Do you remember that first spark of hope you felt when you watched the movie “The Secret”?  I clearly remember the excitement that filled my heart, knowing that – Yes, I can make my dreams come true – FINALLY!

But how many of us soon saw that hope dwindle into frustration?  How many of us (and let’s be honest here) started muttering things like:

• “It seems to work for other people, but I just can’t get it right.”

• “I’m frustrated that sometimes I can get it to work, but sometimes I can’t. What’s the trick?”

• “Why am I having so much trouble?”

• “I think the Universe must just be against me.”

• “I’m trying really, REALLY hard but still nothing is happening!”

Don’t worry, you’re not alone.  About 97% of people couldn’t make the “Law of Attraction” work for them the first time round.  Think about it, just like anything else, you have to practice things many times before you see successful results.  A toddler doesn’t learn to walk without falling over a couple of times, right?

But in practice, implementing the Law of Attraction is easier said than done.  When you’re frustrated, it’s hard to stay positive.  And it’s especially hard to stay positive when the evidence all around you is screaming negativity  - like the unstable economy or high crime rates or world hunger.

But do you know what happens when you fail to stay positive?  That’s right – you start attracting negative things directly in to your own life.

So how can you make the Law of Attraction work for you – without getting frustrated?  How do those who successfully implement the Law of Attraction do it with such confidence and finesse?

Well, here’s three quick tips so you will never again feel frustrated or get tired of begging from the universe, because you’ll know how to start manifesting like a pro.

1) Allow Yourself to Receive

Just like a lost child who approaches a police officer and asks, “Excuse me Sir, can you tell me how to get to the police station? Can you? Can you? Can you? Can you? Can you?”  Well, if the child goes on and on asking and talking, the police officer can’t get a word in to give his answer, right?

Well, it’s the same way with your mind.  If the only thing your mind is doing is transmit, transmit, transmit, the universe — which is trying to respond — can’t give you a single thing because you’re not allowing yourself to receive!

So, have faith in yourself and stop exhausting yourself by running around person to person begging for riches, and then wondering why nobody is dropping a penny in your cup.  (Hint: It’s because you’re running away too fast from them - before they can even reach for their wallets).

Just think about your desires and leave them out there, then go away and trust that your cup will be filled with gold coins (or whatever it is you asked for) when the time is right.

2) Be Patient With Yourself

Receiving takes time.

Sadly, many people give up just a couple of steps before the finish line because they’ve decided that if it’s not working by now, it’s never going to work.  Worse still are those who throw in more and more energy because they think that with more resources, the results will come faster.

You can’t bake cookies in half the time by doubling the temperature. You’ll incinerate those cookies to ashes!

In simple terms, everything in this world has a natural development cycle, and this fact will not change no matter what resources you throw at it.

So relax and be patient.  Remember that you, as part of the universe, are also governed by the laws of the universe, and you cannot change the natural development time.

If you remember this, you are less likely to work yourself up into a state of frustration, or worse, push yourself into a downward spiral of negativity.

3) Support & Educate Yourself

Like the child who is learning how to walk, you need support.  You also need expert guidance on how to do it and the role models to look up to and emulate.

Many people give up because they think that “The Secret” is the “be all and end all” solution.  Well, it’s NOT. “The Secret” is just a small portion.  It has never been and was never intended to be the whole answer.

Drawing the conclusion that the Law of Attraction doesn’t work, when all you ever did to educate yourself was watch “The Secret” 19 times (without looking at changing the habits of other areas of your life) is like coming to the conclusion that exercising is not an effective way to lose weight because all you did was run on the treadmill for 2 hours a day (but continued to stuff yourself with fried foods and cheesecakes).

So seek and be hungry for new knowledge.  Also, make an effort to be among people and communities where you can support each other, learn from each other and share new knowledge that you have found.

While the Law of Attraction is not an overnight delivery service, it will indeed deliver, if you do your part too!

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