MANY PEOPLE FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT THROUGH IMAGINATION, MENTAL IMAGERY, POSITIVE EXPECTATIONS, POSITIVE SELF TALK, FORCE OF WILL, AND PLAIN OLE JUST WANTING SOMETHING BADLY ENOUGH, THE UNIVERSE WILL PROVIDE IT FOR THEM. OF NOTE, SOME, BUT NOT ALL, BELIEVERS TOUT THAT NO ACTUAL WORK TOWARD THESE GOALS IS NEEDED. THE UNIVERSE WILL PROVIDE.