When we are feeling stuck, despondent, or victimized, there is a temptation to share our circumstances far and wide. It is human nature. Usually, people are more apt to respond with a choir of sympathy and heartache (adding their own stories) rather than in celebration of good news. Support feels good. It makes us feel connected. As much as this is might be normal and seemingly encouraging, it is actually guaranteeing that we will continue our negative trajectory. We are actually energizing that which we do NOT want and opening the door to receiving more of the same.

That which receives our focus and attention is that which we will be compounded. Each time that we repeat our difficult circumstances, we are positioning ourselves as victims. The universe will respond in kind by providing additional evidence that supports our story. This is the reason why a day that we have labeled as “bad” continues to get worse. The moment that we invest in, embrace, and plug into that negative circumstance, we become a magnet for more of the same. In essence, we are saying “thank you, universe, I will take some more.”

This is not to suggest that we should never share. It is simply a reminder to be very mindful of the way that we share and the frequency in which we do it. There is a difference between sharing something as a release and continuing to tell, re-tell a story as a badge of our misfortune. It is the law of cause and effect. Words have enormous power. The ones that we are using now are in many respects the root cause of the effect that we will experience later.

Success or sabotage? Success at the highest levels is achieved when we accept 100% responsibility for every aspect of our lives and our response to it.

Is this going to be an incredible day? Call forth an incredible day by declaring that it will be so, rather than allowing specific circumstances to dictate the verdict.