Dear Friends,,

    What do you do when you find yourself "stuck"?  You know, whenever you're working toward a goal or making a change in your life, there always seems to come a time when you hit a plateau or you feel like you're not moving forward.  When that happens, I know from experience that it's easy to get discouraged.  That's why I was so interested to come across a technique that you can use to help you get over that and back on track.

    I was reading about the results of a study done at Ohio State University by assistant professor of psychology Lisa Libby.  It showed that when people were asked to visualize an event from their past and judge their progress since then, those who were told to visualize things from a third-person point of view – that is, to visualize it as if you were watching a movie, as an observer – judged themselves less harshly and saw the progress that was made.

    But those who were told to visualize "through their own eyes" -- in the first-person -- were more critical of themselves and couldn't separate their emotions from the event.  Friends,, that really says a lot about how our emotions can sometimes keep us from accurately judging any progress we make.

    It's like that old saying about seeing ourselves as others see us.  When you can imagine watching yourself as the star of your own movie, you'll have a better chance of judging your "performance" fairly.  And you're more likely to appreciate your own efforts, which will make it easier to continue on your path.

    After all, Friends,, you are the star in your own life.