"...so to make a cake, just get a picture your in your mind of what the cake will look like and then TAKE ACTION. Put a big plate out so when the cake appears it LANDS right on the plate."
"But Kevin, you're being ridiculous. Obviously you have to take actions that matter."
"Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. I missed that part. How do you KNOW that they matter?"
"My Mom taught me and her Mom taught her and it's always worked."
"OK so you have a proven model with success that works everytime...but 'The Secret' says all you have to do is visualize, feel good about it and be grateful."
"Well that doesn't work with making a cake."
"How come."
"Because it can't happen like that. You have to know what the ingredients are to make a cake."
"Got it. Forgive me, I'm kind of dense... I'm just learning... so if I just pull out these ingredients and pop 'em in a bowl I get my chocolate cake?"
"No that isn't going to work either."
"Why not. I have visualization.
I have action, lots of actions.
I have all these ingredients in this here bowl.
I am closing my eyes visualizing a cake.
I feel REALLY GOOD about this. It's 100% THERE for me.
I feel grateful I get to eat a chocolate cake.
I open my eyes.
Nothing."
"There you go again, you're being sarcastic."
"I'm reporting the news."
"You have to know what to do with the ingredients."
"So I can visualize,
have the right ingredients,
take lots of different actions,
and get nothing?"
"Well of course. That's what happens EVERYTIME if you don't do everything right."
"HUH?"
"I have to do stuff right?"
"Well you can't just throw a bunch of ingredients in a bowl, close your eyes, think of a cake and have them magically appear. Kevin you really test my patience sometimes."
"Sorry, I just thought it was about visualization and taking action. I didn't realize I had to have the RIGHT INGREDIENTS, PUT THEM INTO A BOWL, and then do something else."