Change Your Perception; Change Your Life; Breakthrough To Joy

“Miracles happen every day. Change your perception of what a miracle is, and you’ll see them all around you.” Jon Bon Jovi

Here are some important things to remember:

1. Breaking down mindsets and altering thought patterns takes time. Be patient with yourself.
2. Changing perceptions from negative to positive requires daily practice. You’re forming new habits, and it takes routine to achieve success.
3. Practice living in the moment. Don’t let dark thoughts take more than a few minutes of your day. Count your blessings and notice the beauty of life around you. Such as family, home, relationships, nature, and simple pleasures.
4. Have faith in yourself and expect positive outcomes. Learn how to trust your first instincts.
5. Examine your thoughts, feelings, and actions. Find the positives in them and use them for your own good.
6. Stay vigilant and catch yourself when negative thoughts begin sliding back in. You don’t want to go backward.
7. Let go of the past. It’s there for us to learn from and not to be relived and questioned.
8. Control bad moods. Resolve to be in a good mood instead.
9. Treat yourself and others well. Both raise self-esteem. Do at least one nice thing for someone every day.
10. Focus on self-improvement. Instead of wishing you could control others.
11. Maintain a healthy life balance between work and play.

We see the world not as it is but through our perception of it. Thus, we believe our perception is reality.

So, we live up to our perception because we believe it’s the truth.

But…. if you believe things can change and find ways to make it happen, you can come up with solutions to your problems.

How Does Perception Affect Success?

The article, Change-your-life states perception is to see a situation from one vantage point. To change one’s perception, the event must be seen from a different viewpoint, and a different meaning must be attached.

Reality is the actual state of things, and perception is our version of reality. Therefore, if you change a negative mindset or unhealthy perception, you can change your reality and, therefore, your life.

This life-changing process takes time and patience.

And it’s not always easy.

When negative perceptions are deeply ingrained, professional assistance may be needed.

But the truth is, change is always possible, even when it doesn’t seem so.

Chris’s Story

If you’re skeptical, watch this motivational video about Chris’s story. After he suffered a brutal injury, the doctors told him he would never walk again. But, Chis had a different perception than that of his doctor.

While everyone with a spinal cord injury may not experience Chris’s level of success, how can it happen without putting in the effort?

The human will is incredibly strong when accompanied by determination and a goal with a plan.

Danny’s Struggle To Live

My husband, Danny, woke up one week before his 45th birthday and found himself struggling to breathe. He immediately went to the doctor.

Upon discovering he had Heart Failure, Danny began learning how to live with his diagnosis. However, his condition continued to decline.

A few months later, Danny was instructed by his cardiologist to go home and get his affairs in order.

But our perception was different from that of the cardiologist. With the help of our primary care physician, we sought a second opinion from a cardiologist at Baylor Medical Center in Dallas, a medical facility knowledgeable in the latest technology.

There, Danny found the level of care he needed. And lived for years afterward.

The moral of Danny’s story is to never give up at the first sign of defeat. After all, defeat is only a perception. If you see a problem as solvable, then it often becomes so.

Two Coworkers With Differing Perspectives

Now, let’s take a look at two of my coworkers.

When instructed about newly assigned duties and responsibilities, one employee was excited about a new challenge and developed a “work smarter” plan. She embraced the opportunities offered by the company.

The second coworker was disgruntled with the extra work. She complained to everyone on the team.

Additionally, she made little effort to incorporate the new responsibilities into her routine even though time was available.

The unhappy coworker became such a downer that everyone began avoiding her. They also had to cover her part of the extra workload.

Guess which employee got a raise, a bonus, and a promotion?

When you steer your mindset and personal views toward positive outcomes, you can change your life!

The Top 10 Negative Self-Perceptions

Are you guilty of these negative perceptions?

