Like attracts Like

For those of you who have seen the movie The Secret and are new to the ideas of metaphysics and manifestation – the law of attraction is really only part of it.

It is true that "like attracts like", and what you think and feel about comes about, this is based on the law of vibration which basically states that everything is energy, you are energy, I am energy and like energies attract. This is as true about people as it is about all other substances in nature. Therefore, when it comes to attracting the opportunities, the people and the ideas that will move your creative career forward the key is to become like the people and opportunities you are trying to attract. This is why professional organizations are so valuable. Have you ever noticed that wealthy people hang out with other wealthy people and poor people tend to hang out with other poor people, the same is true about the levels of success in the arts?

So how do you attract and move into a group of people you want to be like? The answer is simple but not necessarily easy, you become like them. Not in a superficial way – no one likes a phony and that is not what I am talking about, but if you study how he or she thinks and act and you do what they do you will take on the same vibration and you will become attractive to them.

One thing I have heard over and over in my years in the music industry is that “good manners go along way,” and yet I have witnessed many a musician display nothing but arrogance and insecurity. For example, I am back in the studio working on a recording, and I need to bring in some other musicians for this project. I know a lot of talented people. Now I can hire the talented polite professional, or I can hire the talented jerk – Whom do you think I will choose?
I don’t want to spend my time in the presence of a negative self obsess insecure person. So the energy you put out has a lot to do with your success in anything you do, but I believe this is especially true in the arts because artist and people who love the arts tend to be sensitive. So rule one is; become the best person you that you can possibly be on a daily basis from the inside out, and you will not only attract opportunities but you will also attract nicer and healthier people to work with and yes there are plenty of healthy and happy people in the arts.

The other place I see people get stuck is in the area of taking action. You cannot think your way into right action; you must act your way into right thinking. The bridge between the invisible world of thought, emotion and spirit to the material world we all share is action – this is the only way to manifest anything. Most people let fear stop them - don’t be one of them. More on that subject next time….