Why the universe is ignoring your polite requests

In partnership with

We need to have a serious conversation about your radio dial.

Imagine for a moment that you are trying to listen to a broadcast of the finest jazz—smooth, sophisticated, rich. You want to hear the trumpet, the bass, the rhythm of success. But your internal radio is currently stuck on a station that only plays the sound of screeching brakes and people arguing about coupons. You can shout at the radio all you want, you can pray for better music, you can even write stern letters to the management, but until you physically turn that dial, you are going to get screeching brakes.

This is the Law of Vibration. It is not a theory; it is a fact of physics. Everything in this universe vibrates. Nothing rests. The chair you are sitting on looks solid, but if you put it under a microscope, it is a wild dance of energy. Your body is a molecular structure in a high speed of vibration.

Here is the punchline: Your "feeling" is just your conscious awareness of the vibration you are in. When you say, "I feel bad," you are really saying, "I am currently vibrating at a frequency that attracts garbage."

Most people live their lives backward. They look at their current results—their bank account, their job, their relationships—and they let those outside facts dictate their internal vibration. They look at an empty wallet and feel poor. The universe, which is completely deductive and non-judgmental, picks up that "poor" signal and says, "Ah, Bradley loves the frequency of poverty! Send him a flat tire and a surprise tax bill immediately!"

You cannot attract wealth while vibrating in poverty. It is physically impossible. It is like trying to watch HBO on a toaster.

You have to operate by the Law of Increase. This is a subtle art. It means you must consciously leave everyone you meet with the impression of increase. You must radiate the feeling that you are moving forward, and that by associating with you, they are moving forward too. You praise the good in them. You look for the beauty in the circumstances, even if that circumstance is a traffic jam on I-270.

When you practice this—when you choose to feel wealthy and successful before the physical evidence appears—you are flipping the switch. You are tuning into the jazz station. The music is already there; it has been playing the whole time. You were just on the wrong frequency.

As you begin to master this control over your internal state, you will notice a shift. It might be subtle at first, but the more you read my emails, the more success you will have in holding that high vibration, regardless of what the world throws at you. You become the thermostat, not the thermometer.

This is where the "Impression of Increase" turns into a boomerang. What you send out comes back, multiplied. It is the Law of Cause and Effect. You plant corn, you get corn. You plant "I’m worried about rent," you get a harvest of anxiety. You plant "I am so happy and grateful," and you get a harvest that looks like luxury.

Someday soon, you are going to be sitting in a very comfortable chair, looking out at a view that costs a lot of money, and you will be grateful for having clicked the links in my email, knowing that was the moment you decided to stop letting the world tune your radio.

Bradley Woods

So, if your thoughts were broadcast over a loudspeaker right now for everyone in your city to hear, would they be inspired by the music, or would they reach for earplugs?

Looking for unbiased, science-based advice to live longer?

Subscribe to Livelong and get current, clinically grounded insights on diet, exercise, supplementation, and restorative sleep—pulled from the latest research and turned into do-this-now checklists. For serious health enthusiasts, Livelong makes longevity practical, measurable, and real.

Join 74,000+ readers today.