Do Not Get Fooled by the Law of Attraction. But Do Meditate.
A Rarely Useful Self-Help Book
Every once in a while, I read books from the self-help genre.
To be honest, I think most of them are a waste of time.
But in that large pile of forgettable books, one that felt unusually sane was Dan Kennedy’s The Ultimate Success Secret.
The message is surprisingly simple.
In short:
Stop overthinking and take massive action.
That is basically it.
Still, compared with all the talk about the “law of attraction” or “cosmic energy” that fills the market, this almost comically brute-force mindset is far more realistic.
You Cannot Know the Winner Before You Try
Suppose you come up with 10 ways to attract customers.
Most people start thinking at that point.
“I should choose two or three that look efficient.”
Cost performance, time performance, ROI.
They try to pick the “right answer” before even stepping up to the plate.
But Kennedy says that is the wrong way to think.
If you could know the winner before doing anything, nobody would struggle.
In the end, you do not know what will work until you try it.
So if you come up with 10 ideas, you do all 10.
Write a blog post.
Post on LinkedIn.
Write sales emails.
Reach out to acquaintances.
Build a new service.
Do all of it.
Keep stepping up to the plate until something hits.
In the end, that is the only way.
The Universe Is Not Listening to Your Business Plan
That is why I do not believe in the law of attraction.
If you lie around in your room and keep thinking:
“Customers, come to me.”
“Money, fall from the sky.”
Reality will not move even one millimeter.
The universe is not listening to your wishes.
If wishing alone could create financial success, there would be no bankrupt people in the world.
In business:
Results are a function of action volume and number of attempts.
That has not changed.
Meditation Is a Different Topic
That said, I want to add one important note.
I do not believe in spiritual theories about making money.
At the same time, I have recently been meditating almost every day.
Some people may think this is contradictory.
But there is a big misunderstanding here.
Peace of mind and economic results are completely different topics.
What I have been into recently is intentionally creating time to think about nothing.
In neuroscience, the network that works in this state is called the default mode network, or DMN.
When you are walking idly or taking a bath, the brain is said to organize information and recover from fatigue.
In other words, it is:
Time to put the mind into idle mode.
I think this is extremely important for modern people.
The Problem Starts When Meditation Becomes a Sales Formula
So I do not reject meditation itself.
It can reduce stress.
It can restore focus.
It can calm the mind.
I think those effects are real, and I feel them myself.
The problem starts after that.
“Meditation will increase your sales.”
“Raise your vibration and your income will grow.”
“Connect with the universe and you will succeed.”
The moment someone says this, the story becomes strange.
Meditation may calm your mind, and as a result, you may have more energy to act.
But:
Meditation itself does not create money.
There is a leap in logic there.
In my mind, these two things are completely separate.
In the inner world, meditation and rest help stabilize the mind.
In the real world, you research the market, write code, sell, improve, and keep taking action.
The former is for mental health.
The latter is for economic results.
When you mix the two together, spiritual business begins.
Action Is Still the Source of Results
In the end:
Stabilizing the mind can become the foundation that helps you keep acting.
But:
Results themselves are created only through action.
So today, I will meditate and empty my head.
And when I finish, I will open my laptop, write a blog post, write code, and do sales.
If I am going to ask the universe for a favor, I would rather swing the bat 10 times.
The universe will not grant your wishes, but the market sometimes answers people who take action.