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".