Personal Transformation - Expert Tips

What is your goal for 2009? To be healthier, wealthier, happier, thinner? Perhaps you have come to the realization that in order to achieve these goals, some personal transformation is going to be necessary. Readers of Rhonda Byrne's "The Secret" will know that its not that hard - with the right guidance.

The process is simple. This can be summarized in just three words: Ask, believe and receive.

Ask

Before you can change an aspect of your life, you need to ask for that change to happen. This entails defining clearly what your goal is. To illustrate, if your wish is to have wealth, then that is exactly what you must ask for. The Secret maintains that the universal Law of Attraction works in this way: your thoughts attract like objects.

By thinking "wealth", wealth will flow to you. Think happiness and the world will cooperate with you by letting you experience happiness in your life. Smile and the world smiles back at you.

Believe

To believe in something means to act, speak and think as though what you are asking for is already present in your life. This should not be confused with delusional thinking - when a person is detached from reality and whose thoughts are not goal-motivated.

Your belief is a means to an end. Stop shopping for loose clothing if your goal is to lose weight. If you wish to be rich, fill your wallet with money always. If you want a stable relationship with your partner, stop looking for signs of infidelity in your partner.

Watch your thoughts always. Affirm your belief in the changes you wish for. Replace all negative thoughts quickly as they arise. Remember that faith is a strong and powerful force. It is what keeps old religions alive throughout centuries.

Receive

To receive means that you experience the feeling that comes with the things you asked for. If you want to be thinner, then you have to start feeling lighter and more confident about yourself. If you wish to be richer, then you must feel financial security everyday.

It is common to hear people wish for happiness in their lives. In order to turn your wishes into reality, you need to work from within, removing negativity from your heart and feed the positive, happy thoughts. Let go of negative thoughts that weigh you down to help you feel richer, healthier or happier.

Visualize your day in advance

Most of us start our days with a list of things to do. Notice how following a to-do list seems to get more things done. This is the effect of visualization.

When you draw a list of things to do for the day, you are actually planning and visualizing how your day will look like. You can do the same about your goals during the day. Treat the start of the work week as Happy Mondays rather than Manic Mondays.

Visualize your health plan at work all throughout the day and watch yourself stick to it. Create a mental picture of your financial endeavors working smoothly and see how the day agrees with you.

No matter what your personal transformation goal is, the key to success is Ask, Believe and Receive.

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