Spend a winter in Minnesota.
It was in the elevator at work today that I heard a colleague say “Isn’t it a great day out today?” I’ve spent the last number of years in MN so I eagerly nodded and said, “Yes, it’s amazing what the bright sun and crisp glare of fresh snow can have on a day.” That, and we both loved that it was 35 degrees today. Yes, 35 degrees (F)!
Why is it, if you are reading this in sunny SoCal, you must think we have lost our minds.
Or, if this was June, and all things being the same: 35 degrees, sunny with fresh dusting of snow – I’d sound like a loon.
It’s all a matter of perspective – we simply got too comfortable in the deep freeze. And it wasn’t until we could thaw out that we could shift our perspective and see something from a different point of view.
Want to add some new ideas, new way of looking at things – shift your perspective.
Ask yourself these questions to glimpse into a new perspective:
- What would someone from Minnesota say about that?
- How might Olympic Gold Medalist Lindsey Vohn approach it? (also from MN)
- What might the courageous you say to this?
- How might (insert anyone other than yourself) do in this situation?
and let their perspective shape yours. Who’s perspective would you like to learn from?
