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I Am a Realist

I do not buy the whole new age "visualize what you want and you will get it" "positive thinking" shit.

I visualized and positively thought my ass off when I was younger and more impressionable, and ended up with nothing to show for it. 🙄

I'm a realist. It doesnt matter how much I visualize something- if it isn't within my grasp, I wont get it. I work my ass off to get where I want to be and still it doesn't happen. I'm starting to believe that either I'm cursed, or the universe is against me, lol, which, ironically, are just as new agey as "visualizing". 🤣

I just wanna know what will make my hard work pay off- without a bunch of hippie-dippie advice about "thinking positive".

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DragonFruit · 61-69, M

If you work your ass off to get what you want and it still doesn’t happen, maybe the goals are unrealistic for you. Maybe you’re working hard without focusing your efforts in the right direction.
If you have a realistic goal set, figure out what needs to be done to achieve that, and work hard toward that you should be able to attain it (it may take some time, but you should start seeing some actual results after a while).
The problem with “visualizing” is that people visualize goals that aren’t realistic for them. Working hard is admirable, but if you don’t have a good idea how to succeed by working hard, is your hard work being channeled in the right direction?
You need to think realistically....and thinking that you are “cursed” or that “the universe is against you” is no more realistic than thinking “visualize what you want and you will get it”.

DearAmbellina2113 · 41-45, F

@DragonFruit is a secure place to live and food on the table and a dependable car too unrealistic? Because that's all I want.