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Do You Know the Secret?
It's the Source of Wealth and Everything Else You Desire
It's Also a Best-Selling Book and DVD

Rhonda Byrne, who wrote the book The Secret and produced the movie The Secret, says the secret is the Law of Attraction. If you think positively, you become a magnet that pulls everything you want toward you. The Law of Attraction tells you how to attract unlimited wealth, success, awesome relationships and anything else you desire. With the Secret, you can lead a happier, rewarding life.

Unlocking the Secret

The main idea of The Secret is that people need only visualize what they want in order to get it. The Secret purpports to reveal a time-worn but suppressed truth, known by such luminaries as Einstein, Beethoven and Lincoln: that we literally are what we think.

At the heart of the Law of Attraction is the idea that we create our own reality, simply by asking. Believe and know that riches are yours, and feel the feelings of having them now. The more you can feel it, the more power you will add to bring it to you.

This is he Secret to everything - the secret to unlimited joy, health, money, relationships, love, youth: everything you have ever wanted.

The Law of Attraction

You may not be aware of it, but a very powerful force is at work in your life. It’s called the Law of Attraction, the capability to attract more of what you want in your life, money, health, relationships, and less of what you don’t want. The Law is always working, rather like the Law of Gravity, and right now it is attracting people, jobs, situations and relationships in your life, both good and bad. The Law of Attraction is totally reliable. When you think of things that you want, and you focus on them with all your attention, the Law of Attraction will give you what you want, every time.

The Secret is a recent presentation of the Law of Attraction. The author borrows ideas from philosophy and science to suggest that thoughts and feelings are real, with their own frequency of vibration. And your thoughts attract those things -- or people, or circumstances -- with which they are synchronized.

It really is simple. If you want to know what you're holding in your mind, just look around you. What you have in your life now is the sum total of your thoughts and feelings.

At the heart of the Secret is the certainty that our thoughts are real. They send out magnetic signals that are drawing the universe back to you. When you see yourself living in abundance and feel intensely the thing you desire, without a smidgen of doubt, you will attract it. It always works. It works every time with every person.

How Does the Secret Work?

There are three simple steps to activate the secret in your life:

1. Ask 2 .Believe 3. Receive.

To ask is to place your order with the universe in a positive expression of what you want, be it wealth, health, relationships or success. Just put your request out there for the universe to hear.

To believe, we want to listen to our thoughts. But, because thoughts are numerous and fleeting, we are told to pay attention to our feelings, instead. We should deeply “feel” that the universe is working on our behalf. We visualize the request made manifest. We keep it active in our minds. By giving our attention to our desire, we increase the vibrations of our request. The Secret holds that the universe will make your wishes come true only if you really, truly believe in them. The Secret is not just about positive thinking. It's about how you feel about the things you say.

The final step of the Secret is to receive, which means allowing and accepting. What it also includes is an absence of doubt. You must believe that you have already received what you have asked for, and that the Universe is working to make your request manifest in your life. Gratitude is also part of the Secret. Focusing on gratitude can help a person take control of life.

Negative thoughts attract more Negativity to You

If you think, “I don’t have a car,” that is a negative thought and attracts more negativity to you, because it goes against the nature of abundance. Instead, you should say, “I want a car, I expect a car, I visualize myself shopping for a car, buying it, and riding around in it, I believe that I already have a car and the universe is in the process of delivering it to me.” These positive thoughts, repeated often, draw into your life the very car you are asking for, and it will manifest itself in your life.

What you resist, persists. If your thought is negative and fearful, it attracts the very thing you fear. That's because you give it attention, energy and focus. Rather than pushing against things we don't want, we align ourselves with what we want."

The Secret teaches that you should keep saying the way you want it to be, and if you keep saying it the way you want it to be, the universe will line up and give you exactly what you’ve said you wanted. You do not have to ask how it will be accomplished, because that is not your job. It is the universe that will make it happen, bringing what you want, because the Law of Attraction is always working.

Practical Applications of the Secret

"Everyone has to have their own experience to believe," says the author. “People should start with little things like deciding a cup of coffee will come to you or that you'll see a feather. There's no difference between attracting a feather and anything else you want. It's as easy to attract one dollar as it is $10,000."

Invoking the Law of Attraction brings all kinds of rewards into your life, from finding prime parking spots to curing cancer and kidney disease, from improved eyesight to great wealth.

