Back when I was a child, I used to think my mother was mocking me whenever she said, “Whatever Barbie wants, Barbie always gets”. As I grew up, I actually felt guilty for being so good at getting what I wanted. The guilt put me in a negative frame of mind and I began manifesting lots of what I didn’t want in my life. I watched my marriage crumble, my home head into foreclosure, my business partner gutted our company, and I ended my negativity streak in bankruptcy court.

Enter The Secret. Shortly after it was released, a friend brought it over (Spring 2006) and we watched it. She left it with me and I watched it several times a week for the next few weeks. I began to listen to my inner chatter and realized that I had a negative tape playing over and over in my head.

I began to apply the principles of the Secret. I wrote down what type of job I wanted to attract, where I wanted to live, and how much that home would cost me. Keep in mind I had no credit and no money. However, everything I needed came to me easily once I was specific about my desired “end result”.

I made a vision board. I am happy to report that my vision board is now vacant because everything I had on it has come into my life. I sit here now deciding what I want to manifest next.

I have a job and boss I could have only found previously in my dreams, I live exactly where I wanted to live and after closing on my new home, I took out my vision board and was stunned to see that I paid exactly the price for the home that I had written on my vision board. I hadn’t realized that until the closing – when all the “credits” from the seller were applied to my purchase price – that it had ended up being the amount I had on my vision board down to the penny.

I created all of this by being specific about what I wanted. I wrote down…”I am so happy and grateful now that I have a great new job and a wonderful employer. I love my new job and it offers fantastic benefits and salary. I have great co-workers and my job is fun and interesting”. Everything I wrote down, is what I received in my current job. I did the same with my home.

All in all, my advice is to be specific, but let the Universe figure out the how. I literally placed my order, then waited for signs that I needed to take action. I took the actions when they appeared and everything fell easily into place. The key is to hold the thought that your order was heard and is being manifested. Remain in a place of “positive expectation” and you will see the things you want begin to appear in your life.