Why the Law of Attraction Does not Work

In my opinion, it needs to be tempered with realism. Just wanting something and being blindly optimistic can't get you there.

The Law of Attraction and The Secret sold millions and millions of copies by the belief that you can have anything you want just by thinking about it and many many fools bought that lie.

If you want something you have to go out and get it! How complicated can that be really?

The law of attraction does not work for some people because they do not believe in it.

In my opinion, Law of attraction do not work for those people who fail to build up a bridge between their dreams and reality.

Interesting topic. I have watched the DVD and read the book for The Secret, I even had a vision board. I think it does not work for some as they lose focus on things and then just jump from thought to thought. To keep and bring the law of attraction you need to remain focused and not lose sight of what you are trying to bring into your life.

The Law of Attraction is simply having an unwavering focus to attain something you desire. The keyword here is "focus".

The Law of Attraction, explained by Brian Tracy, is simply the attraction of that which is in harmony with your most dominant thoughts. Considering this, you're not just going to WANT a Lamborghini and have it appear in your garage. No. What the Law of Attraction DOES do is just as Brian Tracy explains, it attracts the things you most deeply desire through persistent and powerful thought. You'll attract the MEANS of getting what you desire, create ideas to make money, to find the right career, present the right opportunities and so forth.

I believe the Law of Attraction is very real. It was really expanded upon back in the early 1900s by Napoleon Hill, and has been used by professional / Olympic grade athletes in order to seize the gold.

I personally believe that law of attraction only apply for people that are appreciative and show gratitude.

I have noticed on myself that you have to set realistic goals if one is using the Law of Attraction. For example, if you are thinking that you want to earn 1 million dollars tomorrow, then it probably won't work, but if you think that you want to earn 1 million dollars in a year or so, then this is more realistic and might work.

People don't work hard enough, and no 'law' can change that. If you believe in the law of attraction, then you also have to ingest the rest of the Napoleon Hill philosophy. That includes 'going the extra mile' and you can't get 'something for nothing.'

I think the reason it doesn't work for some is because they are missing some of the elements to the "Law if Attraction" It isn't just a matter of writing a list and being positive. There's also Consistency, Commitment, Attitude, Behaviour, Feeling and taking ACTION!

I have explained why a particular system work for one not for others & if it not working for you, how to make it work for you in another thread in this forum:

http://www.warriorforum.com/mind-war...-possible.html

Hi, warriors. I was reading your replies and came to know how laws of attraction work for you. I have also watched it and made some goals for one year. I also have a vision board which i deeply desire. I will made a thread after one year if laws of attraction work or not for me.

The law of attraction worked awesome for me today.

I was like "Dude, could totally go a dirty BIG Mac right now".

Pulled into Maccas, five minutes later I felt filthy again.

If any one wants to make law which will be perfectly applicable for all then it is necessary to make different laws for individuals.....human nature is different to person to person and it is impossible to impose a same law over all.....good day.....

(1) a person needs to know their natural channel hierarchy: Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic and then match their inductions to their natural strength. so for a visual person visualizing is good, for an auditory person, affirmations are good and so on.

(2) any major manifestation will result from operating out of your Core Values (heart). unless you are doing that, dont expect much. also if you are not doing that, expect to get what you dont want -- even if right now you think or believe it is what you want.

(3) most people try to manifest from a low energy state. get into a high energy state first via movement, breathing, whatever is easy for you and gets you excited. everybody is a little different that way.

hope this helps. these insights may seem obvious but they are hard won after years of making mistakes on the subject.

cheers, david

I think Law of Attraction doesn't work for others maybe because they are not serious about it, maybe now or for a month they believe about Law of Attraction but after sometime they seem to forget about it and goes back to their old them again. For this to work you really need to believe that it really exist that it's happening. Being positive is the one of the best key to be able to succeed.

If you want something, you must have the desire and the will power to do everything to achieve your goal, and take action and go get it!

It doesn't work for some people because success is not truly in their heart, and maybe they are offended some someone didn't hand it to them on a silver platter.

I agree with HolyWarrior. I keep going back to Napolian Hill's "Think & Grow Rich". The 6 step formula. The 13 principles. The difference between success and failure: persistence (the most important of the 13 principles). But, persistence alone will not do it. Action alone will not do it. They are necessary, but only part of the puzzle. It starts with desire. You need a specific goal, put into writing, measurable, with a plan including daily and immediate action, and belief that comes from autosuggestion. The philosophy was Andrew Carnegie's, and Napolean Hill spent 20 years interviewing the most successful people during the height of the industrial age to validate it. Do you think Henry Ford invented the V8 because it was realistic? Thomas Edison and all his inventions? Nope. They used the same system that is available to all of us on paperback for about $5 called "Think & Grow Rich" and it works as well today as it did then, if we decide to follow it.

