The Governator Schwarzenegger’s secret to success, fame and wealth?

Great response to my post on the ‘Steve Pavlina’ forum about Oprah and movie stars who use visioning to achieve their ambitions. Based on my last post on here ‘Dreams can come true – what can we learn from the Oscars?’ I believe in sharing content from here on different sites.

Celebs who apparently use the law of attraction include Will Smith and Jim Carey. I commented that it makes sense as Carey’s film ‘Yes Man’ ties in with the idea of saying ‘yes’ to opportunities that come up and shaping your own life. (Love that film and currently reading the book by Danny Wallace). Also, both actors have dramatically and succcessfully changed the direction of their careers since they started out.

Thanks also to Ted the Mighty who said that California’s ‘Governator’, Arnold Schwarzenegger, used the law of attraction to become famous and wealthy. To read how he did it, read this article on the ‘Good Vibes’ blog.

Dreams come true – what we can learn from the Oscars…

Watched the Oscars last night. First time watching it in LA. If you’d told me I’d be doing that this time last year…

Seeing Oprah Winfrey talking about Best Actress nominee Gabourey Sidibe reminded me of an interview with Larry King where she talks about ‘The Secret’. Oprah had read ‘The Colour Purple’ and became obsessed with being in a film version of it. Nothing was working. Then she did this…

Oprah told last night how Gabourey skipped school to make the audition for ‘Precious’ on a Monday. On Tuesday, she got a callback. By Wednesday, she had the part. It reminded me how an important part of manifestation is…action. It isn’t just about visualisation, although that is important of course. You know it’s working because you start getting opportunities and ideas. Then you have to act on them.

The Oscars also reminded me of a story I heard years ago about Catherine Zeta Jones. Apparently, before she came to the States to try to make it in Hollywood, a fan gave her a gift. It was a collage of photographs of all the great female screen idols. In the middle, there was a picture of Catherine.

At the time she was well known in British TV but not in the States. She’d tried a singing career but it had stalled. At the time, it must have seemed a big leap to get to the same position as these great screen legends. The rest is history.

Sometimes, our dreams can seem like a big leap. The first step is to visualise it. The second is to believe it will happen. The third step is to act when you get an opportunity. The fourth step is to receive what you want.

The alternative? Do nothing and hope our dreams will materialise through chance.

Keep dreaming.

How life can change after you make your first vision board…

Where, oh where, have the months gone?

A quick summary…

1. Was invited to a vision board workshop at beautiful ranch in Topanga a few weeks after arriving in LA. (Hadn’t even heard of vision board workshops before this). Met the fantastic ‘certified vision board facilitator’ (Ditto).

2. Competition to win a one-hour session with said facilitator. Guess who won it? That’s right. Me. Shock number two – she hands me her card. She is an editor and I am writing a novel. My novel includes a vision board (*insert twilight zone music here*).

3. Had a fantastic session with said facilitator. She suggested using it to look at my book since we’d made vision boards at the workshop. Judith Fine-Sarchielli. Fantastic editor, vision board coach, and Tuscan chef (she lived in Italy for 20 years)

4. Re-wrote some of book as a result and uploaded to ‘Authonomy’ website run by Harper Collins. Bit of a time-consuming site but worthwhile for feedback.  My pen name is ‘Amelia Field’.

5. Volunteered to help Judith with vision board workshop. Watch this space…

6. Now have a second updated vison board made at the workshop. Love it. Also made one to depict my book’s plot at Judith’s suggestion. Amazingly useful. Made a third vision board for friend who gave me a wonderful intuitive healing session. Her professional name is ‘Loving Essence’. First time I’d had anything like that and I felt a bit awkward but she was so kind and wonderful that it was a complete pleasure and very interesting. Board I made was themed around ‘gratitude’ (pic below). Another idea from Judith. Vision boards as gifts! Great idea.

7. Loving LA.

The Complete Vision Board Kit: How to Use the Power of Intention and Visualization to Manifest the Life of Your Dreams

John Assaraf, millionaire entrepreneur and one of the stars of ‘The Secret’ has published the above guide to creating a vision board which works. His story inspired me to start this blog and set up my own inspiring vision board (see last post for details).

I am definitely going to order a copy. It looks fantastic and there are also lots of free resources on his site including dream board examples. Here is a description from his website www.johnassaraf.com.

“Done correctly, a vision board will help make your dreams come true. You can create a vision board to help you achieve success in as many ways as you define the word,

* in your health
* relationships
* wealth
* careers goals
* in all aspects of your life.

“While it’s very simple, there’s more to changing your life with a vision board than just pasting pictures on a board. You must also pay close attention to your thoughts and intentions – and you’ll find out exactly how to do that, faster, easier and better, with this book.

“And it’s actually much more than a book, it comes with a 45 minute DVD entitled The Secret to Having Your Best Year Ever, and a sample vision board – everything you need to create your own life-changing vision board.

“Here’s the thing about vision boards. They really work!

“If you saw The Secret, you may recall the story of how John Assaraf learned about the incredible power of vision boards in his own life. Click on the link below for details on that story. And download your free Chapter One to find out how easy it is to harness the amazing power of your own vision board!”

You can read about the true story of how John Assaraf discovered the power of vision boards and download a free chapter from the book here http://www.thevisionboardkit.com/index.php.