Joyful Jubilant Learning

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.

How Learning Increases Your Contribution

Back in June, I started a meme on my site called the “Learning Edge.”  The challenge was to share what you were learning, and what “edges” you were pushing in your learning. From all the people who participated, I learned something profound: I saw that in life, you can either coast, or grow, and the choice is yours.

If you’re coasting along, not pushing yourself to learn beyond what you already know, then you aren’t stretching yourself. You’re on a plateau, subject to the ravages of the status quo (I say ravages because stagnation and entropy set in when we aren’t taking in anything new... it’s fundamental thermodynamics, really).  I think of that as existing.

The alternative is to actively learn, to seek out learning in an area you see that you could use some growth in. The subject matter isn’t really important; the fact that you’re stretching yourself, to go beyond what (and who) you were before, is. I think of that as living.

And what does learning have to do with making a difference, you ask?

One of the core elements of my business is about exploring the difference that working with a clear sense of purpose makes in your life. And one of the greatest differences that I see in people who embrace their purpose is that it lights a fire inside them; a passion to grow, to learn, to contribute, and to be an active part of the change they want to see in the world (hats off to M. Gandhi).

I believe learning has a strong tie to contribution. We are like hoses — put a little in, get a little out. But crank up the input, and you start blasting out the other end.

When you’re absorbing knowledge, cultivating wisdom, and conscious of the growth in your life, you can’t help but shower the fruits of your learning on the world around you, sharing what's inside you to make a difference in other's lives. And that’s the essence of contribution.

The bigger you become, the more you have to share. And when you’re actively seeking growth, it lights you up. You’ve got more energy, more juice to share with those in your world. And when you’re clear on the difference you want to make in the world, on the quality and character of your contribution, then all of that life force can be directed towards positive change, towards improving your life and the lives of those your heart feels drawn to touch.

So, my questions to you are these: Do you know what your purpose is? Do you see the difference you’re here to make, the contribution that you are a part of? And are you actively moving towards a greater expression of it, or have you been coasting?

There’s a lot of support around you, if you need it.  And a lot of opportunity to grow, expand, share, and give.

What are you waiting for?

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Adam Kayce is the founder of Monk at Work, which provides you with tools to tap into your potential.  He lives in an itty-bitty town a couple hours outside Washington, D.C. with his wife and two girls.