The Law of Attraction and positive thinking are two phrases that have been blasted across the Internet, radio frequencies, and television stations ever since the movie “The Secret” was released to the public. There’s nothing wrong with positive thinking and using the Law Of Attraction to help you get what you want and deserve out of life. I practice the LOA and am ridiculously optimistic by nature But in order for me to be successful in all areas of life I need to embrace a pessimistic outlook as well.

One of the problems that the Law of Attraction movement has created is that it gives you the impression that you have to think positive all the time and the second a negative thought pops into your head you need to banish it and replace it with a positive thought. This can be a recipe for disaster if you are not careful with this strategy.

What happens when things do go wrong? Do you throw in the towel and say, “The Law of Attraction doesn’t work” and give up on your goals completely?

Lets use fat loss as an example. You’ve set a goal to release the last 10 stubborn pounds of belly fat from your body, you set a date to achieve it by, and you put the Law of Attraction into place by visualizing yourself walking on the beach, proudly displaying the flat stomach that you just created. You sit there and think nothing but positive thoughts. The moment that you begin to have doubts about achieving your fat loss goal you immediately replace it with a positive thought. But then…

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