Attracting A Life Empowered
When I was a child we had a bunch of chickens. There were two really mean roosters in the lot and they always ganged up on this one particular hen. They generally stayed away from attacking the other hens, but for some reason they always picked on the one with the crazy hair doo. Maybe it was the hair…who knows. One day they really did a number on her. My sister and I found her laying under a tree with a chunk missing from her head…feathers missing, all beaten up. She was just huddled under a tree, watching all the chickens and roosters.
Now that I look back on the situation I’m not sure why we didn’t take her to the vet or something. But we brought her food and water under the tree and just cared for her every day.
For exactly 7 days she lay under the tree, not moving from her spot except to use the bathroom, just watching the others.
What was going through that tiny chicken brain of hers?
Then, day 7, she stood up, puffed her chest out and held her head high…and crowed!
From that day on she entered the chicken coop, literally a new hen! Or, er, Rooster? Trust me, those roosters stayed far away from her from then on.
She had taken a week to figure out how to survive with the other chickens. So what does this crazy chicken story have to do with living a Life Empowered and the Law of Attraction?
Simple.
You see, a so-called stupid chicken was able to master in 7 days what some people never master or discover. She realized that in order to get different results in her little chicken life, she had to change the way she perceived herself and the way she was in the world.
She followed a very simple process:
She focused on what she wanted. For 7 days she sat there staring at the chicken coop, I’d like to think she was visualizing her life in that coop with respect and no more torture from the roosters.
This then invoked the law of attraction within her and she began to find a way to make it happen. She began to change the way she thought about her life and her experience…I know it sounds silly and crazy when we are talking about a chicken here, but bear with me!
She then acted on the ideas and inspiration that came to her. And she literally changed her life!
Did she get different results? Yes, she was now in charge and the roosters didn’t touch her.
Did she keep acting the same to get those results? No, there was necessary change in actions.
Did she think the same way to get those new results? No, she had to first change the way she thought, what she focused on, and what she believed about herself and her little world.
Ok, I know what you’re saying, “John, it’s a freakin chicken! Are you serious?”
I know, it was just a little stupid chicken…or was she so stupid? She got what she wanted? Are you getting what you want in your life?
Do you have the income you want?
Do you do what you love to do?
Do you love the home you live in?
Do you love the vehicle you drive?
Do you feel joy every day, are you excited about each day?
Do you feel love, peace, and a fullness deep within each day you awake?
Are you living your dream life?
It took my crazy chicken 7 days…how long are you willing to be pecked at and attacked? How long are you willing to live with the “victim” mentality?
Where is your mindset getting you? Where has it gotten you?
I know, that’s a lot to take in. But the one simple question that sums all this up is, are you willing to change your way of thinking in order to claim your dream life?
Before I go on, I should probably tell you who I am, because after a story like the above you might think I’m a weirdo.
My name is John Westbrook and I’m an entrepreneur and a very grateful father and husband. My journey on the path of life empowerment and freedom began in 2005 when I was working as a youth pastor in Southern California.
I was barely making it financially and while I have a passion for helping others and working with young people, my job was more administrative work than anything. I was not feeling fulfilled.
And I was not able to pay my bills.
So I went online and did a quick search for how to make money on the Internet. I found a Network Marketing business that looked good. What I liked about it was it’s focus on personal development. What I didn’t know at the time was it was teaching me the Law of Attraction.
My Network Marketing business began to grow and about the same time I was fired from my job. Out of what I thought to be economic necessity at the time, we moved to Tennessee, to an area my wife and I both liked and which posed a more hopeful economic situation.
I got a job as a computer engineer and we bought another home. I also stumbled onto more ebooks and information on how to make money online. I moved away from running my Network Marketing business and began doing Affiliate Marketing using Google Adwords.
I was very successful and even created a training program, formerly the Life Empowered System, and sold it online.
All the while continuing my education on the Laws of Attraction, the way the universe works, the Divine, and how it all works together. I became a student and still am, of real life.
Recently I made a decision to shutdown my “how to make money” training and focus on my true passion…the Laws of Attraction.
My true passion is understanding and sharing the powerful laws of the universe that were put in place to empower us.
So fast forward to the present. Now that you know a little about me, let me get back to the real topic at hand…YOU.
What Do You Really Want?
Ask yourself, “what do I really want?”
My guess is you don’t have it, or at least don’t believe you have it. What I mean by that is this. Many people say, “I want happiness”. The little secret to that is you can literally choose to be happy, but if you tell yourself all day that you’re depressed or unhappy, or you tell others this, or dwell on it…that becomes your belief. And beliefs rule.
You see, you may want to be a millionaire, but if you believe that you don’t deserve to be a millionaire, or if you believe that it’s wrong to have a lot of money, or you believe that money is bad, guess what? You will stick with the belief.
It’s how we are made. We protect our beliefs and we listen to them.
Let me give you a perfect example.
The Law of Attraction states that like attracts like. Basically, you get what you focus and put your energy on. So what about people who say, “well if I say something is going to happen it usually doesn’t, but if I say it probably won’t happen, it does.”
Beliefs rule. They believe that if they say it won’t happen it will…and so their belief materializes and comes true. Your life right now, the way you see and feel about the world around you is constantly being influenced by your beliefs.
So our beliefs play into the Law of Attraction, very powerfully.
And our beliefs are the undercurrent of our focus. So to change your focus in life, you must begin with your beliefs.
How do you do that? And how do you effectively focus on what you want?
AND how does all this Law of Attraction stuff work? And why do I say “Laws” of attraction sometimes?
The Life Empowered Experience begins to answer these questions and more. My desire with the Life Empowered Experience is to give you the tools and practical application of this powerful information, that you need to begin to live your dream life now.
How do I do this?
To be honest with you I haven’t quite put together this whole program yet. It’s in it’s beginnings but I want to at least for now give you a starting point for your own journey. So you are welcome to join my newsletter which will notify you of my blog entries, give you periodic updates on the Life Empowered Experience, and give you inspirational thoughts and concepts along with practical applications to your life. Also, to discover more of what I’ve learned regarding our beliefs and the laws of attraction check out Dr. Joe Vitale’s books…I highly recommend ALL OF THEM: Mr. Fire
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Thank you and I look forward to talking to you via email very soon!
Love and Peace,
John Westbrook
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Good post, John!
This little dumb cluck just retired from a much-loathed work assignment. I have NO regrets, and more time to work on my goals. Blood pressure went down and spirits went up, but the best thing is that my “stuff” is coming together. Not in a way I foresaw, but in a way that leaves a lot of room for growth, both professional and personal.
Hope you’ve gotten a chance to sample the view from Lookout Point!
Thank Al!
And congratulations on your journey. It definitely sounds like you are responding to the Divine inspirations…and that’s where true life occurs.
You mention blood pressure dropping…I was just reading in The Attractor Factor by Dr. Vitale today about the connection our physical health has with our mental state. Awesome testimony to this.
Yes, a couple weeks ago I took my family to Roctoberfest…very cool and the view is breath taking.
Love & Peace,
John