{"id":7,"date":"2010-05-03T12:05:00","date_gmt":"2010-05-03T12:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/lessonsfromarecoveringdoormat\/2010\/05\/law-of-attraction-in-action-plan-for-success.html"},"modified":"2010-05-03T12:05:00","modified_gmt":"2010-05-03T12:05:00","slug":"law-of-attraction-in-action-plan-for-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/lessonsfromarecoveringdoormat\/2010\/05\/law-of-attraction-in-action-plan-for-success.html","title":{"rendered":"Law of Attraction in Action: Plan for Success!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>This is post 85 in my series on the Law of Attraction in Action. You CAN use your power to attract all that you need. I do it every day! Read the posts in this series<\/a> to see how.<\/p>\n

I recently heard Peter Shankman<\/a> speak. He\u2019s an entrepreneur, author, speaker, and founder of HARO (Help a Reporter Out), a service that connects journalists with expert sources. Peter is known for taking big risks in his entrepreneurial endeavors. I plan to have an interview with him shortly. He has accomplished a lot of amazing endeavors. And he pointed out something about reaching success that most people don\u2019t think about.<\/p>\n

Peter said, \u201cHave a plan for when you succeed.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Hmm\u2026 That sounds logical, doesn\u2019t it? The more you plan for success, the stronger the message you put out that you plan to succeed. Yet what do most of us do? We plan for failure. You may not see it as that. While it\u2019s practical to have contingency plans in case something doesn\u2019t work, it tells the Universe you don\u2019t think you\u2019ll succeed. Hello! That\u2019s what the Law of Attraction will more likely return to you.<\/p>\n

People tend to put much more into plans for something not succeeding than they do for reaching success.<\/span> Can you see why this is counterproductive????<\/p>\n

When I moved into Manhattan, I burned my teacher\u2019s license since I didn\u2019t want to teach anymore. I figured that living in the city would make it much easier to get a job that I\u2019d enjoy. Unfortunately, it was a down economy and jobs were scarce. I sent out resumes but got no callbacks. I had an apartment I loved but no job\u2014or backup plan. My work experience didn\u2019t really suit me for much. I\u2019d been a teacher and started my own record label. Friends consoled me, thinking I must be terrified about supporting myself. But I wasn\u2019t.<\/p>\n

My backup plan and plan for when I succeeded were the same\u2014belief in myself and faith that I\u2019d find the right direction.<\/span><\/p>\n

I asked for guidance about how to go forward and began teaching workshops to earn money. They evolved into writing books. My whole career evolved because I looked forward and planned to be successful. I never considered what I could do that was out of my passion zone to just earn money for survival. I never survive. I thrive, even if the money isn\u2019t big, because I\u2019m stimulated by doing what I love. The Law of Attraction has blessed me with opportunities and paths to what I want since my plan was always to succeed. At times I just followed where I was led\u2014with complete trust.<\/p>\n

When you look forward in faith, your faith can take you forward to success.<\/span><\/p>\n

I don\u2019t advise blowing off a job if you have a family to support or your faith isn\u2019t strong enough yet. You can try new things without putting everything at risk. The important thing is that you expect your endeavor to succeed. Plan for that success. Envision it! Feel good about it! And if things don\u2019t work out as you\u2019d ideally like, accept there\u2019s a reason and something better is coming. That sends the best message for the Law of Attraction to support. Plus, you\u2019ll be ready to make the most of success when it come.<\/p>\n

Never forget Peter<\/a>\u2019s wise words: \u201cHave a plan for when you succeed.<\/span>\u201d<\/p>\n

Every time you work on a backup plan, you tell the Universe you aren\u2019t confident about succeeding. Every time you review your plan to succeed, you affirm your intention to need that plan since you expect to be successful. Free yourself from thinking that gets you negative results from the Law of Attraction by letting go of the need to plan for things not working. Plan for success and you’ll have the best shot of attract support in reaching it.<\/p>\n

See all the Law of Attraction in Action Series.<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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