LIVING without LIMITS the
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ot too long ago, the airline I was flying on lost my luggage. I fly quite often and normally do not
check any bags, but this particular flight was especially important. I was speaking at a 3-day association conference and had a keynote presentation each day. So I wanted to take extra suits and supplies to ensure I did not get caught wearing the same suit twice – call it a guy thing. I waited and waited at baggage claim. Made a few friends but my luggage never appeared. Once reality finally defeated me and my hope sunk into frustration, I joined my new acquaintances at the ‘lost luggage’ counter. It appeared that indeed I was go- ing to be at the conference wearing the same suit and shoes for 3 days. As we made small talk in line at the
power ofPERSPECTIVE
counter and compared war stories of how our luggage mysteriously disappeared, our jaws dropped as we heard the anger com- ing from the couple first in line. The wife was crying and the husband was keeping himself from jumping over the counter to personally inspect the agent’s computer. We couldn’t help but overhear how their luggage was lost as well.
My new suits and shoes had nothing
on their lost luggage – the luggage the airline lost was their DOG! Moral of the story --- it could always
be worse. Change your perspective to help change your outcome. The lens at which you see your situation is only that – a lens. So modify your perspective to change how you see things. The genesis of the following quote
Kevin Snyder, PhD
comes from Dr. Wayne Dyer, inspirational speaker and author. He says, “You can change absolutely anything about your life when you first change the way you see it.” How true. So much of life is how we react to what we experience. We cannot control everything that happens to us, but we can control our choices in response. True story: I ran my first half marathon
a few years ago. I was doing extremely well up until roughly mile 10. I only had a little more than 3 miles remaining, but somehow my right calf was cramping up and putting me in significant pain. After drinking some water, stretching and walk- ing for a few moments, my pain seemed
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