Several weeks ago I was sitting in my office looking around me, and I thought to myself, “Is this really all I’m going to have for the rest of my life? Is it going to be one struggle after the next?” And then I declared to myself categorically, “NO.”

I had been introduced to The Secret by a friend who said I had to watch this amazing movie titled The Secret. The moment she mentioned it I had remembered seeing a trailer for it on cable, however I always seemed to miss the broadcast so I hunted for it online and found it on Netflix. I had watched it several months before this declaration to myself, and I figured there has to be some truth behind it so I watched it again. Once I had watched it I went to my wife and asked her if there were any limitations towards me looking for a job in any area, and she hummed and ahhed and eventually said no, but that it had to be good and that our children would be safe and comfortable.

This was seven weeks ago. So I started to look for a job. I applied for four and I believed with every fiber in my being that one of them would be successful. I customized my resume for each job description and wrote each cover letter where I was able to, and I waited. The next day I heard from one company who I had wanted to work for, although their description was totally out of the specific skill set that I had. I was honest and wanted to know if I could fit into their company. They wrote that unfortunately they didn’t need my skills, but thanked me for applying. I stayed positive, because after all they wanted x but I was y.

Two days after my applications went out I heard from another company saying that they wanted a phone interview in three business days time, and I knew this was it. I was on the phone for a whole total of seven minutes and they said they wanted to see me and were going to fly me down. I went the following week and left after being questioned by a few teams on different subjects. When I left I felt confident that I had done everything in my power and it was now up to the universe. Two hours later I had an email asking me for references which I promptly provided a few days later after reaching out to my ex colleagues, and at the end of the week I had an official offer. They gave me my starting price too plus a whole bunch of additional benefits.

In the space of four weeks I wrapped things up with my then employer, moved down, movers packed up my household and are still on the way, and my wife and children joined me over the weekend. Things just keep on getting better. I’ve been approved for finance on a car and got a great apartment, and I’m already putting out goals to be manifested in a realistic amount of time.

I’m so grateful to my friend V who told me about this film, to the film producers and learned people who shared their positive messages that I do make my destiny and that I deserve it. I know I do and I’ve always worked hard to know I do, and and I live each day as it comes, one day at a time. There are times when my feelings become clouded by doubt, but as The Secret has a time delay I’m able to check myself and bring my thoughts back to the gratitude that I have for my health, my wife, and my beautiful children. I’m finally on my way to providing the things that we need to live comfortably, and my next step is a million in the bank in 18 months. That’s huge.

Take it from me that The Secret really does work. I was abused as a child, and have had it rough through the years. I’ve made bad mistakes and have been taken advantage of, but I remain positive that there has to be a better way and there is. You make your own destiny. Life doesn’t hand you a job unless you really and truly want it. Want it, know it to be true, be kind and just to others always, and be grateful and know that good things come to those who believe and keep on doing the right thing.