Human brain can not comprehend the negative, it is incapable.
I'll give you an example. you ready? don't think of an elephant. oh.. I see you are imagin the elepant.
you can't tell the human brain not to do something.
Skiers know this. if you go through trees on skis and you go don't hit the tree, don't hit the tree, don't hit the tree, guess what you're watching, you're only looking at trees.
as suppose to follow the snow, follow the path, follow the path, follow the path, the only thing you see is the path.
it's the same thing for you. if you focus on the obstacles, all you will see is obstacles,
if you focus on the path through the trees all you see is path through the trees.
it's your choice how you choose to perceive your own carreer.
it's literally perspective