The Secret is a Success

"The Secret" is the concept of Rhonda Byrne, a successful Australian television producer who says she stumbled upon it while going through rough times in 2004. Then her daughter gave her a copy of “The Science of Getting Rich” by Wallace D. Wattles, first published in 1910. Rhonda mortgaged her home in Melbourne and took on an outside investor to finance her movie, “The Secret,” which wound up costing about $3 million.

The very success of the Secret itself illustrates how the concept works. The DVD was released on the Internet in March, 2006. It did not play in theaters and had no marketing campaign, but, helped by word of mouth, it has sold 1.1 million copies. The book, which was published in November, 2006, is the best-selling title on amazon.com, even outselling preorders for the latest Harry Potter novel. There are now 3.75 million copies in print. Word of mouth has made the Secret famous, and appearances on TV with Larry King and Ellen DeGeneres, as well as the endorsement of Oprah Winfrey, have moved it into the spotlight.

The Secret Movie

The movie, book and audio CD of the book are vivid media with high production values. Rhonda enlisted a team of 52 teachers and self-help gurus, who specialize in personal development, to participate in The Secret. It is a massive, cross-promotional marketing enterprise. The Secret presents interviews with these speakers set off by short dramatized episodes with messages about how positive thinking will improve one’s health, wealth and love life. Rhonda narrates her own audio book of the Secret in her warm, breathy voice. When she speaks in her Australian accent, the word Secret sounds like the word Sacred.

The Naysayers

Not everyone endorses the Secret. The medical community worries that people will avoid medical treatment in favor of positive thinking, even for a cure to their cancer. However, Rhonda suggests that the Secret is best used in combination with conventional medicine. She mentions the placebo effect as evidence of the Secret at work in healing.

Others call the philosophy that wishing makes things come true a dangerous childhood fantasy. Yet, we all know that many times our wishes are self-fulfilling. Religious leaders say the idea that we can tap into the energy force and create our own world preempts divine power.

Now You Know the Secret

The premise of the Secret is simple. Love, money, health — you can have them all, simply by thinking it, believing it and receiving it. Supporters of "The Secret" tell how shifting from negative to positive thoughts radically improved their lives. Rhonda Byrne said it best: "I wanted to share this gift with every person. It's up to them to choose to believe."

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Kisah Mantan Miliyader Yang Kini Jadi Penjual Siomay Pink

Jalan hidup tak bisa ditebak. Sriyono, seorang mantan miliarder, kini berjualan siomay keliling. Namun, berkat penampilannya yang eksentrik, predikat miliarder itu tampaknya bakal kembali disandangnya.


Menjadi penjual siomay keliling dengan pakaian dan aksesori serba pink membuat Sriyono terkenal, terutama di dunia maya. Mantan miliarder itu juga pernah menjadi bintang tamu di sebuah stasiun televisi. Bahkan, ada yang menawari bermain sinetron. Semua itu dia lakukan demi bisa bertemu anaknya.

Minggu lalu (16/1) INDOPOS menelusuri rute jualan Sriyono di kawasan kelas menengah ke atas di Jalan Gandaria Tengah, Jakarta Selatan, tak ada orang yang tahu namanya. Tapi, ketika disebut nama Siomay Pink (barang dagangan Sriyono), kebanyakan warga yang ditemui mengenali. Mulai sopir bemo, satpam, tukang ojek, hingga anak-anak.

Siomay Pink juga menjadi identitas pria asal Klaten, Jawa Tengah, itu di dunia maya. Mesin pencari Google menyebut 83.500 hasil yang merujuk pada usaha siomay yang dijalankan Sriyono sambil berkeliling di atas sepeda pink.

Sriyono menjadi topik hangat di kalangan komunitas entrepreneur. Sebab, selain berjualan dengan kostum dan perlengkapan mencolok serbapink, kegigihannya dalam berwirausaha menjadi inspirasi tersendiri.

’’Mungkin karena saya dianggap nyentrik. Itu saja. Tapi, entahlah, saya nikmati saja momen-momen ini,’’ ujarnya sambil melayani pelanggan. Dia pun meracik bumbu siomay dari panci pink yang terikat di belakang sepeda pink yang telah dimodifikasi dengan sejumlah kotak kayu yang juga berwarna pink. Di depan sepeda itu terdapat dua keranjang pink dengan dua teddy bear pink terduduk di dalamnya.

