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The Law of Attraction (what you think about is what manifests itself in your life) is something that can be made to work for you if you go at it proactively. It is, ultimately, a mindset as much as it is a personal revelation, and it’s about self actualization of goals and dreams. There is a simple, multi-step process that can be followed to let the Law of Attraction make positive changes in your life.

Initiation Phase: Believe in yourself and believe in your dreams

Your dreams are important to a successful and happy life. One of the most difficult things for people to accept is that the most important part of your professional and personal life is taking a firm grip on your dreams and working towards them, and the first step in making your dreams happen is using the law of attraction to put them in the present tense, and break down what’s needed to achieve them. This isn’t some polyanna-ish Dr. Feelgood nostrum; you will still have to make the hard decisions about getting the most out of your dreams, and you’ll want to do what project planners have been doing since the Pharaohs built the pyramids, which is visualize the end state of your goal and work backwards, marking out what steps need to occur when to make them happen. However, you need to understand that the most important opinion about yourself is yours. Self confidence becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy, and ultimately, the law of attraction is about self actualizing your dreams and self image into actual, concrete results. Ultimately, it’s what you believe about yourself that will make or break you, and one of the keys is learning to unlearn lessons that have been imprinted on you at a younger age; the ones that say you’re lazy, that it takes someone with special abilities to achieve their dreams and so forth. Throw those out with the other rubbish, and do a brutal, honest self-assessment. Don’t wall paper over your flaws. Be aware of them, and put plans in action to cover for them with other resources. Don’t make “Someday I’ll change that habit” statements. Say “I have this habit, and I need to find a way in the present here and now to keep it from sabotaging my dreams.” Effective leaders aren’t perfect; they’re aware of their flaws and allocate assets to cover for them.

Once you know yourself, write down your goals, in the present tense, and read them aloud. Purchase an audio or attraction law MP3 download, not a book (very important) because beliefs are developed by what you hear. Listen to that audio as often as you can, preferably one about the law of attraction or a motivational audio. It works particularly well when you’re waking up or going to sleep, when your mind is the most suggestible.

While our focus on the Law of Attraction tends to emphasize the personal and financial, the law of attraction can be used to form solid ideations about love, relationships, weight loss and personal transformation. Think about how you’ll feel when the goal is accomplished and work your way back from there, whether it’s smoothing out a rough spot in your marriage, losing weight, or getting out of debt.

Execution Phase: Visualization is not enough; take action in what you believe

Visualization of the end goal is not enough. You need to plan, and allocate your resources – emotional, financial and personal, to achieve your goals. Because you cannot do everything, you need to prioritize, and if everything is high priority, nothing is. The Law of Attraction means you’ll get what you believe, but only after taking action. This can’t be action mired in old habits; it has to be new action that aligns with your beliefs in yourself, and your new self image. Taking action before you change your beliefs, will get you the same old results. It is very important to change your beliefs so that the Attraction Law works for you. When you proactively actively choose your actions rather than reacting to life, you will be taking actions that are in tune with your thoughts. The key to the attraction law secret is really believing that anything that you ask for can be received and allow things to happen.

Learning to take actions that in tune with your emotional guidance system is really the answer to your breakthrough; guidance for your actions needs to come from planning and careful consideration of the variables, but ultimately, a good decision now is better than the perfect decision later. Your mind has to be in synchronized with your feelings, and your feelings have to actualize your goals and dreams…but even so, visualization is nothing without actions, and actions without plans result in large amounts of wasted effort. Actions without hesitation or second thoughts have the best chance of actualization and realization; this is the core of bushido and most martial arts study – that right action can be done by knowing what is in your heart and acting upon it without hesitation.

The Attraction Law is a powerful tool for reshaping your life – visualize your goals and dreams, and take action from them to achieve your plans and goals.

If you do a search on the internet, there seems to be no end to what has been written about this simple, yet powerful weapon. There seems to be no small supply of writers who have used dramatic titles to add to the impact of an otherwise so-so article on the subject.

