Many nights I wake around 3 in the morning and think about what must be done the next day or what my goals are or I simply reflect on the previous day. I try and do this before bed time but, being pregnant and all, I tend to just pass out and then have that time later on in the night. Is it annoying, yes. Do I try and calm my thoughts so I can pass out, yes. Does that always work, no. So, usually I spend about an hour thinking through stuff and last night was no different.

What I thought about was how the law of attraction TRULY works. Or, at least how I have found it to work in my life. I love motivational speakers and I usually don’t even listen to the radio on my drives to and from work because I’m listening to some sort of mind provoking what nots. Lately, I’ve been listening to Og Mandino’s “The Greatest Mystery in the World,” and it’s freaking amazing. It made me realize how I’ve been out of alignment with the Universe or God with some things in my life and totally in alignment with others.

Let me explain how I feel you really attract things and how you push yourself from the things you truly want by an example.

At the end of last year, I was faced with a big challenge; I just found out I was pregnant and knew that by the beginning of the year I would need a new job. There was no ifs, ands or buts about that. I had to take action to make something happen. I also knew that I didn’t want a repeat of the previous job and that I needed something a bit more stimulating. I knew the type of people I wanted in my life and I became relentless in asking God or the Universe for exactly what I wanted. It seemed like every single day and night I focused so clearly on the the amount of pay I wanted, the type of people (I wanted to be around more females… as a caveat – I work in Information Technology and was previously surrounded by all males. Not that it’s a bad thing, I just wanted a change). I knew I wanted something simple, that wouldn’t stress me too much. I wanted my own cube space, I wanted specific benefits so my baby would be taken care of. I guess the whole point here is that I was VERY specific. So specific that it got super embedded in my subconscious mind as if there were no other choice.

I had a cruise planned for the middle of December and knew that when the holidays hit that I wouldn’t have much of a chance at finding something. So, in the beginning of December I connected with countless peers, a few of which referred me to recruiters. I found a great recruiter who immediately got me an interview. I actually found a few recruiters and next thing I knew, I had one interview after another. Turned out, the first job I interviewed for was EVERYTHING I wanted. The pay, the people, the location, the benefits (did I mention bonuses… yea, I wanted that too). I prayed I would get that job and what do you know, on the first interview, I got it.

I literally signed the offer letter the day before I went on the cruise to start work the first week of January. How’s that for the law of attraction?

Now, on the contrary, we as humans may know what we want, but we don’t manifest it. We spend countless hours thinking about what we want but we either fail to take action or expect it to land in our laps as if we are just automatically entitled to that which we seek.

Well, that’s not how the universe works. The universe, in my opinion will recognize when you need something and when you focus and turn it into your subconscious mind and are in alignment, that’s when you get whatever it is you seek. You can spend time thinking and thinking but if you NEVER take action, it will never happen. You have to not only take the action but you have to be open to receiving it. Know that you are worthy and that you will see the opportunity present itself.

I’ve closed myself off from some venues of success because my subconscious mind was not aligned with my conscious. It’s a struggle to truly be in alignment so you must focus and feel that whatever you want, you can have and if you’re determined enough – you’ll get it. Never focus or think that you can’t, that just pushes you further from your dreams.

We are all worthy of that which we seek. The big difference between those who do not get what they want and those who do… is simply mindset, focus and action.

So, go out there and check out some good books. Get your mind right and tackle your dreams like it was only inevitable to do so.