What if it all went well?

Radically shifting a negative mindset in midlife

I follow a woman on Instagram who does funny comedy sketches about boomers. In one reel she shows her mother being really negative- in fact this is the running joke ‘boomers are always negative’. I’m not a boomer but I can identify with the gag. I have a parent who can over index on negativity. Pointing out the worst things that could happen. With work it has often been her narrative that has underpinned my decision making - what if things go wrong? What if I end up destitute? What if we lose everything? Those kinds of thoughts.