One way of staying on track is to note what has gone well. Go with the flow and the joy that you experience. That way you will grow from a solid base and attract more. It uplifts you and promotes a sense of good will. It is encouraging both for yourself and others.
When you experience challenges, you can choose to appreciate the learning opportunities that come with them, or you can choose to hold yourself back. When you look at the experience for what it has to teach you, you go with the flow and it becomes a source of expansion. It helps you to refine your goals, become more clear, and gain more of what you truly want. This is the mindset of gratitude.
When you avoid an uncomfortable or painful situation, you experience yourself as needy and weak. You give the external situation power rather than discovering power within yourself. This prevents you from using your creativity to view the challenge differently. As a consequence, you cheat yourself of the pleasure of being able to overcome it. Gratitude shifts you to the higher vibration of love and appreciation. It restores your sense of personal power.