Law of Attraction, Michael Losier style

The Law of Attraction? Again?

I know, I know... if you're not a Law of Attraction fan, you're probably just about to click away, and if you are a fan, you probably think you've heard it all already, or you don't want to be confounded with someone else's over-complicated explanation and convoluted methods.

That's exactly where I was, too. All three of those were me.

My wife borrowed Michael Losier's Law of Attraction from a friend of ours, and my first thoughts ran the gamut from, "oh, forget it," to "I watched the Secret, I know how it works," to "please don't start talking about Formless Substance and stuff; anything but that!"

Well, as luck would have it, Losier's a man after my own heart: no guff, no bull, no boring blather. In fact, he does an amazing job of simplifying and demystifying the Law of Attraction, and he presents it in a digestible, easy-to-swallow, and even easier-to-implement form.

What Makes This Book So Special?

For starters, it's a thin book, and a skeptic could even say he uses pullquotes (often on their own pages) to add to the number of pages in it. But you know what? It's thin because it doesn't need to be thick.

If you wrote a book on the Law of Gravity, you could do it in one of two ways:

• a 900-page opus of technical jargon and formulas, designed to explain every nuance and mathematical complication of thought that could accompany every possible permutation and use of the Law of Gravity, or
• you could just say, "Stuff falls down."

For applied theorists and scientists, the big-book idea is the only one that will satisfy. But for the vast majority of people, the little-book plan is the way to go. They don't need all that hoopla and nuance; what they need is a manual that works.

For the vast majority of us, the Law of Attraction—seeing as how it's a Law of the Universe, just like gravity—needs no massive tome of theoretical nuance. It needs an instruction manual. And that's precisely what Losier's book is.

No fluff, no wasted chapters trying to convince you that your life is in need of a vast overhaul, or that you should decipher the words of a cryptic author from a hundred years ago to make your life better; just straight-up, frippery-free, example-and-case-study-rich instructions to making the most of the Law of Attraction in your life.

One of the things I enjoyed the most about Losier's method is that he breaks down the entire process of "attracting more of what you want less of what you don't" (that's the book's subtitle, by the way) in a very straightforward three-step process that's so easy, your mother could do it. But, where many authors would end there, he goes on to give you 10 tools to make it easier, followed by three advanced sections, where he gets incredibly detailed (without obfuscating the simplicity of the whole thing) about subjects that are nearest and dearest to people's hearts: relationships, abundance, and how to teach the Law of Attraction to kids.

And as if that isn't enough, he also provides downloadable worksheets for all the processes in the book on his website.

If you're looking for a no-nonsense, enjoyable guide to attracting your ideal life, and are tired of surfing through all the hoopla, Michael Losier is your man, and this is your book.

What Do You Think?

Have you read it? (You may have; do a search for "law of attraction" on Amazon, and his is the first book that pops up!) Read something similar? Feel free to share your opinions in the comments.

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Adam Kayce is the Director of Vital Literacy at Viverati, so he's always looking for unusual ways to make life more exceptional.

Adam is also the creator of Inner Peace Audio, and founder of Monk at Work. He lives in an itty-bitty town a couple hours outside Washington, D.C. with his wife and two girls.

Comments

[Sara Orem]

I absolutely love your writing about Michael Losier's Law of Attraction. The thing is, I think I'd like your writing about anything. So, while this didn't make me want to go out and buy the book, it did make me want to read more of your writing. Sara

[Adam Kayce]

Ha! Well thanks, Sara! You're more than welcome to hang out around my campfire anytime.

[Rosa Say]

Adam, I LOVE this:
"It's thin because it doesn't need to be thick.

If you wrote a book on the Law of Gravity, you could do it in one of two ways:

* a 900-page opus of technical jargon and formulas, designed to explain every nuance and mathematical complication of thought that could accompany every possible permutation and use of the Law of Gravity, or
* you could just say, "Stuff falls down."

From now on I'm telling everyone my newest, smartest Ma‘alahi goal (Ma‘alahi is simplicity contentment) is to be a "Thin girl and thin writer." Putting it out there is part of the Law of Attraction too, right?

[dave]

Gosh, I hate being a me too person. Except when it is to the folks here. Precisely what caught your eye Rosa, caught mine too. And Adam's writing of the overall piece, Sara - my second reaction.

Adam connects to the JJL Community.

[Adam Kayce]

Geez - all y'all are making me blush (and no, I'm not from Texas). I appreciate it very much.

I've been doing a lot of reading lately, and I think that books done well make it easy to write well about. It's the "rambley", over-thought, drawn-out, dry stuff that makes it really hard to use for anything but a coaster. It's teaching me a lot about how I want to write my own work.

Anyhow, thanks again; I'm glad you're enjoying it.

[Suzie Cheel]

Great Review. I love Michael's book and the simplicity of it.
I met him 2 weeks ago and if you get a chance to go to his 3 hour workshop go, it was again a practical teaching. I cam eaway with tools to work with.

I am also listening to him now each week at Oprah and Friends.

[Angela Maiers]

Adam,
I hesitated to read this book for many of the same reasons you stated. You have changed my mind! I love the idea of keeping it simple. We underestimate "thin" books with simple concepts, when in fact it is often the simple that is most challenging. Thanks for the great review,; another to add to the must read list!

[Adam Kayce]

@Susie: sounds like you're really dialed in; if there's anything else you'd add, feel free! And, thanks for sharing... I think it'd be great to see him live.

@Angela: You're right; was it Mark Twain who said, "I wrote you a long letter because I didn't have time to write a short one..."? I've read a number of books and thought, "did that really need that many pages to get the point across?"

Luckily, Michael's isn't one of them.