The Art of Developing a Clearer Vision

Have you ever lost sight of where you’re going? Perhaps you’ve felt overwhelmed by all the details and contradictions that swirl around you? Maybe you felt that you couldn’t see the wood for the trees? It’s more likely to happen when we’re under pressure, when we’re feeling tired, running short of time and facing setbacks, obstacles and challenges. In other words, we trend to lose our way when we really need to have a clear sense of direction.

I know it might sound weird, but empathy is one of the greatest creators of energy. It's counterintuitive because it's selfless.

-??????Angela Ahrendts

This is when panic can set in and dent our confidence. This is the time when doubts filter into our perspective and colour our expectations of what’s really possible in our life. This is the moment when we can easily begin to feel sorry for ourselves. So, how do we break free from this constricting pressure on our thoughts and feelings and enthusiasm?

The simplest answer might escape our attention because our focus is too often directed towards the problems and difficulties that beset us.?

Only those who have learned the power of sincere and selfless contribution experience life's deepest joy: true fulfillment.

-??????Tony Robbins

When our vision turns inwards and becomes limited by the immediacy of our personal circumstances, that’s the moment to take a deep breath and turn our attention outwards. And the easiest way to accomplish that shift in perception -

is to help someone else.

That’s right. It’s a way of taking action when you’re feeling stuck in your own situation. And taking action is a powerful way to restore movement and momentum to your pathway.

Even if the effort is expended on behalf of another.

It’s also very helpful in terms of gaining a new insight into your own problems and challenges. By helping someone else, you appreciate at a deep and subtle level that problems can be solved. When you demonstrate that you can influence someone else’s situation, you understand that you can influence your own. Powerful medicine, indeed!

Do some selfless service for people who are in need. Consider the whole picture,

not just our little selves.

-??????Nina Hagen

The other advantage in making a difference to someone else’s life is that the change in perspective will reveal your own challenges in a different light. This is a very helpful way to harness your creativity and seize the initiative when you’re feeling weighed down by the pressures.

By taking a step away from your own circumstances, you untangle yourself from the web of details that often distort your view. You see the wider context, the bigger picture, the essential overview that gets lost when you spend too much time inside the details. It’s a substantial advantage in regaining control of your quest to achieve your goals. All from taking a little time to help someone in need.

It's also very instructive to appreciate life from someone else’s perspective. We take too much for granted and often fail to recognise the advantages and privileges that we enjoy in our daily lives. When we take time to recognise the incredible burdens that many people endure on a daily basis, it puts our own problems into a clearer context. It helps us to take the drama out of our situation and appreciate that most of our mountains are usually little more than proverbial molehills!

Obviously, the more we step out from the narrow confines of our personal hopes and ambitions and think about the conditions that others are enduring, the more we can make a difference to the quality of people’s lives and encourage a more caring world in which sharing and support are the hallmarks of an advanced and sustainable civilisation.

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Greg Parry created The Wellness Foundation and the Cognitive Empowerment Programs specifically to help people master their stress, overcome their limitations and explore the power of their true potential.

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