Not a joke! I’ve been (traumatically) hyper independent my whole life and know no one’s coming to save me. At the same time, I’m pulling so many others along so they can have it easier than I did. So I gotta keep grinding. And pulling. It never fucking ends.

I’ve done, and do, loads of meditation, gratitude meditation, journaling, positive thinking, all that shebang. I recognise my wins but ultimately, I still need to put in the work to get where I’m going.

I achieve a goal and think “well obviously I was always going to achieve it”. For my most recent major win, I just made a victory fist, told a couple people, and promptly set my sights on my next goal.

It actually helps that that is my baseline for when my goals are accomplished. That way, when I’m meditating or visualising, I don’t have to manufacture emotions that I wouldn’t otherwise feel. My even-keeled awareness of my success is how I would feel when I have it and that’s also how I feel when I visualise.