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"You&amp;amp;#8217;re going to roll your eyes, but I&amp;amp;#8217;m really, REALLY into &amp;amp;#8220;The Secret.&amp;amp;#8221; I remember laughing when I read it because it wasn&amp;amp;#8217;t a secret at all. My mother, a former hippie, was really into creative visualization&amp;amp;#8212;the principal that your thoughts create your reality. If you fixate on positivity and success, you will manifest exactly that. A lot of people poo-poo this theory, but I consider myself living proof.After college I was too scared to chase my dreams so I just kept running from them. But once I admitted my goal&amp;amp;#8212;to write a book&amp;amp;#8212;it became easier to believe in it. I had no idea how I&amp;amp;#8217;d publish a novel, but I just KNEW that eventually, I would. And sure enough, good things aligned and I wrote Hot Mess. From then on I knew that I could get anything I wanted, all I had to do was believe in it, but that&amp;amp;#8217;s not as easy as it sounds. I highly recommend making a vision board. It&amp;amp;#8217;s basically a collage of everything you want, big or small. It&amp;amp;#8217;s important to be constantly reminded of your goals, especially if they seem impossible. Looking at them every day on your wall makes them familiar and thus more attainable. But after I made mine, I was really embarrassed. Pictures of celeb bodies I admired, vacation spots, phrases, my fantasy engagement ring&amp;amp;#8212;these were my deepest desires and I was going to plaster them up on my wall for all to see and judge?! What if my roommates made fun of me? Well, they did. Until I started achieving things on vision board, one by one! I&amp;amp;#8217;ve gotten used to friends seeing it, but I still get really bashful when a boy notices it for the first time. Not many guys can handle me, let alone be privy to my most ardent wishes. But if he does, he&amp;amp;#8217;s a keeper! OK, I know by now you&amp;amp;#8217;re curious so check out my board: See, tres dorky. Do you have a vision board? Any little tricks to stay positive and achieve your goals? I&amp;amp;#8217;d love to hear it! Get Glamour Wherever You Go! Follow us on Twitter Friend us on Facebook Add us to your Google homepage "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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