Daily Gratitude: This may be long and take more than a glance to read but it’s essential for creating the life you want. It’s all about vibration. What are you feeling? What vibrations are you emanating to the universe? Don’t roll your eyes. You understand vibration even if you call it something else. “Read the room”; you could just feel the tension in the room”; “their aura is…”; “I could just feel it”; “there was just something about him/her”. You’re not actually reading the room. You’re feeling the room. You’re receiving the vibrations in (and of) the room. Thus, when you dwell on the past and have negative thoughts and feelings about what you experienced, that’s what the universe picks up. It thinks you want more of that and it most likely will provide more of that kind of experience- something that will produce the same type of feelings in you. If you visualize how you want something to go- let’s say a presentation or a date, you also have to add to that visualization the feelings you’ll have when you achieve your goal. The feelings is the key part to making it happen. Be excited and enthusiastic about each and every aspect of your goal, including the preparation part. Then when you’re practicing for it, keep that same enthusiasm and energy. The universe will provide more and more of what it senses you’re feeling. Saying “I’m fine and doing well” won’t do squat if you’re not really feeling that way. Make each day about the highest vibration possible.

Daily Gratitude: If you can make this your daily intention and revisit it frequently throughout your day, I think you will be surprised at the results. Remembering this often will guide your actions so that instead of clicking on that game app on your phone, you might pick up a book instead. Or maybe you’ll get up and go for a walk. Before you click on the app, ask yourself how much playing that game is going to add to your satisfaction level tonight? Monitor yourself and your feelings and use them to guide your behaviors all day long. Sometimes you may need to click on it because you need to relax your mind and if that’s the way that works for you, have at it. But if you’re just doing it out of habit, take some moments to think about what it will feel like when you go to bed. As Dr Rob Gilbert says – give yourself the pillow test. How do you feel about your day when you lay your head on the pillow.

Daily Gratitude: What if you were to focus on the “overcomers” instead of the thing needing overcoming? How different would your outlook be? It might take a little more effort but wouldn’t it be worth it in the long run? I think so. Instead of thinking how insurmountable a mountain is, I’d rather concentrate on those people who have actually reached the summit…or even those who have tried. At least they got off their butts and got out there to attempt it. They didn’t just sit around lamenting the fact that the mountain “is really hard to climb”. It’s a mountain after all and they are all hard to climb. Some more than others. But you’ll never know anything about it unless you investigate and what better to investigate than the ones who’ve actually been on that mountain. With the internet now, you should be able to find someone who has done something at least similar to what you want to do. Stop saying “i can’t” or “it’s too hard”. Even if you don’t want to do that thing yourself, you may be able to learn a lot from someone who has done it. I learn a lot from the 314 mile race across Tennessee. Do I have to wait a year each time before I can apply what I learned? No. Much of what i learned is applicable to life in general so I can use that knowledge every day. Flip the switch. Next time you say that something is too hard, immediately stop yourself and ask “I wonder who’s done this”. And go online and find out! It will change your outlook on everything.