This common visualization mistake is all too easy to commit. This is because it just happens so naturally, with the full support of the Law of Attraction.

There is a reason that people say “the better it gets, the better it gets” and “the worse it gets, the worse it gets.” They really are true sayings, and I’ll bet you have tons of evidence of the truth of these sayings in your own life.

Have you ever had a day where you woke up cranky, spilled your coffee all over yourself, and then locked your keys in your car? One of those ‘the worse it gets, the worse it gets’ days? Well, join the club - we’ve all had them.

And how about those middle-of-the-night disaster binges, when you wake up for some reason at 2AM and then can’t get back to sleep. And while you lie there, your mind takes a trip down all of the possible ways your life could turn to crap. One negative or worried thought starts it, and then a whole bunch of worries come rolling in after it.

And I’ll bet you’ve also had the opposite - ‘the better it gets, the better it gets.’

You wake up to birds singing and sun shining, your partner has made a great breakfast, traffic is great and you get to work early, just in time to swoop into a parking space right in front of your office. I could go on and on, but you know what I mean.

And aren’t those days GREAT?!

And I’ll bet you have also had days that started out really good, only to have someone else give you information that turned your day the other way. A coworker comes up and tells you a story about some upsetting incident, then you both speculate on how that might affect you. Someone else wanders over, shares their concerns, and off you go! Focusing on negative thoughts that do a fantastic job of attracting other negative thoughts and events.

Thankfully it can work the other way as well. Your day starts out tough, but when you get to work, you find a letter from a customer on your desk. They thank you for your help, and inform you that they have also sent a letter of praise to your boss. A few minutes later your boss calls you in to tell you about this letter she received and compliments you. You glow with the praise. Then when you leave the office, a coworker asks you why you look so happy. You share, and your coworker reinforces the compliment. Ahhhhh.

When you recognize that this is how it works, then you stop those negative thoughts as soon as you are aware of them. Force yourself to think of something positive - think about something you want and expect. About good times you have had. Or about similar situations that were easilyl and successfully resolved.

And if you can’t find the positive right then, just distract yourself. Do whatever it takes to break that negative thought chain.

When you can do that, then you’ll have mastered the on-off switch for ‘the better it gets, the better it gets.’

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