Name: The Secret
Rating: 4.5 (120 reviews)
Author: Rhonda Byrne

What’s in it for me? Understand a global media phenomenon and learn the author’s secret to getting what you want in life.

They say you are what you eat, but according to the secret, you are what you think. Whatever you want to be, you have the ability to be it, and the secret will tell you how to get there. You will learn that the universe works according to the law of attraction and how you can use that knowledge to your advantage while working toward creating your dream life.

These blinks will also show you why negative thinking doesn’t get you anywhere and that creating a positive environment can be achieved in just three simple steps.

In addition, you’ll discover

how the secret is similar to quantum mechanics;
why repeating “I can afford it” is a good thing; and
why you shouldn’t fight for what you want.

The secret to life is the law of attraction.

Once upon a time, the author, Rhonda Byrne, was feeling unhappy and overworked. She thought that there must be a better way to live.

And she was right. Upon discovering old books such as The Science of Getting Rich, which was written in 1910, Byrne learned that there was a secret law that governs the workings of the universe.

Continuing her research, Byrne realized that poets like Ralph Waldo Emerson and William Blake, and philosophers like Goethe and Plato, as well as all the major religions, referenced one powerful law: the law of attraction.

In fact, this law is the most powerful one in the universe; it informs every aspect of your life. The law of attraction states that what you put out into the universe is what you’ll receive in return. So, if you’re full of frustration, anger and other negative thoughts and emotions, according to the law of attraction, you will only receive more bad things to be angry and frustrated about.

Conversely, if you’re sending love, gratitude and praise out into the universe, positive things will come your way. Whatever you tend to think and feel is what you’ll attract to yourself.

Furthermore, this secret – the law of attraction – is affecting your life right now. You can measure how much negativity or positivity you’re releasing into the universe by reflecting on your current state.

What occupies your mind the most will influence your state of being. If you’re spending the majority of your time thinking about things that make you angry, sad or disappointed, these thoughts will come to define your life. For example, if you spend most of your day worrying about debt, you’re pretty much guaranteed to stay in debt.

The good news, however, is that you have the power to change it – and you can start right now!

There are three steps to creating the universe you want to live in.

Your thoughts are like a TV transmission tower, constantly broadcasting your requests out into the universe. So if you don’t like what you’re receiving, you need to change the frequency! Or, put another way, your thoughts are like seeds. The more positive thoughts you plant, the more positive your life will grow.

In both scenarios, the message is the same: you are the creator of your universe, and you can start to shape the world that you want with these three steps:

A wealthy, healthy and loving relationship requires visualization and a positive mindset.

When trying to ensure that positive thoughts are your most dominant thoughts, you might find yourself feeling overly anxious about any negative thoughts that threaten to emerge. But you needn’t fret. If you worry about negative thoughts, you’ll only make them worse. What you should do is let that negativity pass as effortlessly as you can, and instead focus on the good.

For instance, if you want to be wealthy, make that the focus of your thoughts. Grab a pen and write, “I am grateful to earn one hundred thousand dollars a year.”

Avoid resistance and recognize that you’re in control and will live in harmony with the universe.

Imagine there’s a force in the universe that’s responsible for creating the world we live in. It has always been there and always will be. Similar language is often used to talk about God or to talk about energy, but choosing a specific name for this force is less important than realizing that it exists – and understanding your relation to it.

The secret to life is to recognize yourself as one with the universe, that you’re an energy field acting inside a larger energy field, where the goal is to be in harmony and not in competition.

Key ideas in The Secret

What is The Secret about?

The Secret (2006) is a global media phenomenon that has sold over 20 million copies. In it, the author shares her thoughts on the powers that govern the universe and how you fit within it. Whether you’re aware of it or not, you are in charge of whether you experience joy and wealth or despair and poverty. These blinks lay out the author’s tools for taking control of your destiny so that you can unlock the happiness that you’re looking for.

About the Author

Rhonda Byrne was a mother of two whose search for the answers to life’s mysteries led her to form a group of like-minded teachers who were all privy to the secret presented in these blinks. From that came a film and a book, both called The Secret, and both have proved immensely popular all over the world. Byrne has also written a follow-up book called The Power.