James Arthur Ray, author of ‘harmonic wealth’ says you have to think, feel and act what you would like to achieve. A video of an interview with James Arthur Ray is posted below:

The trouble with these strategies is not ‘thinking’ about what you want, the trouble is perhaps the feeling and acting. After all; if you want to make $100.000 a year, and act like you already do.. many people might bankrupt themselves by spending as if they were wealthy. Certainly that doesn’t help the average American already in debt.
Clearly there are ways of changing your acting and thinking without going into debt. Mr. Ray is probably on to something when he says thinking about something is not enough; acting goes with the thinking. It is unlikely that the perfect job will be offered without some effort on your part, but focusing on what you want is without a doubt more likely to help you realize some steps that need to be taken to get there.

I take from this video that the power of a true dream and hard work pays off the same way as a savings account: time and compounding will help make your dream come true through hard work. The children in the film can serve as symbols; children have the innocent power to dream. They understand the simplicity of focus on a dream, and often children will go through great lengths to meet their goals. As adults, we often get side tracked from our dreams. It is time to remember that no matter how old we are, it is never to late to make dreams come true.

Take baby steps, be patient, work hard, and dreams will come true

Yesterday I was in a store I meant to solicit for a product I am creating. I walked in, and the first thing I saw was a product very similar - almost identical - to mine. I left with tears in my eyes, defeated. Only as I cried on one of the busiest street of my city, one of the longest streets in the world, did I realize the one good thing about this discovery is the confirmation there actually is a market for my product. It takes a little courage to look at the world from a different perspective, but it makes all the difference in life.

I firmly believe that an inability of changing perspective is what separates the depressed from the non-depressed, and even the suicidal from those of us with mild depression.

However, feelings of failure, or generally negative feelings about our lives are strongly related to how we perceive our life. Perception is after all reality, and people who inherently have a positive attitude are less likely to feel - or become - depressed. To show you how perception can change someone’s attitude, and how easily the same situation can be perceived in two very radically different ways, I found a very interesting inspirational story on the inspirational journal.com, which I will quote here:

One day a father and his rich family took his son to a trip to the country with the firm purpose to show him how poor people can be. They spent a day and a night in the farm of a very poor family. When they got back from their trip the father asked his son,

“How was the trip?”

“Very good Dad!”

“Did you see how poor people can be?” the father asked.

“Yeah!”

“And what did you learn?”

The son answered, “I saw that we have a dog at home, and they have four. We have a pool that reaches to the middle of the garden; they have a creek that has no end. We have imported lamps in the garden; they have the stars.

Our patio reaches to the front yard, they have a whole horizon.” When the little boy was finishing, his father was speechless.

His son added, “Thanks Dad for showing me how poor we are!”

Isn’t it true that it all depends on the way you look at things? If you have love, friends, family, health, good humor and a positive attitude towards life - you’ve got everything!