I love this guy! Sean Stephenson has a unique style and a can-do attitude that always touches me and his videos cause me to pause and think about my own life. In this video, Sean talks about perspective, something that I love talking and writing about.

Watch the video and I’ll talk more about perspective when you’re done.

Has that ever happened to you? You are moving along, suffering through all these big problems and whining and complaining about how tough things are, how unfair life is, when suddenly you get one of these wake up calls and in the blink of an eye, your life, and your problems, don’t seem quite so bad any more?

Of course it has.

It happens to all of us.

Life offers each of us many, many opportunities to grow into our full potential, but it is only when we are able to step back and see our own lives clearly that we are we able to take advantage of that incredible potential.

So how is your perspective on your life?

Are you being real about your challenges?

Or are you making mountains out of molehills?

How real are your problems?

If you were to write down your biggest problems and showed them to a stranger, would that person be blown away and say, “Wow, you’ve got it tough!”

Or would they look at your little list of problems and say, “You’re kidding, right? These are your problems?”

What if your best friend came to you with the same exact list of challenges. Would you look at your friend’s list and see those challenges as huge and unsolvable, or would you see them as easily overcome?

It is amazing how quickly a change of perspective can alter how you feel about the problems in your life.

What once seemed like a huge obstacle can instantly become a minor annoyance.

Everything in life is relative, and you can always look around and see people who seem to have it easier than you do, people who don’t seem to have the challenges or problems that you have. People who are lucky or who were born in the right place or the right time.

But that is just one perspective, one way of looking at the world.

You can also look around and find plenty of people who seem to be worse off than yourself.

But that approach is not really any better. In both cases, you are comparing yourself and placing a value on your perceived problems, a value based on what you think other people are experiencing and not based on the reality of your situation.

But those are only two perspectives… there is another way.

The best path is to allow yourself to see your life and your challenges as honestly as possible. When things seem too hard or too challenging, let yourself step back and look for the big picture. Sometimes you have to force yourself to stop and breath for a moment, and pull yourself out of the picture.

It always looks and feels different than when you are mired in the middle of things.

Peace,

Bob Crawford
Your Success Coach,
and creator of Growing Your SELF!

p.s. Learn to manage your perspective and tap into your true power to create your life on your terms… just one of the many topics we talk about in the Inner Circle of Success. Do you want to break out of mediocrity? Learn how by clicking here.

p.p.s. Have you experienced one of those wake up calls like Sean mentions in his video? Share it below and let us know!