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Feelings of Resentment
23rd July 2008
When I was first starting up my own Internet business, I would often come across posts in Internet marketing forums about how well people were doing.
It is common to see people posting about their “first $100 day” and “first $2,000 month” etc.
At the time I was reading these posts, I could feel a lot of resentment within me. I was feeling uncomfortable because they were achieving something I wanted.
Sometimes I would post up short notes like “Congratulations… keep up the great work!” when inside I actually felt like saying “Who cares!! Big WooptyDoo!”
Even after I had achieved my own first $100 day, when I read posts of other people doing it, I would still feel the same resentment and jealousy.
The truth of the matter is that if you’re feeling resentment, or feeling miserable about someone else’s success that you would like to have yourself, then you’re not a vibrational match to your desire and therefore you’re moving further away from achieving it.
I spend very little time on forums these days, however yesterday when I had some spare time to myself, I was browsing one of the marketing forums and ran into a “first $100 day” post. What I noticed was completely different to my usual offering… instead of feeling resentment for their achievement, I was genuinely happy for them that they are on their way to succeeding in their goals.
I’ve noticed this happening in other areas too and not just money related. I see it as a sign that I’ve shifted and my mentality has changed.
Being genuinely happy for someone cannot be faked. You cannot feel miserable about someone’s achievement, and then offer some positive words like “Congratulations!” and really mean it. Your vibration never lies - your vibration is what tells the truth about how you feel, even if your words don’t.
This change in attitude hasn’t been quick, but it can be done with just a little effort. Here’s some suggestions as to why I think I’ve managed to change from a lack mindset to one of abundance…
Beliefs - A belief is just a chronic thought that you’ve been thinking over and over. Changing your beliefs is as easy as changing your thoughts. Spending time being around successful people has helped me to change my own thoughts on what I think is possible and has helped me shift from a lack mindset into a positive one.
Raised Vibration - As I unveil in my Manifest a Miracle system, I have a daily routine to help me stay in a positive frame of mind which makes me feel good. When I feel good, my vibration is raised and therefore I attract more of the good stuff that I want in life.
Attention To What I Want - Instead of pushing against things that I don’t want, I allow them to be and turn my attention to what I do want to experience in life. This always reaps me positive results and yields me more of what I want. I no longer read newspapers or watch the news on television. These two acts have helped me massively to experience more abundance.
I encourage you to be honest with yourself and observe your feelings within yourself when someone achieves something you want.
How do you feel when a friend of family member…
- Gets a better job or promotion?
- Makes more money than you?
- Loses 10 pounds of weight?
- Achieves a long-term goal?
You can practice being honest with yourself right now by observing how you feel when you read about someone else’s success. A good friend of mine, Aaron Potts from Today is that Day, made a post about one of his successes with moving next to the beach to start up his own health business.
His story is wonderful and he also shares a lot of great information about how he achieved it. You can read his story by clicking here.
Head over there and observe your reaction when you read about his success. Are you genuinely happy for him, or is there something in the back of your mind feeling resentment? Know that if resentment does come up, then you’re moving further away from achieving your goals.
I can honestly say that I am truly happy for Aaron and wish him all of the very best with his new adventure in Florida!

Gary,
This is a great post, and not just because you gave a shout-out to my site!
You are SO right on the money about the fact that what we offer vibrationally is what matters, rather than what we say.
That concepts applies to what we say to ourselves, as well as what we say to other people. The Universe does not hear what comes out of our mouths, but rather what comes out of our hearts.
Awesome lesson to share with people, Gary!
It definitely helps to keep our vibrations up! And one way is also by being genuinely happy for the success of others.
Great article! Thanks!
Evelyn
Hey Aaron,
Thanks for stopping by!
Yep, its all vibrationally based. Attention to what you want will bring what you want in - attention to what you don’t want will hold it away.
Something else I’ve noticed lately is that I’m incredibly grateful for having the experiences like I described in this post… those feelings of resentment gave me the room to grow further.
This has happened a lot in my life… something that displeases me in the moment often turns out to be a god send in a future moment.
Speak soon, Aaron!
Gary
Gary,
Wow. I answered your yesterday’s e-mail, I wrote my today’s post, placed the link at PDP and went over the new posts there, so I was checking your post about resentment now.
Do you see the connection between your post and mine?
It’s true that mine was sparkled by your message, but still, it’s a big coincidence!
You know what? I have never felt resentment for someone else’s achievement! Honestly! I always feel sooo happy about them that I see I had not really thought about that resentment possibility… maybe that’s why people don’t share the good stuff so much, because they cause those feelings?
Mmmm, you made me think…
Hi Patricia,
I think Aaron inspired us both to post about similar topics! Thanks Aaron
I think one of the reasons you experience such great results in life Patricia is because you hold no resentment for another. It’s a beautiful gift to have. I’m certain you were born with it for a reason.
I consider myself to be very gullible and believe a lot of things on face value. It makes me poor at choosing good friends (though of course, I do eventually find good friends :)) but it also allows me to absorb a teaching more completely than someone who isn’t so accepting.
I believe I was born with that gift for a reason. I believe that all of us chose which attributes we wanted before our own birth.
Aloha,
Gary
I hadn’t thought about that last thing you say… thanks for planting a new seed there.
What surprised me was that I hadn’t thought about that possibility before reading your post! I just saw the selfishness in only telling the bad stuff and never thought about people feeling bad about good stuff being told to them.
Very interesting.
Vibration works. Staying vibrationally aligned with what is your truth and holding the vision of that, works much more effectively than ‘fighting’ to get your point of view across.