The concept is almost unbelievable, “think about what you want and it’s yours.” Some have heard of it, others practice it but everyone needs to know about it. It’s “The Secret.”

The Secret is a two hour self-help film about using your thoughts to get what you want in life. Production began on the movie version of The Secret in 1994 in Australia.

Now 13 years later, nobody would ever expect it to become the phenomenon it has. Today over 15 million copies of The Secret have been sold in the U.S and the world.

The secret of The Secret, endorsed by Oprah and friends, is a hypothesis based on the law of attraction. The law states if you want something and you constantly put your attention on it, it will happen. It’s the concept of “magical thinking.” Magical thinking is when you use your mind to get what you want.

The secret isn’t complicated to do, but believing it takes a lot of trust and devotion. Contrary to what some people think, the secret is not a cult. It is an ancient way of thinking dated back to the Egyptian era, but it has just recently been widely exposed to the public. The secret is simple: first, be grateful for what you have and where you are in life. Then start thinking about things you want, people you desire and places you want to be in your life. After that, start visualizing those things and soon enough a change in your life will occur. If it doesn’t come right away, it’s fine. The secret works in different ways to reach a common goal. I know it seems too easy, but with an optimistic mind and good energy, you can accomplish anything.

The secret, to me, is not an easier route of life. It is a positive and optimistic way of thinking that can change your life. By thinking there is hope, that there is something beyond what you can see, you can change your life or create a new one.

If you’re a pessimistic person, then the secret will probably not work for you. I use--or try to use--the secret every day. I just think about the things I am grateful for and then I slowly move on to the things that I’d like to have in my life.

If you take your life for granted or something you have for granted, then you will never experience the secret because you won’t know how to. If you don’t appreciate your life or who you are, you will never experience what this world can offer you, or what you and the secret can accomplish together.