Learn to Shift Your Perception

Everything in life is about perception, meaning, things can be different if we look at them differently.

Keeping this information on top of your mind can be extremely helpful whenever you find yourself in a situation that is pulling you down instead of keeping you up or when your feelings of ease and happiness are long forgotten and you can’t imagine you will ever find them again.

All those feelings of disconnection, loss of direction and not having enough energy to keep us going can be easily changed by a simple shift in our perception.

Let’s say you have been trying for some time to get promoted. You feel you work hard; you have all the competencies, qualifications, drive, etc. Yet the promotion is not happening. Over time your perception of the whole situation might begin to slide towards self-doubt, de-motivation and thinking that your Company or your boss will never recognize you and you are just wasting time working for them.

In a situation like this it is hard to remain positive and believe in a better outcome. Here is where a shift in perception can help. Firstly, you can shift your perception towards experience and ask yourself questions such as “What am I learning here?” One of the answers can be: “By having been in this situation for such a long time, I have developed patience, I have come up with new ways to motivate myself, I have improved my competencies”. Doesn’t that sound more powerful?

Another shift in perception might be towards honesty and you might ask questions such as: “Do I really want this promotion or am I after it just because everybody tells me I should?” By giving yourself an honest answer you might realize that all that time you spent waiting was not lost , because you actually would be happier in another job altogether.

No matter what our reality is, there is always a lesson to be learned. Realizing that is already a first step to shifting your perception the right way.