The Secret

So I battle with this concept of the Law of Attraction. It tells you to Believe and most importantly "Act as if", so that you put out the signals to the Universe to attract what it is you want. I can see how Smiles beget smiles and courtesy begets courtesy etc, but it also begs you to behave this way with money, material desires and stature. In these areas it almost seems a little dangerous. Behaving like you have a lot of money when you don't just because you expect it, can get one into a lot of trouble. On the other hand, if you never try, you'll never know.