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An old concept made very new, November 30, 2003
Is the universe planned and ordered or is it random and directionless? Is there a Force in charge or do we create our own reality--or is it both? It seems to me that a lot of people are confused about these questions. I certainly was. I've believed in a Plan for my life since I was quite young. Later in life I began to explore my role in the process. I became interested in doing visualizations and affirmations (in additions to prayers) to bring about the goals I set. Sometimes they worked. Sometimes they didn't. Sometimes I got a yes answer to prayer. Sometimes a no.
Robert (Bob) Scheinfeld has written a book that reflects many of the conclusions I've reached in my own journey. What I like most about the book is that it's written simply and clearly.
Bob presents seven steps for us to take to navigate the "path to success" anywhere we really want to go. I was especially glad to find an author who agrees with me that a lot of what's being said about "creating your own reality" doesn't work. He says that much of it doesn't even make sense. "People say what you focus on you create. But take a close look again. Think about all the things you focus on every day--the things you want, the things you don't want, the things you're afraid of, the things you expect. Do they all show up in your life? Again, if you're like me and most of the people I've worked with, you'll see that only a small percentage of what you focus on actually shows up in your life."
He questions why sometimes we do reach our goals and not others; why techniques work sometimes and not other times and for some people and not other people; and why some of our thoughts, beliefs, and feelings show up and others don't.
Bob says he knows that there may be a conflict between what we have believed all our lives and what he is talking about. It's true that his viewpoint is different from much of what's being written out there, but in the very first paragraph of Chapter One he says, "Let go of opinions and use what works for you." What he means by "works for you" is that it produces the results you want.
You won't find the kind of spiritual language in this book that you do in many other self help books. It is implied, but, again, you are free to substitute whatever language works for you. The concepts transcend any tradition.
The most affirming part of the book for me is his view of why certain things happen to us that feel "bad" at the time they're happening. We need to back off and look at the larger picture. If life is random, then we're always a victim.
Bob reached his conclusions after struggling for years with unresolved emotional issues, and he frankly shares personal situations in which he operated from old anger, old beliefs, old pain, and old confusion. The examples he gives are similar to a number of like circumstances in my own life so I could easily relate.
Bob is clearly bucking the tide with this first book in a series that he has planned, but his arguments are compelling, and for me, more convincing than a great deal of other books on the subject. "It's time to remember who you really are--beneath all the layers of programming and conditioning--beneath all the layers of what other people told you about who you should be, how you should act, and what you should feel and do."--Amen to that, Bob.
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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
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Invisible Path to Success deserves an Oscar!, October 17, 2000
Okay, so that was a corny title, but I thought it would be fun to continue with the "your life as a movie" theme from the book. I definitely enjoyed this book, and I devoured it in a day. The best thing is that the concepts are SO EASY to apply to your life! And Scheinfeld does a great job of teaching you the important points so that you remember them.
Okay, you say, so it's easy to apply and you can remember the important points....but does it work? The answer is YES! I've put a number of "ads into the network" and so far, almost everything that I've asked for has manifested in my life. The book also left me with a sense of peace, happiness and more control as far as what happens in the next scenes of my "total immersion movie"--my life. I'm looking forward to the next volume in the Invisible Path Series!
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32 of 33 people found the following review helpful:
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A simple way to change your life for the good., June 15, 2005
This review is from: The Invisible Path to Success: Seven Steps to Understanding and Managing the Unseen Forces Shaping Your Life (Paperback)
I read this book several years ago and recently bought another copy to read again (lost my first one). I have to say, since reading this book three years ago, I have used its principles to change my life completely. My life has changed from a life I had always lead, to the life I had always dreamed was possible, but was out of reach. I have told others of the principles in this book and many of them have changed their lives as well. As hard as it is to believe, considering the philosophies in this book are (as I see it) simply an anology, my story is simply true. This book probably doesn't say anything that you haven't already heard in some form, it simply gives you a methodology and way of looking at those things that allows you to use the knowledge that others make so difficult to implement. Those who say that it contradicts religeous beliefs are truly missing the meaning of the book. The views expressed in the book - if taken in context - actually support any and all religeons - I am a Christian. I am now a VERY wealthy person, I have an idyllic life with a wonderful family and I feel real happiness every day. The discovery of this book was the turning point that allowed me to begin a process that has taken me further in the past 3 years than I had come in the previous 36. Thank you Robert Sheinfeld - I wish I could thank you in person ... maybe someday our paths will cross.
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