The Secret.

Who's read the secret? I haven't, I watched the documentary instead.
It was no doubt highly exaggerated, and 'glamorised' almost. But, I liked the two main concepts.

Concept 1: You make ur own luck.

Concept 2: Positive thinking is fundamental.

They suggested you make an individual corkboard with magazine cutouts of ur ideal future life. Of course, in their highly exaggerated version of events, ur corkboard will come to life, almost identically to the way you planned it, through the channeling of ur positive vibes and wants to the universe; which in turn channels its own energies to make ur dreams come true.
The more pragmatic explanation of why this method might work is, when u put ur dreams down on paper (or corkboard) in words or pictures, you begin to really visualize your dreams and formulate your goals. Once you actually have specific goals, it becomes easier to do something about them, and possibly achieve them. Positive thinking also means that you're not putting yourself down. Your own positive reinforcement, helps you actively make your dreams come true.

My friend and I tried it... To some extent it worked for both of us, we're both in a better place now, than we were then. But, it's been a year, I'm in another city... A new corkboard might be in order. For now, I think I'll just try reformulating my goals on paper - thats also proven to help me in the past.