“Fistful of Dynamite,” “Rod of Pain,” and many others lead the way as writers share their own knowledge and insight into this inconspicuous, and yet surprisingly powerful little weapon. Unfortunately, far too many of these articles serve little to no real purpose in helping you to actually create results. And, these articles range in scope from the generalized “what it is” variety, to the overly bloated tome that includes what seems to be every single detail and supposition that the author wishes to impress you with.

Believe me, I have read a lot of what’s available, and while there are certainly a number of valuable resources from real experts, they are buried in a cyber-world of practically worthless “chatter.” While you can feel free to recreate my extensive research on the subject, I’ve brought it all together so you don’t have to.

So, what, exactly, is a Kubotan (pronounced “koo-bow-tahn”) anyway?

Good question. And to answer that, this article will give you the short, “what’s it look like and what else might it be called,” version. In addition, we’ll have to take a quick overview of the strengths and weakness of this popular self-defense weapon. But, for now…

The Kubotan, also known as a…

1. Pocket-stick…

2. Self-Defense Keychain…

3. Mini-Stick, and…

4. many others…

…is arguably, the most common self-defense weapon, next to the handgun, in the United States.

While many new tactical weapons continue to find growing acceptance within the law enforcement and security communities, there seems to be little change within the realm of private citizens. It appears that, once people find a good thing, they tend to “stick” with it. (Yes, pun intended!) According to many experts in the field of defense and personal protection…

“…the most popular, and quite possibly the most versatile, personal defense weapon is the Kubotan.

For simplicity’s sake, I will refer to the weapon throughout this book as the Kubotan or, more simply, the self-defense keychain. However, regardless of the name given to it, this powerful little compliance tool, carried by thousands of men and women – martial artists and non-practitioners alike – is an awesome means of deterring and controlling an attack situation.

Besides being, quite probably the cheapest weapon you can buy, in the hands of even a person skilled in only a few basic moves, the Kubotan is a formidable weapon for stopping an assailant in his tracks. And, for those with more training and developed skills, the self-defense keychain is one of the most effective self-defense tools that you can use today.

The weapon is simple in appearance, inexpensive to acquire or make, and fairly easy to conceal. While not as versatile and convenient as a clipknife like the Delica from Spyderco – my preferred weapon/tool of choice, by the way – it is easy to learn and even easier to use.

Depending on the manufacturer, the Kubotan is just a basic rod made of metal, plastic, or wood. It’s about 6 inches long and, as the name suggests, usually has a key ring attached at one end. The “official,” patented, Kubotan weapon “invented” by a man named Tak Kubota, has grooves machined into the weapon to identify it as a unique creation.

There are other variants of the basic model, including what is billed as the “Ninja” version of the weapon. This little piece of imaginative effort, created during the ’80’s when every weapon had it’s own “Ninja” version, has two thinner spikes protruding out from the side of the weapon that fit between your fingers when you grasped the main bar of the tool.

Let me assure you that, regardless of what you ever read or hear, the Kubotan or self-defense keychain is NOT a Ninja weapon – officially or unofficially. It’s ancestors that gave rise to the modern version, at least in Japan, were used by all trained warriors – not just the Ninja.

The more commonly recognized variants of the weapon are generally manufactured from heavy-duty plastic or aluminum. The official Kubotan, and third-party copies, are simply straight rods with blunt ends. However, many self-defense key chains have at least one tapered end with the key ring attacked to the squared, blunt end. Needless to say, some of these “centerpunch-like versions, like those shown in this photo, are extremely dangerous – as they have the capability of actually penetrating the target and doing more severe damage.

And, for those of you who are fashion-conscious and need to make sure that your self-defense weapon doesn’t clash with your Armani, these little gems even come in a variety of colors and high-tech shapes to match just about any ensemble.

But, to anwer the question, “what IS a Kubotan?”

It is a simple, easy to learn and use, self-defense weapon that can be used by the smallest defender, to bring the largest assailant to his knees in seconds. Quite simply, it is the best weapon for the person with little to no formal training and who wants to be able to learn to defend him or herself with the least amount of time, effort, and money.