Let me ask you some simple questions, and I’d like you to answer each one mentally with the first yes or no that comes to your mind. Ready? The answers are important, because the first yes or no that pops into your head represents your personal expectation of the future.

Why?

Because our expectations today have a way of becoming reality tomorrow.

Most people use negative expressions like “I thought that would happen,” or “I’m afraid that doesn’t surprise me,” or “I could have told you that” more frequently than you’ll hear them say “I just knew I could do it,” or “I was sure that it would work out well.”

Why do expectations have such a powerful influence on our lives? Because, when we expect something to go a certain way, whether for better or for worse, we instruct our subconscious senses to be on the alert for the people, places, things and situations that will make those expectations become reality.

That’s why certain people seem to have all the luck, either good or bad.

Don’t just hope for the best things in your life; wishing is a potent factor in fairy tales, but your subconscious mechanism doesn’t take it very seriously.

Expect the best for yourself, and believe that the best will come to you. Expect to be healthy, happy, successful, popular and financially secure.

This attitude will automatically set your mind in the direction of happiness and fulfillment, and set your feet on the path to a better life.