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So here I wasâ€¦ reading article after article after article on how to apply this new found knowledge from â€˜the secretâ€™ into my own life, and then I found some articles on the opposing view, which thereâ€™s opposition in everything, and I got to thinking how a little skepticism can be healthy - again only a little, a lot would be overdosing on that as well. Thereâ€™s a saying in my church - Moderation in All Things.

Now I donâ€™t discount the power of â€˜the secretâ€™ or the â€˜law of attractionâ€™, but I started thinking maybe I was being a little foolish going full headed into this, when I donâ€™t really know what it all entails. So I took some time to meditate and ponder over â€˜The Secretâ€™ and the â€˜Law of Attractionâ€™ after some thought I believe it can be altered a little better to fit into my own belief pattern.

Iâ€™m an avid believer in my church, Iâ€™m LDS/ aka Mormon - and I know I might be considered odd by many, but some of the teachings of the Law of Attraction seem to contradict my religious heart, and seem odd to me.

As I said earlier my church has a popular saying â€˜Moderation in all thingsâ€™. I think itâ€™s very well possible to over-do things a bit with living the law of attraction, but Iâ€™m saying this is only my idea of the way I personally need to live it.

Iâ€™m a very liberal person, I have never supported the Iraq war, and I have never supported our False President, however as a Mormon I can be quite conservative on some issues for instance Abortion. Iâ€™ve read a number of books on becoming a millionaire, one of my favorites is the Automatic Millionaire by David Bach. Iâ€™ve also read article after article on wealth creation. Then of course thereâ€™s this old adage by Benjamin Franklin that says â€œa penny saved is a penny earnedâ€. Now I say this after I wasted money, that could be applied to my future, at Mc Donaldâ€™s, but Iâ€™ll admit Iâ€™m a work in progress.

The Meat of this post: A Somewhat Conservative Liberal Mormonâ€™s viewpoint slash version of the Law of Attraction.

First off I want to say go and read about the law of attraction, watch â€˜The Secretâ€™ then come back and re-read what I have to say.

Now having been a dreamer and believer most my life and tried just about everything a man can try - From MLM Riches to HYIP Dreams to Autosurfs Folly, you name it Iâ€™ve been there, and on some I made some money for a little while but then lost everything.

I still hold dear to my heart the fact that I believe I can be everything Iâ€™ve dreamed about, I also believe altering my attitude and emotions can help me get there, and believing that I deserve the desires of my heart and that they are a worthy goal and desire.

I believe God gives us what we think we deserve rather than what we really deserve, and being an omniscient God he knows all of our deepest thoughts and knows our feelings of Guilt and Doubt. Do not doubt that you deserve something, or if you do doubt then work on overcoming that guilt and doubt, there is a way, wherever there is a will.
Patrickâ€™s Personalized Law of Attraction:

Ask God for those things that you desire, ask with a sincere heart and be comforted knowing he will give you everything your heart desires, that he intends for you to have, if you have the faith, and if you donâ€™t have the faith he may test your faith or wait till you do gain the faith required, the faith to move your mountains.
Pay Titheâ€™s to God, or if you donâ€™t share the same beliefs as me it can be any charity, give 10% of what you earn back into society.
To gain time(aka freedom) and money you must give time and money, spend time each week giving of your time to others, by helping others you will not only giving of your time, but you will be showing God or the Universe(Whichever you believe) that you are worthy of your desires.
Pay yourself first, According to David Bach this is the single biggest way to gain wealth and retire early. To be above or at the rest of society he suggests saving 10%. To be greatly above the rest of society and acquire wealth faster he says you need to be saving 20-25% and this should be going into safe but profitable mutual funds and other long term investments.
Pay another 5% monthly into an emergency fund. You should have at least 1 yearâ€™s worth of funds in a savings account, before you increase the amount you pay yourself, a good rule of thumb is to pay 5% to yourself and 10% to your savings until you have your savings at one year, then you can increase your payments to yourself, you never know when a Hurricane Katrina might show up at your door, so it is essential to have this safety net.
Do whatever it takes to become a home owner. Itâ€™s a fact owning a home is a big step in becoming an Automatic Millionaire, your first home doesnâ€™t need to be fancy, it doesnâ€™t need to be huge, it could be an ex-chicken coup(trust me Iâ€™ve lived in one - remodeled of course) - just get ownership of a home, work as hard as you can to pay it off early then when you sell it youâ€™ll have a huge down payment on a bigger home, then work hard to pay that off and youâ€™ll have a nice down payment on another big home, or perhaps a nice size home and some investment properties, see where this going?
This is another of my own personal steps - it involves two different thoughts, first better yourself where possible so that you can get a better career, go back to school if needed, start a business if you can, etc. Secondly if possible do something on the side that will help you make more money, an extra $200-300 per month can relieve a lot of burdens, and lower your stress levels, I mean would you turn down an extra $3,600, a year? Someways to do this is yardsales, ebay, adsense, blogging if you can get a following, or do like my wife and sell baby bedding sets that cost her $15 to make for $70-$100 on local classified sites.
Fake it till you make it, believe in yourself and your dreams. Hereâ€™s where youâ€™ll live the law of attraction - donâ€™t doubt that youâ€™ll receive what you want, keep at it until you do succeed, and most importantly never give up.