President Trump is the “best” — he knows it. And that is why he is President.

President Trump’s State of the Union Address was very, very good last night.

President Trump might say it was “the best”. After all, Trump is “the best” at a lot of things — he tells us so himself — all the time. “Believe me, I’m very good at this.” “Trust me, I’m the best at this.” He’s boisterous. He’s self-aggrandizing. He’s bold. He’s cocky.

The press will tell you that there’s something wrong with him. The Democrats will say that he’s unfit for office. Conspiracists will say that he has some psychological disorder. But what if these are not the ravings of a supposed narcissist? What if he deeply believes all of this? He certainly seems to be accomplishing what he said he would do.

What if Trump only needs to be the best at one thing?

What if Trump is the greatest practitioner of the Law of Attraction?

In 2008, Oprah Winfrey featured on her show a book called “The Secret.” It spawned a mini-empire of DVDs, gurus, audiobooks and the like. “The Secret” purports to be a hidden power that we each possess. Oprah attributes her success to “The Secret.”

In short, this “new age” approach to living asserts that focusing on positive or negative thoughts will bring a person positive or negative results in their life.

It’s a more sophisticated version of the philosophy that drove Stuart Smalley to look in the mirror and speak aloud his affirmation: “I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and doggone it, people like me.”

Smalley (aka Senator Al Franken) was in the audience for the speech. Do you think he noticed Trump calling out this positivity?

What if Trump in his exertion of public-facing confidence is simply taking the Law of Attraction to an entirely new level? What if last night’s State of the Union Address was the pinnacle or even just the starting gate for his positive thinking sortie as President of the Unifed States? I’m not the first one to notice this.

Think I’m wrong? Read these excerpts from his State of the Union address with the Law of Attraction as a viewpoint. Trump opened with some of these lines:

A new chapter of American Greatness is now beginning. A new national pride is sweeping across our Nation. And a new surge of optimism is placing impossible dreams firmly within our grasp. What we are witnessing today is the Renewal of the American Spirit.

It was an astounding moment. Within a minute of his speech everyone was aghast. The comedian and writer John Hodgman tweeted: “WHO TOOK OVER THE PRESIDENT”.

You see for the past 40 days President Trump has created a series of unprecedented and seemingly outrageous moments. His Executive Order. His makeshift press conference. His hard hitting tweets. No one has seen anything like it before in politics.

I proudly worked for Governor Romney on his Presidential run in 2012. If there was one fault in the campaign it was this: we were always walking on eggshells. We were overly cautious so as not to let the press try and catch us in a bad quote. It handicapped us and we lost.

No one could accuse Trump of walking on eggshells. He takes extra care to grind them into the rug!

Most Americans aren’t into politics as much as you and I are. So when they tuned into the State of the Union address last night they expected Trump be the crazy guy the press has been lamenting about since the election. Instead, he was calm, articulate, inspiring, and in many instances conciliatory.

He denounced hate (including the killing of 2 men in Kansas). He conveyed emotional stories that brought everyone to their feet. He finished with an amazing overture to American greatness and hope. The media and many others questioned aloud again: “WHO TOOK OVER THE PRESIDENT?”

The time for small thinking is over. The time for trivial fights is behind us. We just need the courage to share the dreams that fill our hearts. The bravery to express the hopes that stir our souls. And the confidence to turn those hopes and dreams to action. From now on, America will be empowered by our aspirations, not burdened by our fears –- inspired by the future, not bound by the failures of the past –- and guided by our vision, not blinded by our doubts. I am asking all citizens to embrace this Renewal of the American Spirit. I am asking all members of Congress to join me in dreaming big, and bold and daring things for our country. And I am asking everyone watching tonight to seize this moment and — Believe in yourselves. Believe in your future. And believe, once more, in America. Thank you, God bless you, and God Bless these United States.

The major tenants of “The Secret” are all there.

Towards the end of his speech President Trump set into an emotional tribute to a fallen Navy Seal whose widow was in the audience. The applause for this woman and her sacrifice went on for several minutes. Even ardent Trump critic Van Jones had to admit: “…that was one of the most extraordinary moments you have seen in politics. Period.”

Maybe people are right. Maybe Trump is a narcissist. Or maybe, just maybe he really is successful because he believes is successful. He knows he’s the best. He believes he’s the best. He’s told you he is the best.

And now, in the words of Van Jones, he is the President of the United States.