According to the Law of Attraction, which is what the secrets movie is all about, if we think constantly about what we want, we will achieve it. Although this is hard to believe, many famous and successful people are supposed to have achieved their success in just this way. Many books have been published claiming to explain how this works. The Secrets Movie also has this goal.

"As A Man Thinketh" published in 1902 and written by James Allen is an early and concise explanation of the Law of Attraction. To quote Allen from this work, "The soul attracts that which it secretly harbors, that which it loves, and also that which it fears. It reaches the height of its cherished aspirations. It falls to the level of its unchastened desires - and circumstances are the means by which the soul receives its own. "

In other words, we are not victims of circumstance, but control circumstance by what we think and believe. If we are positive in our outlook and expectations, then positive things will happen to us. If we dwell on negative things then that also will affect our circumstances.

In 1910, Wallace Wattles published "The Science of Getting Rich". This made the link between thought and money: a theme then taken up by Napoleon Hill in his all time best seller "Think and Grow Rich".

Napoleon Hill was asked by Andrew Carnegie to interview 500 of the wealthiest men of the day to find out what, if anything they all had in common that had led to their success. One of the conclusions he came to was that they all had the power to harness the power of the subconscious mind using autosuggestion. If they could convince their subconscious they could do something, then the subconscious gave them the means to achieve it.