What You Focus On, You Start to See

I have a little experiment for you today.

Look for yellow cars.

That's it.

Don't change your plans.

Don't drive somewhere specifically looking for them.

Just go through your normal day and pay attention.

Every time you see a yellow car, notice it.

Tonight, see if it feels like you saw more yellow cars than usual.

Where did all the yellow cars come from?

They didn't suddenly appear because you decided to look for them.

They were probably there yesterday too.

You just weren't paying attention to them.

There's so much happening around us all the time that we can't possibly notice everything.

So what we're paying attention to matters.

And it's not really about yellow cars

Think about what happens when you're convinced you're behind everyone else.

You notice the person who already has the career.

The friend who moved out.

The person who seems to be making more money.

The person who looks like they have everything figured out.

There's plenty of evidence available if that's what you're looking for.

But what else is there that you're not noticing?

An opportunity?

Something you're actually good at?

Someone you could talk to?

A different option you hadn't considered?

One small thing you could do next?

This isn't magic

I don't mean that if you think positively, everything you want will suddenly appear.

Life doesn't work that way.

Bad things happen. Problems are real. Money is real. Circumstances are real.

Looking for yellow cars doesn't create yellow cars.

It makes you notice what's already there.

That's the part I find interesting.

Because what you notice can affect what you think about.

And what you think about can affect what you do next.

So here's your assignment

For today, don't try to change your entire mindset.

Don't make it complicated.

Just look for yellow cars.

Tonight, ask yourself:

Did I notice more of them than I normally do?

And then maybe ask one more question:

What else am I looking for every day?

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