"All you have to do is change the way you think." Wayne Dyer
Wayne Dyer would have us believe that a shift in thinking is all it takes to turn a difficult situation into something positive. For most of us, the idea sounds good but 'knowing the way, is not going the way.' Sometimes we need more.
Sitting behind a desk, alone on a couch or running from errand to errand, it might be hard to imagine life being different. What if you stepped away from your frustrations long enough to consider that maybe, indeed, it is possible to change your thinking? We all know how tough it can be to find ourselves in the middle of a crisis or repeating pattern, unable to see clearly. What if you physically put yourself in a safe, new environment and sought a shift in perspective? What if you liberated yourself from the beliefs that are choking your creativity, fun and joy for life?
There is lots of evidence that changing our perspective empowers ... and disempowers us. Remember when you saw an opportunity to follow a dream and someone with a different viewpoint dismissed your idea? Suddenly you felt defeated. Why, because you were seeing things through a perspective that you might not have considered up until that point. And if you believed that perspective, you might never follow through and discover your own brilliance.
Or how about the time when you dressed in something you felt good in only to turn sideways, scan your image in a mirror and see yourself as being too fat/thin/old/young/sleazy/dull/etc? Advertising is always presenting us with a different perspective on our bodies or appearance and if we believe on any level that what we are seeing in the media is better than what we see in the mirror, then our perspective will keep us stuck in a pattern of self-diminishment.
Over the course of facilitating the Shifting Perspectives workshop I've witnessed the dramatic shift that occurs when people allow themselves to see their challenges from a different vantage point. I never know which 'prop' or position will inspire optimism. That magic comes from the participants. And just like Wayne Dyer says "then anything is possible."
If you think Wayne makes it sound too easy, come and test the theory for yourself. If you are like the hundreds of women (and men) who have 'tried on' new perspectives with me, you'll walk away with a valuable life-long tool and a brand new take on whatever is getting in your way.
Follow this link for details: May 4th Shifting Perspectives Women's Workshop
Wayne Dyer would have us believe that a shift in thinking is all it takes to turn a difficult situation into something positive. For most of us, the idea sounds good but 'knowing the way, is not going the way.' Sometimes we need more.
Sitting behind a desk, alone on a couch or running from errand to errand, it might be hard to imagine life being different. What if you stepped away from your frustrations long enough to consider that maybe, indeed, it is possible to change your thinking? We all know how tough it can be to find ourselves in the middle of a crisis or repeating pattern, unable to see clearly. What if you physically put yourself in a safe, new environment and sought a shift in perspective? What if you liberated yourself from the beliefs that are choking your creativity, fun and joy for life?
There is lots of evidence that changing our perspective empowers ... and disempowers us. Remember when you saw an opportunity to follow a dream and someone with a different viewpoint dismissed your idea? Suddenly you felt defeated. Why, because you were seeing things through a perspective that you might not have considered up until that point. And if you believed that perspective, you might never follow through and discover your own brilliance.
Or how about the time when you dressed in something you felt good in only to turn sideways, scan your image in a mirror and see yourself as being too fat/thin/old/young/sleazy/dull/etc? Advertising is always presenting us with a different perspective on our bodies or appearance and if we believe on any level that what we are seeing in the media is better than what we see in the mirror, then our perspective will keep us stuck in a pattern of self-diminishment.
Over the course of facilitating the Shifting Perspectives workshop I've witnessed the dramatic shift that occurs when people allow themselves to see their challenges from a different vantage point. I never know which 'prop' or position will inspire optimism. That magic comes from the participants. And just like Wayne Dyer says "then anything is possible."
If you think Wayne makes it sound too easy, come and test the theory for yourself. If you are like the hundreds of women (and men) who have 'tried on' new perspectives with me, you'll walk away with a valuable life-long tool and a brand new take on whatever is getting in your way.
Follow this link for details: May 4th Shifting Perspectives Women's Workshop