That’s exactly why I never tell people to practice gratitude.
It’s the most irrational and illogical thing ever.
It’s like, “mate, what the fuck is there to be grateful about? My life sucks”.
Forget about gratitude James.
Imagine your business goes bankrupt, you’re failing to pay rent and debts are piling.
“Yes, you should be grateful.”
It sounds fucking stupid, because it is.
They often try to generalize your life until the logic is valid.
“Well hey man… at least you’re still alive”.
“Well hey man… at least x”.
The good ol’ “well it could be worse”.
The concept of gratitude comes from the mainstream New Age world. The world of zero context and projection of New Age concepts with little to no understanding or consideration for a person’s beliefs or life circumstances.
My advice to you James, and anyone else who thinks their life sucks:
Run the subs, take action and get small wins. Use those wins as momentum. Let them build, create them, let them add up. Immerse yourself in them. Make an unstoppable fortress.
That’s how you shift your mindset to start attracting things.
You breed accomplishments and wins, then allow them to have babies. Next thing you know, you have an army.
Option #1: My life sucks, things are looking grim, I don’t know what to do, etc.
Option #2: I’m running really powerful subs, I’ve gotten some stuff done. Despite how my life is now, I believe that with action and consistency I can change my life.
These are both valid. They’re both true.
It’s not about optimism, pessimism, positive or negative. It’s not about ignoring the bad and lying to yourself.
It’s about choosing which filter you want to invest in, mentally and emotionally.
Which one do you want to immerse yourself in? It’s your choice. You have the choice.
Whichever one you invest into more, creates a feeling. It creates a mindset. That is what you will attract.
To see that they’re both valid, one needs to practice having a wider perspective. When things aren’t going your way and life seems tough, it’s easy to panic and the fear narrows your perspective. You suddenly lose sight of option #2.
James. You finished a twenty hour html course in two hours and got certified.
How did that make you feel?
Do you know how that made me feel? Do you know what my thoughts were when you did that?
"James has it in him to take control of his life and win."
This is what everyone in the forum thinks and feels. We’ve seen the evidence.
Cheers, lol.