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In the '80s, the United Negro College Fund ran a series of television and radio spots with the slogan 'A mind is a terrible thing to waste.' That slogan goes beyond getting minorities into colleges, and on to every day life. Your mind is the most powerful tool you have to create the life you want.

Touching on this is the power of The Secret. Millions have bought the book, more than that have watched the movie, and by now, the Internet is flooded with people trying to get you to believe in the Law of Attraction, which is that principle laid bare. Whatever you think about in your attitudes will manifest itself in your life, and that includes what happens when you aren't paying attention to your attitude, too. It works whether you want it to or not.

Proof of this can be seen in scientific studies everywhere, in the medical world it is known as the Placebo Effect. There is an old adage that even evokes the sentiments, 'Mind over matter.' That means that if you don't mind it doesn't matter, and if you do mind then it will matter. Undoubtedly you have seen people 'think' themselves sick, and you have seen them 'think' themselves well. The power of the mind is incredible.

While the singular of data is not anecdote, there is some direct experience you've had. How many times have you woken up in the morning thinking this was going to be a bad day, or 'one of those days'. And then had a self-fulfilling prophecy? Welcome to the Law of Attraction on a personal scale. It's your own mind and your own expectations sabotaging you.

Correlation is not causation, though there are a lot of people who try to link the Law of Attraction to some quantum mechanical effect. Going too far down this line will make your head hurt, either from the quantum mechanics or from the way the terminology is being misused. Ultimately, this drives into solipsism if you look at it too deeply, and that's not what the Law of Attraction is about.

Some of the more fringe scientific studies are trying to link this observer effect to thinks like remote viewing, telepathy, and other 'supernatural' powers. An even greater extension is that everything we see, feel and hear; all of our sensory inputs, may well be something 'stitched together' into a narrative by our minds. On the extreme end, this leads to solipsism, the belief that nothing is real until you observe it, and the question of 'If a tree falls in the woods, and nobody's around, does it make any sound?'

Although you may not even have considered it before; learning how to use the power of your mind is vitally important to having a great life! Obviously it is better to have your assets working for you instead of working against you. Let's take a closer look at how to use the power of your mind to achieve what you want.

The Law of Attraction is all about goal visualization. You need to define a concrete, clear goal. Don't wish for a lot of money; set a goal aside for a certain amount of money, and set reachable, achievable daily goals. Next, try to direct every mental action you take towards achieving that goal, and pull yourself away from distracting influences. Keep that effort constant. Try to clear your mind of the usual pattern of thirty different thoughts running at once.

The sign of someone who's goal focused is that they're very driven. They work each and every moment towards some goal, rather than frittering their time away in unstructured pursuits. When they're working on a goal, they're driving towards it, rather than do it a little bit, then get distracted by something else. This puts the full power of their mind on the goal, and every little step helps further it. It's one of those things that's so difficult because it's simple. People expect life changing events to be more involved than 'Make a goal, and stick with it.'

Your ability to shape your life, by actively taking part in the influence your mind has on your perceptions of reality is nearly unlimited. It's limited primarily by what you can imagine yourself doing. At times, this can border on obsession; imagine wanting a new home. Every day you start out with a list of tasks that will bring you closer to your dream of home ownership. You plan it, you think about color schemes and landscaping. Eventually, this will boost your performance at work; it'll encourage you to save, or to cut back your credit card debt.

Then, the house of your dreams hits the market. It's for sale. And because you've been planning and focusing on this, you qualify for the mortgage, and the owners like what you're planning with the home. You close the deal and move in and everything you'd been focusing on, all that energy, has helped realize your goal.

You can do this. Stop just letting life happen to you, make it happen for you. Decide on a small goal at first. Clearly define that goal. Do not doubt the power of your mind and you will be amazed at what happens!