Top 10 Perspective Shifts – Part 2

Last week we talked about how your dreams aren’t over, no matter what your age, and we provided steps to help see your life differently. Here is the balance of the list:

5. Remember That You Are Not Alone: It is easy to feel overwhelmed with life. Seek support – there are 12 step groups out there for virtually everything. Read more self improvement articles. They might help you figure about some things that are puzzling you.

6. Remember Gratitude: Count your blessings. What is working right in your life? Make a list. Set aside a bit of time everyday to acknowledge what or who you are grateful for. The more you practice gratitude, the more you attract into your life things to be grateful for.

7. Court Your Passion: You still have your passions though it has been a while since you may have felt it flow. When are you the most alive and joyful in your life? Who do you most admire and what do they inspire in you?

8. Get Inspired, Take Action & Take A Risk: All the inspiration in the world is not enough to make you move your life to the next level. It takes inspired action to do that. Be aware of your inspirations, and then move on them.

9. Keep Breathing: You probably forget to take deep full breaths. We have all learned to constrict our breathing in response to stress. According to many self improvement articles, we not only need oxygen to stay alive, we need oxygen to give us energy and keep us healthy. Right now take 5 deep, full breaths – inhale through your nose, and exhale through your mouth.

10. Have Fun! Call a friend, take a bubble bath, take a bubble bath with a friend, take yourself to an art museum, spend an entire day out in nature. Put on some great music and dance till you drop. Try drawing, painting or some craft you’ve always wanted to try.

And you thought this was just one of those self improvement articles.