The Law of Attraction at The Law of Attraction at WorkWork

Or How I Landed my Dream Job- and How You Can, Or How I Landed my Dream Job- and How You Can, TooToo

ManifestingManifesting(Before (Before The SecretThe Secret))

Born & raised in Uruguay, South AmericaBorn & raised in Uruguay, South America

Had been dreaming about going to college in Had been dreaming about going to college in the US since I started taking English lessons, the US since I started taking English lessons, at the age of 8at the age of 8

Met an exchange student from Pennsylvania Met an exchange student from Pennsylvania in high-school (grade 11). We became friendsin high-school (grade 11). We became friends

She went back home at the end of the school She went back home at the end of the school year, and then into college, Allegheny Collegeyear, and then into college, Allegheny College

Connecting the Dots…Connecting the Dots…

Allegheny College, PAAllegheny College, PA

Montevideo, Uruguay Montevideo, Uruguay

And So It Goes…And So It Goes…

As I was graduating from my Teacher of English As I was graduating from my Teacher of English as a Foreign Language program, my friend told as a Foreign Language program, my friend told me about opportunities for Spanish Assistants at me about opportunities for Spanish Assistants at AlleghenyAllegheny

Applied, got accepted, and “just” needed money Applied, got accepted, and “just” needed money for the airfare for the airfare

My parents struck gold selling Spanish flags for My parents struck gold selling Spanish flags for the visit of their King to Uruguaythe visit of their King to Uruguay

Was on my way to Allegheny College to start Was on my way to Allegheny College to start school in Septemberschool in September

Allegheny CollegeAllegheny College, , PennsylvaniaPennsylvania

http://www.allegheny.edu/

Allegheny CollegeAllegheny College, , PennsylvaniaPennsylvania

Made new friendsMade new friends

Was introduced to Was introduced to Artificial IntelligenceArtificial Intelligence

Directed short plays in Directed short plays in Spanish- with students Spanish- with students of Spanish as the actorsof Spanish as the actors

Discovered American Discovered American Sign LanguageSign Language

Visited Niagara FallsVisited Niagara Falls

Lived my dreamLived my dream

How about YOU?How about YOU?

Do you have a dream? A goal?Do you have a dream? A goal? Clear in your mind?Clear in your mind? Clear in your heart?Clear in your heart? Do others know about it?Do others know about it? Do you feel excited about Do you feel excited about

living your dream?living your dream? Do you see yourself in your Do you see yourself in your

dream?dream? Visualize & “virtualize”, and Visualize & “virtualize”, and

feel the feelings of having it feel the feelings of having it now!now!

Get ready to receive…Get ready to receive…

Manifesting AgainManifesting Again(Before (Before The SecretThe Secret))

Upon my return from Allegheny College, started researching Upon my return from Allegheny College, started researching about Sign Language and the Deaf community in Uruguayabout Sign Language and the Deaf community in Uruguay

Was really hard to get into a Uruguayan Sign Language (LSU) Was really hard to get into a Uruguayan Sign Language (LSU) course having no Deaf relatives or Deaf students of my owncourse having no Deaf relatives or Deaf students of my own

One of my English students was working as a Linguist’s One of my English students was working as a Linguist’s Assistant at the University of the Republic, and got me the 1Assistant at the University of the Republic, and got me the 1stst LSU Dictionary, autographed by the linguist, which was LSU Dictionary, autographed by the linguist, which was produced with the support of Gallaudet Universityproduced with the support of Gallaudet University

Contacted Gallaudet University and Rochester Institute of Contacted Gallaudet University and Rochester Institute of Technology, unsuccessfully, trying to secure some kind of Technology, unsuccessfully, trying to secure some kind of scholarshipscholarship

A friend of mine, working then for Amity Institute got me in A friend of mine, working then for Amity Institute got me in touch with the Spanish Department to arrange for an touch with the Spanish Department to arrange for an internshipinternship

Taking the Leap…Taking the Leap…

Gallaudet UniversityGallaudet University

Montevideo, UruguayMontevideo, Uruguay

And Here We Go And Here We Go Again…Again…

This time I’d been working for a few years, so This time I’d been working for a few years, so I’d saved money for the airfareI’d saved money for the airfare

Had been taking LSU lessons at the only Had been taking LSU lessons at the only School for the Deaf, No. 197, in Montevideo School for the Deaf, No. 197, in Montevideo

Was ready for the challenge of learning a new Was ready for the challenge of learning a new Sign Language, ASLSign Language, ASL

Was on my way to Gallaudet University by Was on my way to Gallaudet University by mid June to start off the school year with an mid June to start off the school year with an intensive New Staff Orientation- in silenceintensive New Staff Orientation- in silence

Gallaudet UniversityGallaudet University, , Washington D.C. Washington D.C.

http://www.gallaudet.edu/

Gallaudet UniversityGallaudet University, , Washington D.C.Washington D.C.

Made new friendsMade new friends

Met William C. StokoeMet William C. Stokoe

Was introduced to a world Was introduced to a world of silenceof silence

Learned American Sign Learned American Sign Language (ASL), and Language (ASL), and taught Spanish using ittaught Spanish using it

Acted and signed to music Acted and signed to music in ASLin ASL

Visited Washington D.C.Visited Washington D.C.

Lived my dream- againLived my dream- again

How about YOU?How about YOU?

Have you set your short & Have you set your short & long term goals?long term goals?

Are they aligned with your Are they aligned with your passion?passion?

