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UFC superstar Conor McGregor is one of the wealthiest athletes in the world. And he is often credited for making the UFC a global phenomenon. The MMA fighter has racked up 100s of millions as a result. And the way McGregor and his wife, Dee Devlin amassed such a massive net worth was through a spiritual path. And even NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal used a spiritual path to amass over $450 million.

Back in the latter part of the 2000s, Conor was a young fighter with loads of potential. But he still had a long way to go before he could get to the UFC. And Conor and his wife had massive dreams. And on the advice of Conor’s sister, they bought a book called The Secret in DVD form.

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The book was based on the law of attraction. And it suggests to the readers that with the power of positive thinking, they can change their life. And they could bring about anything they want.

Shaquille O’Neal followed a similar path to Conor McGregor on his road to success

And once the couple started practicing that, things started looking up. It went from finding a parking spot to a contract to the UFC and even to a world championship match and so on. Conor’s positive attitude helped him make his mark in the UFC and made the sport famous.

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And it carried on to his business as well. His ventures became extremely successful and made Conor’s net worth over $200 million. And today he is one of the most famous athletes on the planet.

And Shaq followed a similar path as well. He came from a large family where he grew up with his parents and siblings. And from a young age, Shaq would dream about what he wanted to do in his life. He dreamed about being an NBA star after seeing Dr.J and Magic Johnson play, and that eventually came true.

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Then he dreamed about being a movie star, and even that came true. Shaq says whatever he dreamed about has come true in his life. He wanted to become wealthy so that he could get his family things that they could not afford. And he did that.

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So Conor and Shaq both seem to have followed a similar kind of thinking and achieved a great level of success. Shaq is one of the true greats of the NBA and Conor is a UFC legend. And both started from a small place and have now been made to the top. All because they followed some simple laws, similar to the laws of attraction.