Affirmations and positive thinking work by drawing in energy and focusing it on the subconscious to bring about change. I strongly think this and we have limitless power to alter the world around us, to produce the life we wish, to draw toward us positive and advantageous events, experiences and individuals. Similarly, we may also draw toward us damaging destructive events, experiences, and individuals. This is the basis of the law of attraction. Get all the info you need here.