Attractive Attraction

You get what you attract - with your thoughts, words, beliefs, actions and inactions. Here are 10 tips for attracting opportunity:

Decide what you want, what you must do to get it, and then map out a plan to do what you must. Action is the keyword here. Do what you have to do; sow then you will reap. Don’t sow, or don’t sow the right thing, and you’ll not get what you want. When you do what you must do, you attract opportunity, even if you have to wait awhile.

Look for people who have attained what you desire. Learn from them. Ask them to mentor you. Read their biographies. Do what they teach you. You will get better at what you do and so attract opportunity. Find mentors. Learn from others. It will open opportunity’s doors to you.

Always be prepared. Have an up-to-date, purpose crafted CV on hand. Carry neat, up-to-date business cards with a sharp, attention-grabbing message on them. Keep a well organized portfolio of your work. Up-date it regularly. When you are prepared you recognize opportunities and grab them while they are still hot. Without preparation, opportunity seldom comes by, and if it did, we would not recognize it. Unpreparedness causes us to lose opportunities to those who are ready for them. Be the one who is always ready.

Learn the body language of success - a firm handshake, square shoulders, standing up-right rather than slouching, looking people in the eye as you greet them. People will perceive you as successful, which opens more doors.

Dress as you want to be perceived - sharp, orderly, appropriately, decently. This helps to create a favourable impression of you, which also opens the doors of opportunity.

Commit to Personal Development. Be proactive with your own growth. To have more you must first become more. Your growth is in your own hands. Do something about it today- register for a course, take it and get qualified; learn a profitable skill; ask some one to mentor you. Do whatever you can to ensure your own growth. Become more and attract opportunity.

Network among succeeding and successful people. Of course you know some - old school mates, neighbours, friends, acquaintances. Every one knows someone. The more you network the wider your net of opportunity becomes.

Be a giver. Sow in cash and kind. Our seeds return to us, often in the form of opportunity.

Believe that opportunities exist. We attract what we believe in, positive or negative. If you doubt the existence of opportunity, you will not recognise it when it appears.

Be genuinely and selflessly helpful to others. Habitual givers never lack (but habitual receivers always do!). Brian Tracy says, “Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful people are always asking, “What’s in it for me?” ” Sally Koch says, “Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us everyday.” If you give to others because you get from them, they will reward you. If you give because you want to help, God owes you, and He’ll repay you in the way that is best for you.

Whatever it is you are looking for, opportunity abounds. If you prepare for opportunity, you will recognise and take hold of it. If you do not prepare, it will pass you by without your even knowing it. This is the case with those who complain about a lack of opportunity. They complain all day and neglect to prepare. The fact that they do not believe in its existence makes opportunity even more elusive to them. Practise any or all of these ten tips and open opportunity’s doors. Be wise, be prepared, believe, and attract. It’s all up to you.

Copyright 2005 Oma Edoja

Oma Edoja is a freelance writer, motivational speaker and publisher. She publishes an inspirational ezine, The Up-Mobile Ezine, at http://up-mobile.blogspot.com. This article is excerpted from Issues 3 and 4. Visit to see current issue. Subscribe and get bonus booklet: Four Steps to Success — Your easy-to-follow guide to getting what you want and keeping it by Oma Edoja

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Christian needed a new car.

The car he was driving was on its last leg. He wasn’t sure when it would die, but he was sure that it would die. He needed a new car and he needed it fast.

But how was he going to get the money? Right now, his money was too tight. At the end of the month, he didn’t have an extra dime left after paying his bills. How would he be able to pay a car payment each month? One good thing about the car that he did drive was that he owned it and therefore didn’t have to worry about any monthly payments.

Every time he got behind the wheel of the car he stressed about it. He prayed that he would get where he had to go and back safely without incident. But even though he prayed, he spent the entire time while he was in the car, stressing that it might, at any minute, break down. He couldn’t remember if his AAA had expired or not.

Then, one day, Christian realized that it made absolutely no sense for him to stress over whether or not he could afford a new car. So, he made the decision to let the stress go. He decided that he was going to simply pray on it, and trust that God would do the rest.

He prayed and said, Lord, I thank you for my new car. I thank you for the money that I need to pay for the car. I thank you for allowing me to easily and effortlessly pay for the car each month and for having the car that I desire.

And then, he let it go!!!

When I say, he let it go, I mean, he let it go. He didn’t think about it again. He simply KNEW that he was going to have a new car, and that he would have the money to easily pay for it. He made the decision to not worry about it. Just trust that God had it all covered.

The next time he got in the car, he didn’t worry about it breaking down. He trusted that God would allow him to get where he had to go and back again.

He started going out to Used Car Lots and looking for his next car. He didn’t find the car that he wanted, but he now knew what make and model he was going to havea Honda Civic. He liked the car and figured he would like one in green. Yeah, that’s the ticket. A green, Honda Civic.

Well, I simply have to tell you what happened to Christian. You probably won’t believe me. Or, if you do, you will think it was a huge coincidence. But trust me when I tell you, it is not a coincidence and it did happen. In fact, it could happen for you in a similar way if first you made the decision to trust that God will bring to you all the things you desire.

Check this outwithout even trying, Christian received a promotion on his job, three days after deciding he wanted a green Honda Civic. He received the promotion because someone left the company, unexpectedly, and he was the only person who knew the job and could readily step into the new position with minimal training.

Four days after his promotion, he received his income tax return for $2,100.00. This was amazing because he thought he wasn’t going to receive it. He had not received an income tax refund for the past three years because it was always offset due to the fact that he owed money on his student loan. But now, here he was receiving his tax return, after 3 years of not receiving it.

How happy Christian is and how thankful and blessed he feels. He immediately took that check and found a green Honda Civic, used it as a down payment, and can now easily and effortlessly pay for his new car with the additional money he is receiving due to his promotion.

I know you are thinking, YEAH, RIGHT. How “coincidental.”

But it’s not a coincidence. If you have been a subscriber to this newsletter for any length of time, you have heard me say many times that there are no such things as coincidence.

Christian received exactly what he asked God for. Christian received exactly what he BELIEVED would come to him.

Once you decide on something that you want, and ask and thank God for supplying your need, all that is required of you is to BELIEVE that you will receive it.

OK, your turn. Think of something you desire right now. Ask God for it and believe that you have already received it. Trust that it is on its way to you, right now. I don’t care if you don’t have “evidence” of it right in front of you, just trust that God will supply your need. Then, let it go.

If you truly believe that your desire will be given to you, it will.

Try it. You’ll like it.

Dawn Fields is a Motivational Speaker, Life Coach and Author. She helps you discover and live your life’s purpose in a down-to-earth, easily comprehensive type of way. Visit her web site at http://www.dawnfields.com and be sure to sign up for Your Life’s Purpose newsletter by sending a blank email to mailto:yourlifespurpose-subscribe@topica.com with SUBSCRIBE in the subject line. Tune in each and every Thursday to Your Life’s Purpose Interactive Internet Radio Show at 9 p.m. EST http://www.dawnfields.com/radioshow.htm

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