Perspective · Parenting Adult Children Today

Perspective

The filter by which we view life is key to what we get out of ours. Attitude is key when we are committed to making change. Your presence in this group is a confirmation that you have a measure of hope in your mindset. However, I want to challenge you. I want you to do a self-check and ask this question: How do I handle conflict and change mentally? If you were to rate yourself on a scale of 1-10 with 1 being awful and 10 being fantastic, how would you score yourself?

First of all, there is no judgment on this. Self-awareness is important and this question is an opportunity for you to see where you stand. Secondly, having a baseline helps us know where we are and provides direction on where we want to grow.

Last and most important, we get what we look for. Many times we play out all the scenarios of "what could be" in order to mentally prepare for the worst. If we can focus on staying present in the day instead of writing the last chapter of our story, we will be more likely to have better results in whatever we choose to do. We cannot control what happens to us but we can choose to decide how we will approach the issues we do encounter.

What about you? What is your current mindset? What if any changes do you think you need to make?

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