Why should you learn to change your perspective?

Well, the good news is, if everything is going perfectly for you, then you don’t need to read any further.

However, if you’re curious about how changing your perspective can be beneficial for you, then let’s continue.

I want to get clear from the start that changing your perspective does not require you to change your mind. It’s about looking at situations from a different point of view. Of course, if you choose to change your mind after viewing a situation differently, that’s entirely up to you.

Learning to change your perspective is all about looking through a fresh pair of eyes and providing your mind the opportunity to think and perhaps even act differently in a given situation. It’s about breaking or at least interrupting your current pattern of thought. By the way, a quick side note. Almost all ‘ah ha’ moments are triggered by changes in perspective.

Changing your perspective can also move you from a position of weakness to power. Many times, when you feel weak and a victim of circumstances, it’s because you’re taking a passive approach to life, you’re being acted on, things are being done to you. However, you move from passive to active when you decide to view things differently. It’s a subtle shift, but your mind and body will begin to generate different responses to situations that might have once felt overwhelming.

Now for the difficult news. Changing your perspective takes effort. In fact, in a chicken and egg kind of sense, changing your perspective requires you to change your perspective.  You must be willing to act and think differently. It’s the hardest step – but well worth the effort.

So, the next time you feel overwhelmed or stuck in a situation, try to change your perspective. Uncover the fact that you’re not bound to your current way of thinking and that you can, if you choose to, change your perspective and ultimately change the way you experience life.

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