Here's a story that'd be cliché if it weren't so tragic.
Someone studies hard in school because they want to get into a top-tier university.
Then they study hard there because they want to join a top-tier law firm.
They've spent a significant chunk of their life grinding themselves to paste... and yet, the story has just begun. They start as the lowliest of the low, doing mostly menial jobs, more studying and occasionally something meaningful.
It takes years before they're trusted with anything real.
But they can there.
And if they work hard and put their career first, it'll only take them decades to earn wealth, prestige and a nice title...
... only to realise this isn't what they wanted.
Their whole life dedicated towards a goal that wasn't even theirs.
And, honestly?
These are the lucky ones. At least they realised it eventually.
This is an extremely common hazard in life: mistaking other people's thoughts for your own. Someone else equates happiness with status, wealth or shallow physical beauty, and you pick up on it.
Only, getting all those things won't make you happy.
In fact, they make terrible goals. They tend to come as a side effect of real success. Doing what you love and meeting a pressing need can be profitable, indeed.
The word loves problem-solvers, so it brings status.
As for beauty? Well, anyone who radiates genuine satisfaction and a sense of purpose is naturally more attractive, no matter how they look.
These are guarantees, of course.
And you don't change the world to get these things.
But there's an important lesson here anyway:
Before you craft any affirmations...
Get really clear about what you want.
When you chase after something you think you want, but don't... well, let's just say many of my clients come to me because of that. They need my help to unwrangle the mess this has done in their minds.
Once they let go of their dirty goals and find what would really make them happy?
They become completely different people.
They glow, radiate and sparkle.
More than that, they burn with a new-found purpose. It's amazing how easy it is to work five times as hard, when it's towards something you truly believe in.
So my advice?
Get it right now.
Don't fall into the trap of reciting an affirmation that isn't yours.
If it's something that resonates with you, you'll stick with it, dig deep, press on through all obstacles and emerge stronger.
There are two ways to do affirmations:
There's the easy way, where you stick a note on your fridge and pretend it'll work.
Then there's the right way.
Affirmations aren't a shortcut to better things. They take discipline and persistence. But I pity anyone who doesn't sharpen their mind and focus every day.
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