Perspective Is Empowering

Perspective “a particular attitude towards or way of regarding something; a point of view.” 

A key weapon in our arsenals’ should be a healthy sense of perspective.

That's not to lessen the importance of challenges faced today or to minimise the impact they can have.

Instead perspective is to allow us to see a challenge in the grander scheme of things. 

Perspective should empower us and relax us when faced with challenges, to help us overcome what it is we are facing.

This blog was sparked by a conversation with a long standing member of mine and further stoked by a short film documentary from behind the scenes of “Diary of a CEO”.

England was the last post WW2 country to stop food rationing and this was in 1954. Less than 70 years ago! 

Nowadays the cost of bananas made mainstream news headlines because they increased by 8p and the wholesale cost of bananas has an entire Government webpage dedicated to it which is updated weekly.  

I thought we gained a great perspective during the pandemic for the stresses on our NHS, yet as little as 3 years on that all seems forgotten.

Again this isn't to minimise the impact modern day problems or challenges have on us. I winge my fair share myself.

But a healthy reminder of what true struggling either in other parts of our present day world or very recent history can put those challenges into perspective. 

I believe perspective is empowering.

Instead of promoting a victim culture where things happen to us.

Perspective can empower us to take action, because you know what, yes it is abit sh*t, but a solution is within our control.

We have the ability and the resources to take action.

To earn more money.
To seek private health care.
To relocate.
To educate ourselves
To upskill.
To do nearly anything we set our minds to.

Our worlds are there to be changed and molded to our will.

 

Only it’s not going to change to us, we’ve got to take action and mold it for ourselves.