The law of attraction

Ever heard of the law of attraction? I have recently read a book "The Secret" and it revolves round the law of attraction.
In lay man's term, the law of attraction means that you would attract things/people that you are thinking of.

From Wikipedia:
The Law of Attraction claims to have roots in Quantum Physics, although this is dismissed by the scientific community as pseudoscience. According to proponents of this law, thoughts have an energy which attracts whatever it is the person is thinking of. In order to control this energy to one's advantage, proponents state that people must practice four things:

1.Know exactly what you want.
2.Ask the universe for it.
3.Feel, behave and know as if the object of your desire is already yours (visualize).
4.Be open to receive it and let go of (the attachment to) the outcome.

Thinking of what one does not have, they say, manifests itself in not having, while if one abides by these principles, and avoids "negative" thoughts, the universe will manifest a person's desires.

So basically by creating your own reality and by focusing on it, you would get it in the end (dont ask how, it just happens). Isnt that amazing!! We can all just create a belive that we are millionaires, focus all our energy on it and "tada" you are rich!! Yup I am definately exaggerating it, but as you can see I'm rather skeptical about such an idea. However, I must say that such a belief does help one to be more positive and work towards what they want. Its hard to justify such a theory and weigh the results based on pure thoughts or thru own hard work.

I guess if this law does help you, go ahead and create your own reality and focus on it.

My take is pretty straightforward.. know what you want and take steps to work towards it, doesnt matter if there is any attraction or not, you are taking positive steps towards your own goal and that is what matters.