In the movie ‘The Secret: Dare to Dream‘, Bray reveals to Miranda that he was the survivor of the plane crash which killed her husband. Bray wanted to give her the due credit for her husband’s invention which he revealed to the world. Surviving that plane crash, changed his approach towards life completely.
I absolutely loved the movie and it inspired me to read the book again. As I am a busy mum juggling work and study, listening to the audiobook allowed me to listen while I was stuck in peak hour traffic. Audible has a free trial offer with 1 book credit.
The book introduces many people to the concept that their thoughts may influence not only their actions but the experiences that they bring into their lives as well.
The Secret puts forward several ideas that are surprising, exciting, and perhaps controversial, such as:
If you focus your attention on achieving a goal and believe not only that you can do it, but that you already have done it, you can achieve virtually any goal you set your mind to.
If you focus on what you don’t want, you are inadvertently drawing that into your life. For example, if you constantly ruminate on what is stressing you, you’ll actually draw more of those situations (and accompanying stressed feelings) into your life. Instead, the trick is to focus on what you do want in your life, and you’ll get more of that.
The Law of Attraction, the principle that you attract whatever you focus your energy on (good or bad), works with relationships, possessions, goals, and anything else you are able to focus on—even your own health.
It is empowering and reminds you that there is a lot that you can do to change your circumstances, even if things seem bleak. Given research on optimism, visualization, and the power of perspective, there’s a lot behind this.
The Secret encourages people to really visualize their goals clearly in order to attract what they want. It points out that it’s not always a straight line between where you are and where you want to go, and we can’t always detect when things will turn around, but perseverance and a belief in oneself is key.
It encourages us to get into a better frame of mind in order to maintain motivation to pursue goals, and research on broaden-and-build theory backs this up this approach, demonstrating that we tend to build our resources more when we’re feeling positive emotions. Overall, it’s a good read that can help you to reach your goals and feel less stressed in the process.