1. I’m not good enough.
2. I’m not smart enough.
3. I’m too broke to enjoy life.
4. I’m not pretty enough.
5. The world is against me.
6. Everybody seems to hate me.
7. My boss doesn’t like me.
8. My personality doesn’t allow for a happy social life.
9. I’m a boring person.
10. There’s nothing better out there for me.

Ten Positive Self-Perceptions To Strive For

1. I can do anything I set my mind to do.
2. I can research and study everything I need to learn.
3. It’s okay not to be perfect.
4. I can find a better job or take on extra work if I choose.
5. I can start my own business and be successful.
6. I am as pretty as I need to be, and I love my big heart.
7. I will not project negative thoughts onto others. Instead, I will encourage and support those around me.
8. I can learn how to be a good conversationalist. I will make a new friend this week by joining a ___________ club/organization.
9. I’ve started a new hobby that I enjoy.
10. I can reach all of my goals when I learn what is needed, have a good plan, and refuse to give up.

Making Excuses and Blaming Others

It’s easy to become overwhelmed, lazy, or make excuses when we’re unhappy. This keeps us from admitting we are at fault in some situations. Plus, blaming something or someone else motivates us to avoid expending energy to improve the situation.

Making excuses means we actively make an effort to remain in a negative situation. Maintaining negative mindsets and perceptions, prevents us from growing and developing to our full potential.

When we can’t (or won’t) understand what needs changing, growth and development fail to happen. So, it’s important to admit we’re not perfect and to stop blaming many of our woes on external factors.

Instead, we can take action by breaking down our role in the issue, thoroughly examining the problem, and figuring out what to do about it. This means taking responsibility and actively seeking solutions. Or, it may only involve changing a poor attitude.

It’s common to feel powerless when something negative happens. But you have the power to take the problem by the horns. Thinking things through, asking for help, and researching what you need to know will help bring solutions.

“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” Alice Walker

Understanding Your Perceptions

Think about the coping mechanisms you use. How can you utilize them for self-improvement or to do good? Is it time to learn more efficient ways to cope? If so, check out these coping skills.

How do you process information? Do you take things at face value? Or do you overthink everything to death? How can you meet these two extremes in the middle?

Overthinking is an entryway to chronic anxiety. It causes stress, worrying about situations that never occur. But being too trusting means you could miss out on something impacting your well-being.

Next, examine your self-image. Do your thoughts lean toward self-criticism or arrogance? Can you look at all sides of a picture to find the truth instead of only part of it?

The point is to balance negatives with positives so that you obtain a clear perception. Remember, a mindset looking at only one side of an issue is never accurate.

Altering Thought Patterns

Once you become aware of how you perceive negative thoughts, you can take action to make them more positive. Thus you “tweak” the workings of your mind into something more helpful.

That means to stop looking for excuses such as, “I’m broke.” “I can’t keep up.” I’m not smart enough,” or “He made me do it.”

These are distractors.

If you dislike your job, put it in perspective. What’s good about your work that balances the bad? Maybe this particular career allows you to enjoy a financially stable life.

Or it gives you the relief of having health insurance for your family. Do you enjoy flexible hours or working from home? Or, plenty of vacation time?

Your job could be exactly what you need right now, but your negative perception of it is actually what’s making you unhappy. If this is the case, what can you do to change it?

Finding the Positive

As you continue working through your perceptions, you are retraining your brain. After a while, healthier thoughts start occurring naturally. Meanwhile, old hurts, excuses, and unhealthy habits will have less impact on your life.

It’s true that perception plays a major role in personal happiness. Thus, small tweaks in thought processes can make big differences.

It’s like taking the perfect photo. Maybe one tiny movement to the right catches that perfect angle where the light is absolutely breathtaking!

You have the same power to create a positive mindset that you do a negative one. So, use visualization and positive energy to make a healthy change.

And leave damaging, chaotic thoughts behind to find beauty, hope, and joy in the future.

References

youchoosetheway.com

inspiremetoday.com

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