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"From The
Coach's Corner" Articles by Brian J. Zahn
Our Perception…Is Our Own Reality
by Brian J. Zahn - Certified Life Coach, Author and
Speaker
We are all familiar with the story of Christopher Columbus
and his discovery of the Americas in 1492. To recap,
Columbus was an outstanding navigator and organizer of
expeditions. He achieved his fame by sailing west across
the Atlantic Ocean in search of a sea route to Asia, but
he did not accomplish this goal. Instead, he encountered
islands in the Caribbean Sea. During his four voyages
westward, Columbus explored what are now the West Indies
and the coasts of Central and South America.
Even with the success of his discoveries, he underwent
much heartache and dismay in getting a crew to set sail.
As the story goes, most people had perceived that the
world was flat and if they joined in Columbus’ journey,
they would fall off the end of the earth and die. Their
belief in this theory was so strong that they made up
stories to convince themselves of this pure assumption.
Nothing could prove them wrong and their perception soon
became their reality.
Today many of us, in some shape or form, have done the
same thing on other matters of importance. However, once
you convince yourself and believe in the thoughts you put
into your own head, there’s not much that can persuade you
otherwise. You have to undergo the criteria until you find
out the situation’s truth. This will lead you in learning
from your mistakes and understanding the journey of what
got you to where you are today. Sometimes this takes a
lifetime until you change and perceive a new truth. One
way or another, your perception had became your own
reality as well.
We are all products of our own environment while growing
up as children and we are what we know. During our
adolescent years, most of our own thoughts and feelings of
how our parents and others see us is made up in our own
heads. We determine what is true and what is fiction.
Sometimes these feelings are of complete happiness, joy
and love, while others are hurtful and haunt us throughout
the years. At a young age we learn to project our feelings
onto others without finding its truth. When there are ill
feelings involved, we are either too “afraid” of
communicating because we have been personally hurt or
“fearful” of finding out the truth. Most of the time, our
ego and pride get in the way because we are trying to
control the situation instead of confronting those who
have made us feel inadequate or incomplete. The pain is
usually just too great to endure, so we perceive on living
a life where are thoughts and feelings become our own
reality. Then we’ll search most of our lives looking for a
way to be heard, acknowledged and understood.
How you chose to live your life is totally up to you.
Those who perceive in living their lives positively and
optimistically will view their life as seeing the glass
half full. No matter what happens in any situation they
encounter, there is always something to benefit from the
experience. They will search and focus on all the good
that came of it, without questioning the negative. Their
thoughts, feelings and attitudes are those of acting upon
good intentions and result in pure love, friendship,
wealth and good health.
Those who chose to perceive in living negatively and
pessimistically, will mostly view their life as seeing the
glass half empty. They feel that bad things always happen
to them or that they are an unlucky person and never win
anything. They feel that the world owes them everything
because of the situations they are currently in. They find
it hard to see the lessons that were being taught and
continue perceiving their life in the same manner they did
before, and this too becomes their own reality. They’ll
believe in anything to convince themselves that something
else has control over them and refuse to look inside of
who they are for all the answers because they have given
up their true belief in who they are resulting in
negativity, fear and being poor and in bad health.
As you read this, all I ask is for you to take a deep
breath in and out. Do this two more times and hold your
breath a little longer each time. Now, ask yourself about
the perceptions on how you live your life today at this
given moment in time, the present time, the here and now
time:
Are you a person who lives
positively or negatively?
Do you believe in yourself?
Do you love yourself?
Are you self motivated?
Do you love your family and friends?
Do you treat others the way you want to be treated?
Do you truly love your significant other for who they are?
Is your relationship with yourself one of communication,
honesty, trust, sincerity and passion?
Do you have a job that makes you happy getting up in the
morning?
Do you enjoy the life you are living today?
Are you taking life for granted?
If it weren’t for Christopher
Columbus’ perception that the world was round, who knows
where we’d be living and existing today. So, it’s
important to look at your life and see where you are at
this very present moment in time. If the world is
constantly changing around us, we too have to change along
with it. As products are constantly being made easier for
us to use, we have to shed our perception on what once was
and adapt to what is. For example, thirty years ago the
cell phone was non-existent and now everyone has one. It’s
our way of staying in communication with others. Comparing
this to our lives, it’s only natural that we are
constantly evolving as human beings and perceiving our own
truth and understanding who and what is important in
living our lives filled with peace, love and happiness. If
you want to have good health, be wealthy, successful,
loving, caring and in a loving relationship, then you need
to perceive the reality you truly want and believe in it
without any doubt each and everyday.
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Brian J. Zahn is a Certified Life Coach, Author and
Motivational Speaker. He is a constant reminder that we
can have anything we truly want in life if we are the
"KEY" to our happiness. The important thing to remember is
to be "Focused", be "Present" and
"BE THE KEY™"
" in your life
that will unlock and open new doors to your happiness,
instead of being the obstacle. Reach out for Brian today
and let him INSPIRE, MOTIVATE and GUIDE you
compassionately, while discovering the "KEY" that's in
"YOU". Web: www.bethekey.net Telephone: 480-254-5000
Email: Brian@Anewviewtoanewyou.com
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