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How I changed my life by belief…
Submitted by: Daniel
Near London, EnglandA newly found human being who is self-immersed in positivity and gratitude!
For many years of my life I have dreamt of moving away from my home and living somewhere different, somewhere more exotic and somewhere that I could begin to live my life, I guess. For many years it was just a distant dream that never materialised.
I’ve spent the last six years of my life at least just working in tin-pot jobs, earning a basic wage and spending the vast majority of it on drinking. It was a habit that was so easy it quickly became routine. I had a few relationships that came and went, plenty of heartache, as well financial problems, too. I put on a lot of weight, and I slowly got stuck into a rut, so much so that at one stage I was ‘comfortably uncomfortable’ and didn’t want to find a way out!
One day I was out shopping when I came across The Secret. I saw this book in the shop and my friend who was with me at the time said that it was supposedly a really good book. There was something that day that spurred me on to buy it, so I did. Now, I can be (more like used to be!) quite a skeptical person, so upon initially reading The Secret, I discarded it and carried on as I was before. But months later, fate or whatever you want to call it brought the book back to my attention and I kept it on the side, by my bed, on display.
In January this year I had the chance to go to a wedding of a newly acquired family so to speak (my mother has recently married into a Greek family). It was in Athens and at the time it wasn’t very financially feasible, nor could I really get time off of work, BUT I managed by chance to pick up The Secret again. Within three days it had blown me away!! With a little renewed faith, I suppose, I imagined experiencing Greek culture and meeting new people So it happened. Before I knew it I was on a plane to Athens!
In short, I enjoyed Greek culture and their way of life so much that once I returned to the UK, I was determined in my head that I was getting out and that I would find a new life. I can only take so much rain! I didn’t have a clue how I was going to do it, but I was so fixated in my head that I would manage it somehow, it kept me going.
Every night I would immerse myself in Greek language books, read about Greek culture, and speak to my Greek family. I was so determined!
One day after work, I received a random phone call from a withheld number. I don’t usually like answering withheld numbers, but this time, for some unknown reason I did. The call was from an international holiday company. She spoke to me in French and Italian and basically asked me if I’d like to work abroad… somewhere like France or Italy as a club rep type role, with bed & board as well travel costs paid for. Well!! After having picked my jaw up off of the floor, I managed to talk my way into an interview. I went to the interview… I visualised doing really well and excelling in the interview. Then I did do really well and my positivity was almost bursting out of my chest as I walked down the street. Then I visualised the feeling I would have when I found out that I had the job. Shortly after I got a confirmation e-mail and now I am just under a week away from flying out to work in Morocco for three-four months!! From what I’ve seen the place looks exactly – EXACTLY – like the paradise I’ve been visualising!!
My life has now arrived and I plan to live it! This is ALL due to reading The Secret. It has changed my life so much and I am so, so grateful to Rhonda Byrne and everybody who took time to achieve such a great, inspirational piece of work!! I know this has been quite long-winded but I just truly feel that if I can inspire just one person in this world to try The Secret, or at least just live a life full of gratitude, then I truly have managed something special!!
I am now so grateful for everything in my life, my eyes to see, my ears to hear, my healthy lungs to breathe, my beautiful family that I can share beautiful moments with… the list is endless. I now know that I can have anything I want in my life and I truly BELIEVE that I am going to be very successful and achieve all the things I want in my life! My gratitude goes to the universe, thank you very much!