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Principles That Work,
Okay, here's the scoop. There are a few parts of Vitale's book that I thought his "spiritual way" was a bit different than my views on spirituality. But there is no denying that this book contains principles and the necessary building blocks to become more successful in whatever one seeks to accomplish in life. In fact, I think I may have the most amazing testimony to add to the reviews already posted here.
For the past couple of months I was under a severe amount of stress. I had a vacation coming up. A vacation that I was wondering how I was going to pay for. And not only did I not have money for the vacation, I needed a new riding lawn mower, major roof repairs, and had been looking around for a barbecue grill to purchase.
Within seven days after finishing Vitale's book, I found a way to finance my vacation. No, I didn't take out a loan! I paid cash for the entire vacation!
In the same seven days, I purchased a new riding lawn mower. And I paid for it.... No, not with a credit card! I paid cash for the lawn mower!
Also, in that same seven days, I managed to use the Attractor (by the way, I don't think that's even a word) Factor to put a brand new grill on my patio. We have already cooked out on it four times! And guess how I paid for it? You guessed it! Cash!
Today, just before I sat down to type out this review, a contractor showed up at my front door. He had heard that I needed to have some repair work on my roof. This man proceeded to fix the wind-damaged section of my roof. He only charged me 175 dollars for his work and wrote out a warranty for the work that he did. He offered to come back next summer and redo the entire roof for a reasonable price.
All of this has happened in the past seven days. I feel like that dog, Spot, Joe talks about in his book. Joe bought the dog a leash that was three feet long. Eventually, Joe bought the Spot a longer leash, but the dog was so accustom to having the shorter leash that he still stopped at the old three feet limit.
In the same way Spot was letting his mind stop him from traveling farther than he was actually capable of traveling, we limit our ability to go after what we really want out of life. We harness our own accomplishments, limiting ourselves to rewards that are far below what we are capable of.
The Attractor Factor works. And now that I have a better understanding of how to get what I REALLY want out of life, I plan on attracting success that I normally wouldn't even dream about. When we realize that some things are out of control, and realize that control of our own thoughts is not one of those things, then we can smash through those mental roadblocks and achieve our true potential.
Once again, one week after reading this book, I paid cash for a vacation, roof repairs, a new riding lawn mower, and a barbecue grill. The Attractor Factor is a must read. Though I wish it could have been a bit longer and a little less mystical.
See ya next review!
June 2005 · Books