Do you ever feel stuck with a certain way of thinking during unexpected or undesirable situations? Feeling down about things we really don't have much control over is disempowering and is certainly not going to help us become a more optimistic person. As a Life Empowerment Coach, I have shared with clients, that the good news is, once we learn to realize when we are in this pattern of automatic thinking, we can take a moment to pause, reflect and recalibrate. We can seek our empowerment within and choose to change our perspective and look at our circumstances and situations from a new angle. I know for myself this is not something that comes natural. But we can learn to change the way we think about something and gain a refreshed attitude and feel re-inspired about our life.
Here are some tips to gain a fresh perspective the next time you are feeling overwhelmed or disappointed:
Learn the lessons in failure. Often, there can be hidden benefits from an undesirable or unexpected situation. Sometimes we feel we've failed because we have not seen the results we wanted. Often we view results we don't want as failure and view the results we like as success. All results can be viewed as lessons as long as we've learned something and have become a better person from the experience. Failures can offer more knowledge, wisdom and insight for the next time. Read more on learned lessons in failure.
Ask yourself if you are feeling overly anxious about something? You may realize you are making a bigger deal of the situation than necessary. I know this can be a tough one, especially when in the moment of a deadline, for example. But taking some deep breaths and a moment to pause and consider what all the options are; this can greatly help to decrease anxiety and shed some light on the best way to move forward. Read more tips on decreasing anxiety.
Lastly, try to look at something from various angles. It doesn't have to be a better perspective or THE perspective of a situation, but this will help to get in the practice so it becomes easier to be flexible with your thinking when something unexpected or "bad" happens to you. It can be real easy to just automatically assume or hold onto judgements about a situation or person, especially when we feel we are repeating something we've experienced before. However, when we are aware of our assumptions, we can choose to let them go. Assumptions can cause unnecessary frustration. Being open to looking at the situation from different views can provide a new way of thinking and feel much more optimistic and empowering. Learn how to stop making assumptions.
Heres to Healthy Perspectives!
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