Comments on: Pretend You’re Who You Want to Be http://zenhabits.net/2007/03/pretend-youre-who-you-want-to-be/ Simple Productivity Sun, 07 Mar 2010 05:06:07 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mike in OKC http://zenhabits.net/2007/03/pretend-youre-who-you-want-to-be/#comment-653 Mike in OKC Sun, 11 Mar 2007 03:59:00 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2007/03/pretend-youre-who-you-want-to-be/#comment-653 Wolfgang:<BR/><BR/>You are SO right about Napoleon Hill's book, "straying." I have had many friends read the book and was expecting something a little more like a business book. In fact, because of the "Master Mind Groups," if that book came out today they would probably put it in the New Age section! <BR/><BR/>Great blog, Leo!! Wolfgang:

You are SO right about Napoleon Hill’s book, “straying.” I have had many friends read the book and was expecting something a little more like a business book. In fact, because of the “Master Mind Groups,” if that book came out today they would probably put it in the New Age section!

Great blog, Leo!!

]]> By: Wolfgang http://zenhabits.net/2007/03/pretend-youre-who-you-want-to-be/#comment-654 Wolfgang Sat, 10 Mar 2007 22:23:00 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2007/03/pretend-youre-who-you-want-to-be/#comment-654 You are welcome. I felt compelled to comment, because you describe so succinctly what I have been thinking about for months now. Hell, maybe even years, who keeps count.<BR/>Napoleon Hill was also a major goalpost on my way to this insight, though I will admit the man strays a bit from the main topic in his book at times ;) Still a good read.<BR/>The modern name for this whole phenomenon is "Law of Attraction", hence the name of my journal. You are welcome. I felt compelled to comment, because you describe so succinctly what I have been thinking about for months now. Hell, maybe even years, who keeps count.
Napoleon Hill was also a major goalpost on my way to this insight, though I will admit the man strays a bit from the main topic in his book at times ;) Still a good read.
The modern name for this whole phenomenon is “Law of Attraction”, hence the name of my journal.

]]> By: Leo http://zenhabits.net/2007/03/pretend-youre-who-you-want-to-be/#comment-655 Leo Sat, 10 Mar 2007 19:37:00 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2007/03/pretend-youre-who-you-want-to-be/#comment-655 Wolfgang, Kamal and Mike ... thanks for the comments.<BR/><BR/>@Wolfgang: that attraction journal sounds like an excellent idea!<BR/><BR/>@Mike: I've never read Think and Grow Rick (though I've heard of it) but I'll admit that this isn't my original ideas. I've read it before and tried it, and it works. Wolfgang, Kamal and Mike … thanks for the comments.

@Wolfgang: that attraction journal sounds like an excellent idea!

@Mike: I’ve never read Think and Grow Rick (though I’ve heard of it) but I’ll admit that this isn’t my original ideas. I’ve read it before and tried it, and it works.

]]> By: Anonymous http://zenhabits.net/2007/03/pretend-youre-who-you-want-to-be/#comment-656 Anonymous Sat, 10 Mar 2007 17:50:00 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2007/03/pretend-youre-who-you-want-to-be/#comment-656 err......<B>it's</B> timeless. err……it’s timeless.

]]> By: Mike in OKC http://zenhabits.net/2007/03/pretend-youre-who-you-want-to-be/#comment-657 Mike in OKC Sat, 10 Mar 2007 17:49:00 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2007/03/pretend-youre-who-you-want-to-be/#comment-657 Leo,<BR/><BR/>This is so very true. This is, of course, the premise of the motivation book of motivation books, by the father of motivation: THINK AND GROW RICH by Napoleon Hill. Still the best. I's timeless. Leo,

This is so very true. This is, of course, the premise of the motivation book of motivation books, by the father of motivation: THINK AND GROW RICH by Napoleon Hill. Still the best. I’s timeless.

]]> By: kamal http://zenhabits.net/2007/03/pretend-youre-who-you-want-to-be/#comment-658 kamal Sat, 10 Mar 2007 08:18:00 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2007/03/pretend-youre-who-you-want-to-be/#comment-658 I like this. It's simple and powerful. I will do it. Thanks, Leo. I like this. It’s simple and powerful. I will do it. Thanks, Leo.

]]> By: Wolfgang http://zenhabits.net/2007/03/pretend-youre-who-you-want-to-be/#comment-659 Wolfgang Sat, 10 Mar 2007 07:37:00 +0000 http://zenhabits.net/2007/03/pretend-youre-who-you-want-to-be/#comment-659 *oops sorry, needed to edit that :D*<BR/><BR/>Hehe. It's funny because it is true.<BR/><BR/>For about a month now, I am keeping what I call an "Attraction Journal". In it, every day, I don't describe "what happened today" but what would have happened today, if everything were as I would want it to be. And I go all out on that. I go into great detail about work, living situation, house, car, money, relationship, whatever comes to mind.<BR/>Funny thing is, things start to sneak in there that *actually* happened, and sometimes I have a hard time noticing the difference. Just the other day I accidentally wrote "Attraction Journal" entries into my actual journal, and had to read through them a bit to figure out which ones did not belong there.<BR/>It is fascinating, and scary, and at the same time quite unremarkable - stuff just happens, and it's as if it was never different. *oops sorry, needed to edit that :D*

Hehe. It’s funny because it is true.

For about a month now, I am keeping what I call an “Attraction Journal”. In it, every day, I don’t describe “what happened today” but what would have happened today, if everything were as I would want it to be. And I go all out on that. I go into great detail about work, living situation, house, car, money, relationship, whatever comes to mind.
Funny thing is, things start to sneak in there that *actually* happened, and sometimes I have a hard time noticing the difference. Just the other day I accidentally wrote “Attraction Journal” entries into my actual journal, and had to read through them a bit to figure out which ones did not belong there.
It is fascinating, and scary, and at the same time quite unremarkable – stuff just happens, and it’s as if it was never different.

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