from within and believe in them yourself. You will radiate this and you will then also subconsciously take actions to achieve what you want to achieve. E.g. If you would like to be in a relationship, you can consciously register yourself on Tinder. But, in your hunt for a partner, the unconscious plays a big role. You can unconsciously radiate what you are looking for to the outside world and act accordingly. If you have a very clear idea of ​​what person you are looking for, you will automatically respond more positively to someone that fits your needs. Then they will also respond more positively to you!

• Give yourself time and stay focused. Some things need time, Rome wasn’t built in a day!

• Take action to work on your goals. It is crucial that you keep putting energy into the goals that you want to achieve.

Conclusion

According to the Law of Attraction it is not about fantasizing about your dreams, or about sitting and waiting for a miracle to happen. It’s about truly thinking and understanding what you want to achieve. Then you can, consciously and subconsciously, put your full attention and energy into this. This is applicable to many situations; from a successful job to relationships or winning prizes. When we look back to the example of winning a trip, you can see that my sister put her full attention and energy into her goal. She looked for competitions everywhere and participated in everything. She fully focussed on her goal and increased her chances of winning a trip

A year later we wanted to continue our succes, and we dedicated the month of December to our goal. Every day we spent an hour participating in competitions. What happened? We were flooded with prizes; from AirPods to interior make-overs and gift cards. We even ended the month with a mini New Year’s Eve cruise!

Reading tip

Would you like to read more on this subject? The books The Secret and The Law of Attraction are both about this subject.