Greetings!
Challenges...obstacles...heartbreak...life if full of them. On our quest to achieve our goals, we can run into many pitfalls. We have been discussing many ways to overcome them. Let's talk about just one more. Our perspective.
How we view a situatioin gives it meaning. Tony Robbings has a great quote, "It's not what happens that makes a difference, it's what we chose to do about it that makes the difference." The way I interpet this is simply, are we going to focus on all the negative a situation offers? Or is it possible we can focus on the positive? We have all heard the phrase, "Every cloud has a silver lining." Unfortunately, this concept is often easier said than done. But, that doesn't mean it's not possible.
We can Decide in Advance, that when we are hit with a negative, we will give our best to react with a positive. It will help us stay happier with way less stress, anger, and anxiety. Let's use a story to illustrate. Let's say that you are home one day watching TV. Your signifcant other normally gets off work at 4pm. They normally arrive home at 4:30pm. Not today. Today it's getting late. It's nearly 6pm. So...here's where we have to chose our perspective on this situation. We could chose to believe that maybe they got held up at work. We could think they were in a car wreck. We could also think they are meeting for a coffee with "another person". Each of these pespectives will affect our feelings directly. Therefore, we need to work hard at what we chose our perspective to be.
This week, as challenges come your way, try hard to have the "proper perspective". See if you can't use this idea in other ways,as well. Perhaps to not judge others so quickly. We can chose our pespectice on just about anything. Give it a try! See if it helps you to stay more relaxed, confident, and focused on your goals.
I truely hope you gained benefit from this today!
ALL THE BEST!
COACH
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