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Ever wanted wealth, happiness and every man to fall for you? Self-
help books claim you can do all this and more with just the flick of
a page. But do mottos like "Realise your potential" And "ask, belieue,
receive" actually mean anything, or are they just crap? Lauren
McLean locks herself away for a month of reading to find out.
I looked around to see if any of the The gist is humans are like
WEEK 1: male species were impressed by mini-transmitters, who can attract
MAKING EVERY these five simple words. Nothing. everything they want through the
By Friday, despite my attempts power of their minds. Think good
MAN WANT ME at sublime positivity, my colleagues things and gold will land at your
Marie Forleo's nugget of wisdom remained unmoved. And my doorstep, and vice versa. Spooky.
in Make Every Man Want You is constant denial was making me "Food cannot cause you to
"You are not your mind". After more frustrated. I felt particularly put on weight, unless you think
reading this little gem, I was peeved when I read Forleo's it can," Byrne says. Okaaay.
sceptical about Forleo's ability "scientific proofl' that proved It only takes three steps: ask,
to butter bread, let alone make happiness attracted people. She believe, receive. "How do you get to
every man swoon. But I killed my says it's "proven" that water a point of believing? Be like a child,
cynicism and embarked on her first particles are attracted to words like and make-believe," she advises.
test: making "is-ness my business". "love", but move away from "hate". My friend suggested that if we
The best way to be irresistible Can water really read, Marie? really wanted to test this theory,
to the opposite sex, Forleo says, we should ask for something
is to become a positive person. WEEK 2: outlandish. So, he summoned
Instead of rocking back and forth a pair of antlers, while I focused
in the foetal position every time
UNLOCKING on scoring a million bucks.
something shit happens, you should THE SECRET I created a giant cheque, stuck
proclaim, "This is what I want". The Secret is a money-making it on my wall and began to believe.
I decided to test this theory at machine. It has catapulted its I dreamt of what I would do with
work, where the stress of meeting author, Rhonda Byrne, into an my riches. Would I become the next
deadlines has often turned me into overnight success (thanks to P.Diddy and buy myself a posse?
a raving lunatic. When a story Oprah), so I was interested But instead of bling and bitches,
collapsed the day before it was due, to see whether it could make I had a car accident. My friend
I announced, 'iThis is what I want". all my dreams come true. continues to wait for antlers.
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