Changing Your Perspective

What you focus on daily will determine whether or not you will achieve greatness. Unfortunately, we often focus on situations that control our perspective from a negative aspect. Because we encounter so many negative messages via social media, news, family etc., it is easy to become overwhelmed and allow our perspective to change from positive and productive, to worry and fear. You may be wondering what perspective means. It simply means your view point. Some of the very reasons we act, feel, or do the things we do is a result of our perspectives. It’s time to change the way you see things for yourself. Most people tend to think that if they had more money they would feel better about themselves. They have convinced themselves that having a better job, living in a better neighborhood or getting in a relationship will bring them happiness. While these things can provide a temporary spark of excitement, it will leave if the way you view things is negative. Eventually you will want to quit or move away from the neighborhood and he/she will say and do things to make you upset. The truth of the matter is that money may give you options and a job may give you a sense of security, and a relationship may give you companionship but if you have “Stinking Thinking” about yourself nothing you have will make you feel any better. Research shows that we talk to ourselves 50,000 times a day and 80% of the chatter in our minds is negative thoughts about ourselves. I want to encourage you to change your perspective of yourself. It’s time to change your internal message from a victimized to a victorious thinker. I know first-hand how difficult life can be when trying to succeed and make positive choices. It seems as though you are constantly coming up short. I also know that one of the greatest things I've ever done was changing my perspective of myself. Once I changed my perspective, I began achieving things I've never dreamed of such as: writing two books, and curriculum for middle and high school students, building my own business, being the Presiding Bishop of the International Church Fellowship and most of all, having a loving wife of 25 years and 8 great children. All of my children are working with me in business and in ministry but it started with me and my perspective. After I changed my perspective, I was able to embed in them, a positive way of thinking about themselves and others. I want to challenge you each morning to change your perspective and begin to write down the things that are inside of you that make you great. Be thankful for the little achievements and stop complaining about the things you can’t change.