Why I think the Law of Attraction is not enough - Rich Dad Lessons
Based on Kiyosaki’s work
At the moment, we have in the western world, a big interest for the Law of Attraction and its implications for the life of human beings. Since 2006, with the presentation of the movie “The Secret”, a lot of people have been “attracted” by the theory that establishes that whatever thing human being wants can be gotten if he focuses the thoughts in a way to attract experiences and facts benefit him.
Basically, the Law of Attraction says what happens to a person is determined by the thoughts and would explain why some people fail (despite efforts): maybe, they are plagued by negative thoughts. Meanwhile, other people seem to always get what they want with minimum effort.
I have to say that, in principle, I agree that negative thoughts are really destructive. Also, being optimistic and thinking that we can face any situation are necessary conditions for success. The problem is a necessary condition is not always a sufficient one.
Surprisingly, the Law of Attraction seems to be based on the quantum physics. In the past, I heard the same thing with New Age: it is a movement where thoughts are focused on the people having a connection with the nature and the universe. The funny thing is only a few “new agers” know the concepts of quantum physics, although they are taught to high school students.
The problem I have with the Law of Attraction is it doesn’t talk about abilities. It seems the positive thoughts were the only requirement for success. That is to say, the Law of Attraction establishes that by focusing on thinking about something, we will always be willing to act to achieve what we want. What the Law of Attraction forgets is we do not all have the same abilities. Although there are a lot of people willing to act, not all of them have the appropriate knowledge in spite of their positive intentions.
On the financial world, for example, when a person, who has never had experience, wants to start a business, it is dangerous to think only by focusing on positive thoughts, the business will be successful.
To build a successful business, you need knowledge and experience. It is not very probable you can build a successful business only because you think it will be successful.
Sure, it is good to be positive, but that is not enough. According to the Rich Dad philosophy, success requires education and experience and, in fact, the failure is an important part of the road toward success. No matter how positive you are: sometimes you will fail. Watch the nature closely: it has cycles, one behind the other. Life is cyclic, too. Cycles of success and failure.
Positive thinking is important and thinking we can achieve what we dream is positive. But the thoughts or ideas are nothing without abilities. Think positive, but please also learn what you need to succeed and don’t be afraid of failure.
The thing I like best about the Internet is the opportunity to make money with an online business. It is not so difficult if you have the right information and guidance to do it correctly (and you have perseverance). Nowadays, we can see “no grey hair” CEOs who have earned a lot of money by using the networking and leveraging power of the Internet. Many young entrepreneurs could retire as young as they want. However, they are always thinking about new ideas. 
Do you know what’s the most dangerous advice you can give a child? It is this: “Go to school, get good grades and look for to safe secure job”. That is an old advice that was good for a short time but nowadays, in a fast-changing society, trusting in job security is surely a madness.
