Your perspective can either be your prison or your power

Have you ever felt like your perspective was holding you back? For me, It was during a meeting where another participant shot down every idea I brought. My immediate reaction was,

"𝘐'𝘮 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘴; 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵'𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵?"

This mindset, while understandable, was limiting me. On reflection, I realized a more empowering reframe would be to think,

"𝘞𝘦'𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘦𝘥; 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦," or "𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘭 𝘮𝘺 𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘶𝘮."

These perspectives transform barriers into stepping stones.

This experience reminded me that our mindset is the single aspect of life over which we have complete control. It speaks to the notion that we can choose our responses to life's situations, whether it's a career setback, relationship breakdown, or health scare.

Life isn't black and white; it's a spectrum of perspectives filled with nuances. We strive to adopt the more beneficial ones. By perceiving external events as neutral and recognizing that it is our impression that adds a positive or negative spin, we can ignite positive emotions and actions that lead to success.

💭 What perspectives have you held that felt like a prison?