Sriyono juga mengenakan kaus pink, bercelana pendek pink, topi pink, serta jam dan bahkan anting pink Namun, di balik penampilan nyentrik itu, tersimpan kisah perjuangan hidup yang cukup berliku.

Kisah sukses Sriyono dimulai pada 1969 ketika pria kelahiran Klaten, 21 Juli 1954, tersebut merantau ke Jakarta untuk menjadi sales mobil. Ketika itu, tiba-tiba saja dia sangat gemar pada siomay dan memutuskan untuk belajar cara membuat makanan itu. Dia lantas berguru pada seorang keturunan Tiongkok asal Pulau Bangka.

Dialah yang mengajari Sriyono membuat siomay. Setahun penuh Sriyono bekerja tanpa digaji untuk mendapatkan resep rahasia sang penjual siomay itu. Beberapa tahun kemudian, sang guru meninggal dan mewariskan usaha Siomay kepada Sriyono. Pada 1980-an, Sriyono memberanikan diri memulai usaha siomay keliling di Jakarta dengan modal patungan dengan beberapa teman.

Berbagai cara ditempuh untuk membesarkan usaha tersebut. Mulai membikin armada siomay sepeda keliling sampai mendirikan warung-warung kecil. Puncak sukses diraih pada 1996 ketika dirinya berhasil membuat outlet di salah satu mal elite di ibu kota, yakni Plaza Senayan.

Sriyono adalah pendiri dan pemilik outlet Siomay Senayan dengan beberapa cabang. Pendapatan bisnisnya ketika itu mencapai Rp 2 miliar per tahun. Dia menikmati sukses berjualan siomay dengan berstatus bujangan. Sriyono mengenang, tinggal di ibu kota dengan duit melimpah ketika itu bagai hidup di surga.

Bahkan, bisnisnya sangat kuat sehingga ketika krisis 1998 menerpa modalnya tidak berkurang. Tapi, dia justru masih bisa mendirikan outlet di beberapa tempat lain. April 1999, Sriyono memutuskan untuk mengakhiri masa lajang dan menikahi putri seorang polisi.

Pernikahan yang tidak direstui orang tua sang istri itu kemudian menjadi bom waktu bagi kehidupan Sriyono. Pertengkaran demi pertengkaran pun terus muncul sehingga konsentrasi Sriyono pada bisnisnya mulai berkurang.

Ketika itu, dia menjadi satu-satunya pengusaha siomay yang meneken kontrak dengan gerai waralaba Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC). Dia menyuplai siomay di puluhan gerai KFC di Jakarta yang ketika itu memiliki menu khusus siomay.
Namun, persoalan rumah tangga yang tak kunjung selesai pelan-pelan membuat manajemen bisnisnya kolaps. Akhirnya, Sriyono terpaksa menjual hak paten Siomay Senayan dan usahanya pun gulung tikar. Awal 2004, setelah 4 tahun 7 bulan berumah tangga dan dikarunia dua anak, yakni Peksi Safira Miradalita (kini 11 tahun) dan Pramesti Dewi Angelita (kini 10 tahun), sang istri menggugat cerai Sriyono. ’’Saya ingat. (Saat itu) hanya baju yang melekat di badan yang saya miliki,’’ kenangnya sambil menerawang.

Setelah perceraian, sang istri kemudian mengasingkan diri dan membawa serta dua anak Sriyono. Sejak itu dia pun tidak pernah lagi bertemu dua buah hatinya. Dalam kondisi bangkrut, Sriyono sempat ditampung mantan rekan-rekan bisnisnya.

Dia pun sempat mendapat bantuan modal dan berusaha merintis lagi usaha siomay kelilingnya mulai nol dengan konsep awal, yakni belasan armada siomay keliling. Tapi, pada 2008, usaha itu lagi-lagi bangkrut. ’’Saya selalu ingat anak saya dan rindu yang tidak tertahan membuat saya sulit berkonsentrasi,’’ katanya. Kegagalan kali ini membuat Sriyono tertekan.

Dia pun memilih menjadi gelandangan dan tinggal di jalanan kotakota Jakarta. Tiap malam, dia tidur berpindah- pindah, dari halte bus ke kolong jembatan dan dari pinggir jalan ke masjidmasjid. Hingga 2009, Sriyono memilih menetap di Masjid Al Bina di kawasan Senayan.

