Riaz applied for a new job, but as his self-esteem was low, he had already considered himself as a failure and he was sure that he will be rejected by the selection committee. He had a negative attitude towards himself, and believed that the other applicants were better and more qualified than him. Riaz took on this attitude, due to his negative past experiences with job interviews.
His mind was filled with negative thoughts and fears regarding the job for the whole week before the job interview. He was sure he would be rejected. On the day of the interview he got up late. Further he was shocked to see that the shirt he had planned to wear was dirty, and the other one needed ironing. As he had not much time, he went out wearing a shirt full of wrinkles.
During the interview he was tense, displayed a negative attitude, worried about his shirt, and felt hungry because he had not have ample breakfast. All this distracted his mind and made it difficult for him to focus on the interview. His overall performance in the interview did not make a good impression on the minds of the interviewers, and consequently he materialized his fear and did not get the job.
Ahmed applied for the same job too, but approached the matter in a different way. He was sure that he was going to get the job. During the week preceding the interview he often visualized himself making a good impression and getting the job.
In the evening before the interview he prepared the clothes he was going to wear, and went to sleep a little earlier. On day of the interview he woke up earlier than usual, and had ample time to eat breakfast, and then to arrive to the interview before the scheduled time.
He got the job because he made a good impression. He had also of course, the proper qualifications for the job, but so had Riaz.
What do we learn from these two stories? Is there any magic employed here? No, it is all natural. If you expect positive, you have positive and vice versa. We through our thoughts are constantly attracting people, events and circumstances which match our signals (thoughts).