I have always believed that in order for good things to happen, you have to believe in yourself and be positive, but I did not realise to what extent I already knew and how much I would learn!

After my mother passed away last year, I applied – as most graduates do – to many internships and jobs. One in particular was an internship in China. I thought, great! This is just what I need, I can escape to another environment to feel like myself (positive) again and do an internship as well. I made great friends, but one in particular was April (from America). We went to a DVD shop and she said, “You must get The Secret, you will love it!” I watched it and thought… I already know most of this. Doesn’t everyone? And it made perfect sense, so I purchased the book ‘The Secret’ and started to visualise more and feel more positive and develop.

Returning back to London, work was going great – good money and great people (as I knew it would), but there was someone I worked with that I just couldn’t stand, and who tried to make my life difficult.

No 1. evidence:

For a week, every day I wrote the thing I was grateful for… i.e. ‘I am so thankful I knew my mother and I have a loving family.’ On the following page of what I NOW want. i.e. ‘I am so grateful that I am doing brilliantly at work and there are no distractions.’ A few days later I find out that guy causing me hassle has decided to leave the company, which I had been waiting for, for so long. My Managing Director calls me into his office and says, ‘Amy, I just want to say how amazing we all think you are here, we love you and I really think this job is exactly for you and you’re doing brilliant for your age.’ I now work with a lovely guy who is so upbeat and positive!

No 2. evidence:

Last Friday I heard some awful news that someone had a miscarriage. This really upset me and put me in a state where I thought, oh great… something bad is going to happen, I can just feel it because I can’t stop feeling awful about this.

That night I went to the pub with some of my work colleagues, and someone stole my bag! I was half way through reading ‘The Secret’, had designer sunglasses, make up, iPod, reading glasses, my diary and sentimental possessions from my mother. For the rest of the weekend I thought, no way am I going to believe that I won’t finish MY ‘Secret Book’ again or see my bag again, I just know I will. On Monday morning, my sister wakes me up at 5am and bangs on my door, ‘Amy! The police have called. Someone has found your bag in their garden!’

On Tuesday I went to collect the bag, and to my surprise (NOT) although possessions such as my purse and iPod were taken, all the things I KNEW I would see again were there, including ‘The ‘Secret’ and sentimental possessions. I know this is pure evidence because how could the police know that this bag was mine if all my personal information which you would find in my diary, cards, were no longer in the bag? It’s now Wednesday and I just had to share this because normally in London it’s very common to have your bag stolen. In most cases bags and purses are never seen again.

I have got a big fat smile on my face and I don’t intend to remove it!

Amy xx