Setelah beberapa minggu tinggal di sana, tiba-tiba dia mendapat bantuan modal dari seorang jamaah pengajian yang mengetahui latar belakang dirinya sebagai pengusaha siomay. ’’Waktu itu saya diberi modal Rp 1 juta untuk memulai bisnis lagi,’’ katanya.

Awal 2010, Sriyono pun sudah memiliki gerai siomay di mal Pasaraya Blok M yang bernama Siomay Maestro. Namun, lagi-lagi karena tinggal kesepian dan rindu kepada dua buah hatinya, konsentrasinya dalam berbisnis terganggu. Dia pun kembali bangkrut. Sampai saat ini, Sriyono masih berutang kepada manajemen Pasaraya Rp 13 juta.

Di ambang keputusasaan, sebulan menjelang bulan puasa 2010, dia memutar otak dan mendapat ide brilian. Yakni, kembali memulai usaha siomay keliling, tapi dengan tampilan yang eksentrik.

Diharapkan, ketika dia menjadi eksentrik, sang anak akan mengetahui dan dirinya dapat bersua dua buah hatinya setelah lima tahun berpisah tanpa kabar itu. Sriyono pun memutuskan mengenakan warna pink sebagai seragam berjualan. Pernak-pernik pink pun dikenakan untuk berdagang keliling.

Dia juga berusaha tampil di setiap momentum di mana publik Jakarta banyak yang berkumpul. Sriyono akhirnya dijuluki ’’maskot’’ dalam even Hari Bebas Kendaraan alias Car Free Day yang diberlakukan sebulan sekali di jalan protokol Jakarta. ’’Semakin banyak orang yang kenal saya, kesempatan untuk bertemu kembali dengan anak saya semakin besar,’’ katanya.

Tapi, usaha tampil nyeleneh itu tidak semudah yang dia bayangkan. Setiap hari, bahkan sampai sekarang, Sriyono harus rela menjadi bahan ejekan orang-orang yang lewat. Tak jarang perkataan mereka sangat pedas dan menusuk hati. Tak sedikit yang mengira Sriyono adalah seorang waria yang nyambi berjualan siomay saat siang dan ’’berpraktik’’ saat malam.

Tapi, demi menemukan sang anak, hinaan dan cacian itu ditanggapi dengan se-nyum dan hati ikhlas. Bahkan, kini dia sudah memiliki 34 kaus pink, 18 pasang sandal pink, 12 topi pink, 3 jam pink, 3 pasang kacamata pink, kalung pink braces, anting-anting pink, dan tiga pasang sepatu pink.

Upaya tampil eksentrik itu membuahkan hasil ketika dirinya muncul sebagai topik di Twitter dan BlackBerry Messenger. Popularitasnya menanjak ketika kisah usahanya dipublikasikan di situs kaskus.us.

Pertengahan Desember 2010, sebuah koran berbahasa Inggris di Jakarta memuat foto Sriyono dengan full aksesori pink. Hasilnya, pekan lalu, awal Januari 2010, sebuah televisi nasional berhasil mempertemukan Sriyono dengan sang anak.
’’Waktu itu, rasa senangnya tak terhingga. Saya bersyukur mereka mengakui saya sebagai bapak, walaupun mereka memiliki ayah tiri warga Inggris yang kaya,’’ ujarnya, kali ini sambil terisak.

Tampil di televisi mendatangkan keuntungan bagi usaha Sriyono. Dalam dua pekan terakhir, omzet berjualan keliling yang biasanya hanya Rp 200 ribu per hari naik lima kali lipat menjadi Rp 1 juta per hari. Banyak pesanan dalam jumlah besar sehingga pendapatan berjualan berkeliling terdongkrak. Sejak pekan lalu, seorang pengusaha getol menawari Sriyono untuk membuka franchise siomay Yo Pink di beberapa lokasi di Jakarta.

Dia juga mendapat tawaran untuk bermain sinetron. Rundown jadwal casting oleh sebuah rumah produksi juga sudah di tangannya. Lalu, apa yang akan dilakukan sekarang? Sriyono menyatakan, dirinya masih berencana meneruskan usaha berjualan dan akan membuka warung kecil di Jalan Otto Iskandar Muda, Jakarta. Dia fokus meraih sukses lagi dengan Siomay Yo Pink itu.

’’Saya ingin anak saya bangga dengan bapaknya si penjual siomay berkaus pink ini. Saya akan bangkit demi putri-putri saya,’’ ujarnya lantas tersenyum.

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