develop a grateful mind

In his book The Science of Getting Rich, Wallace D. Wattles writes, “The grateful mind is constantly fixed upon the best. Therefore, it tends to become the best; it takes the form or character of the best and will receive the best.”

Practicing gratitude is a lifesaver; when you express thankfulness, you instantly shift your mental state and energy. You start acknowledging and appreciating the abundance around you, and this puts you in harmony with your source of supply. You get aligned with the good in everything, and as a direct outcome, more good starts moving towards you in increasing amounts.

Prosperous people always express gratitude, both in good times and bad. When they encounter a setback or challenge in life—money trouble, an obstacle at work, a relationship problem, a health issue—instead of adding energy to the misfortune by focusing on it, they pay attention to and think about things they are grateful for. They are firm believers that there’s a good reason why a particular challenge was thrown at them and instead of getting bogged down, they work towards identifying the silver lining and hidden opportunity in that obstacle and push themselves through. The wealthy and successful know that when you focus on counting your blessings day in and day out and change the way you look at the problems, the problems you look at change.