Am sure there are just things that are easy to attract these include most vices. Virtues needs some work to attract.

thinking about, is not enough. It takes a lot of action too...( not fake, but real, 100% action) ..thats why it does not work for some people.

At the end of the day, actions matters the most. Keep tweaking your method and the success will be yours.

It does not work for some people because some of them do not believe in it.

If its trues to you then it is... It only works if you believe in it. If you believe everytime you check your mail you get good luck... then guess what you will get good luck everytime you check your mail.

Success will be mine! I'm attracted. I believe! It's coming!

The law of attraction works to the degree that you believe it works. The power of the mind is amazing!

Here is my "secret". Since we're talking about the law of attraction.

My aunt is the MOST OPTIMISTIC person IN THE WORLD. I guarantee you this. The woman never stops smiling, never gets mad about anything, she is ALWAYS energetic and in a good mood.

Does it attract people to her? Absolutely. But only strangers.

Once you get to know her, you realize she is out of her mind. As intelligent, positive, and social as she is, once you get to know her, you realize something is just "off" about her.

I hate bashing her because she has taught me A LOT about life. She's taught me how to not get down about things, and thats cool. But she also talks to plants. She will have a 3 hour long conversation with a plant. Shes not senile or anything shes been doing this at her garden club for at least 20 years. People have always told me how "funny" it was. She does the same thing with her cat. And I often catch her talking to objects in her home.

Now I talk to my dog, and sometimes I talk to myself, but it is NOTHING like the way she does it. I talk to my dog like normal people do. She talks to her cat like its a person. So its creepy as hell. People wind up avoiding her.

She can attract people into her life, but they don't tend to stay long, and it is somewhat sad. Too much optimism is not always a good thing, and can drive a person mad. When you are so happy about life that you can have a conversation with a plant, and not care what people think, sure that makes you optimistic, but it also makes you crazy. Its like law of attraction on steroids, which leads to law of repulsion imo.

I would recommend you to watch "The Secret" to emphasize what law of attraction can differ from a person who is using and a person who don't.

There's a tradition in spiritual and personal development to only give seekers part of the information, so that they have to work some of it out for themselves. Clues to the rest are then often hidden in plain sight.

The key is in the word. Attraction = Attract + Action

The reason it doesn't work for many people is that they fail to take the right action!

Kind regards

Nic

J, please don't take this the wrong way, but I agree/disagree with you. Not really disagree. You're right, in the specific vernacular you use. The words are right.

But as a person said in another post on this topic "There always seems to be something that the author is holding back". I call that the missing key. And unfortunately, it usualy takes the shape of commentary like what you posted.

See, in my opinion, while the words you use are right, they are very 'spiritual'y'. Kind of 'other worldly' and most people can't wrap their brains around that.

In my video series on this topic, I really tried to get to the bottom of the things that REALLy hold people back.

Things like 'The voices in their heads', The POWER of thoughts, and a lot of other simple term issues.

I'm not saying people are 'un-intelligent'. Not at all. But when addressing topics that are new or broad concepts, sometimes I have found in teaching, that I must find relatable ways to connect people to the idea.

For this one, it doesn't work for many. And, it IS because they aren't attaching themselves TO the experience.

But TO DO THAT, they need the roadmap.

A

"Nothing will work, unless you do."

That's all there is to it. The Law of Attraction can only do so much for you.
You have you're role in it too.

Cheers!
Dan

Because they think too much and act less.

Law of attraction would work always but few peoples would hide their feeling of that they got attraction on someone else.

What people seem to forget to mention is that you can't be anything other than yourself. YES, there are universal laws but if you can't be anything other than yourself, and if you can't do more then your best then what is the point? Just be yourself.. And as time passes.. You evolve. It's not all about only attracting the good stuff.. We need the negative stuff also to evolve and to be able to appreciate the good things in life.

I interviewed one of my mentors about this subject a few years back. He started with nothing and, at age 60, he's worth more than $100 million.

The interview transcript is here....

Law of Attraction Success Story – How a Poor Man Built a $100 Million Net Worth | VQ Success

...there's a "secret" in there ^, one you won't hear about from the new age Law of Attraction teachers.

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An interesting topic you chose for discussion. In my opinion, those people who lose their hope, does not believe in law of attraction. This law impresses those who are hopeful.

LOA doesn't work. Working for what you want does.

LOA can be a never ending mind battle. Some people think it works, some people think it doesn't. sometimes its just a matter of believing and sometimes its just a matter of not believing.

the need focus is very simple.
current thoughts are simply people are thinking about thousand things at one go.
you might kid yourself that you are indeed multitasking.
But it rarely get any noticeable results
The law of attraction states you must have LASER focus.
ITS NOT ABOUT THINKING THOUSAND GOALS AT ONE GO.
ITS ONLY ABOUT THINKING ONE GOAL A THOUSAND TIMES.