Ready to live your passion?Ready to live your passion? Dreams do come trueDreams do come true Trust that the Universe will Trust that the Universe will

work out the “how” for you work out the “how” for you to reach your dreamsto reach your dreams

Get ready to receive…Get ready to receive…

Working in TorontoWorking in Toronto

Having worked with Having worked with Elderhostel International, Elderhostel International, applied for a job to work applied for a job to work with/for seniorswith/for seniors

Got the job, close to home Got the job, close to home and alland all

Learned about Learned about volunteerism in Canadavolunteerism in Canada

Met some amazing Met some amazing volunteers and seniorsvolunteers and seniors

But something was But something was missing…missing…

Looking for a JobLooking for a Job

Did I want to go back to Did I want to go back to teaching?teaching?

Needed to have my Needed to have my Uruguayan credentials Uruguayan credentials assessedassessed

Took Adult Education Took Adult Education courses in the meantimecourses in the meantime

Started applying to a Started applying to a variety of jobs- from variety of jobs- from working with the Deaf, to working with the Deaf, to teaching English to teaching English to newcomers to Canada, newcomers to Canada, and organizing educational and organizing educational trips to South Americatrips to South America

Applying Applying thethe Law of Law of AttractionAttraction

Had identified a few Had identified a few agencies where I agencies where I wanted to workwanted to work

But was still not But was still not manifesting because I manifesting because I was focusing on was focusing on I I don’tdon’t want to want to work herework here anymore.anymore.

The Universe just kept The Universe just kept getting mixed messages getting mixed messages with the main concept with the main concept being being work herework here……

Until I shifted focus!Until I shifted focus!

Changed the name of the file Changed the name of the file folder where I would save job folder where I would save job postings from postings from Job Search Job Search to to Job Job FindFind

FocusedFocused on where I on where I positivelypositively wanted to work, and wanted to work, and visualizedvisualized myself being already theremyself being already there

Actually Actually visitedvisited the agency, the agency, and took picture of its main and took picture of its main entranceentrance

Used the Used the photographphotograph as the as the desktop picture for my home desktop picture for my home computer- saw it every day, as computer- saw it every day, as I turned on my computer to I turned on my computer to write my résumé or send query write my résumé or send query emailsemails

Landing Landing YourYour Dream Dream JobJob

How about YOU?How about YOU?

Do you know what you Do you know what you wantwant??

How bad do you want it?How bad do you want it?

Get it Get it clear in your clear in your mindmind- and- and in your heart in your heart

Let others know Let others know what what you want to doyou want to do

Take a tour of your dream Take a tour of your dream job site- job site- visit the placevisit the place, , meet some peoplemeet some people (future co-workers?)(future co-workers?)

Be on the lookout for Be on the lookout for opportunitiesopportunities- Open Houses, - Open Houses, job postings, public meetings, job postings, public meetings, online forums, blogs…online forums, blogs…

Get an actual Get an actual picturepicture of of yourself “working” at your yourself “working” at your dream jobdream job

Every night, Every night, visualizevisualize yourself happily working yourself happily working there. Excited yet?there. Excited yet?

Every morning, Every morning, reaffirm your reaffirm your set goalset goal and and give give thanksthanks for for having achieved it! having achieved it!

Now It’s Now It’s YourYour Turn… Turn…

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http://www.thesuccessprinciples.com/

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Thank you!!Thank you!!

SilvanaSilvana

Resources & InspirationResources & Inspiration

Jack Canfield in Jack Canfield in The SecretThe Secret, his , his The Success PrinciplesThe Success Principles, , his , , his Chicken Soup for Chicken Soup for the Soulthe Soul series (with Mark Victor Hansen), and series (with Mark Victor Hansen), and http://www.jackcanfield.com/

Joe “Joe “Mr. FireMr. Fire” Vitale in ” Vitale in The SecretThe Secret and and http://www.mrfire.com/ Kristin & David Morelli’s Kristin & David Morelli’s Everything is EnergyEverything is Energy at at

http://www.everythingisenergy.com/ Lisa Nichols in Lisa Nichols in The SecretThe Secret and http://www.lisa-nichols.com/Home.asp and http://www.lisa-nichols.com/Home.asp Marci Shimoff in Marci Shimoff in The SecretThe Secret and http://www.happyfornoreason.com/ and http://www.happyfornoreason.com/ Marie Diamond in Marie Diamond in The SecretThe Secret and http://www.mariediamond.com/ and http://www.mariediamond.com/ Mark Victor Hansen on Mark Victor Hansen on YouPublishYouPublish, his , his Chicken Soup for the SoulChicken Soup for the Soul series (with series (with

Jack Canfield), Jack Canfield), The One Minute MillionaireThe One Minute Millionaire and and Cash in a Flash Cash in a Flash (with Robert G. (with Robert G. Allen), and http://www.markvictorhansen.com/ Allen), and http://www.markvictorhansen.com/

Marlee Matlin in Marlee Matlin in What the Bleep do We Know? What the Bleep do We Know? at at http://www.whatthebleep.com/trailer/ http://www.whatthebleep.com/trailer/

Rhonda Byrne’s Rhonda Byrne’s The SecretThe Secret and http://www. and http://www.thesecretthesecret..tvtv Robert G. Allen’s Robert G. Allen’s Multiple Streams of IncomeMultiple Streams of Income, , The One Minute MillionaireThe One Minute Millionaire and and

Cash in a FlashCash in a Flash (with Mark Victor Hansen), and http://www.robertgallen.com/ (with Mark Victor Hansen), and http://www.robertgallen.com/ Simple Truths- Simple Truths- The Gift of Inspiration The Gift of Inspiration at http://www.simpletruths.com/ at http://www.simpletruths.com/