December 2008

Achieving The Breakthrough Perspective
by Philip Callaghan

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Being your own outside observer

1. Identify a repeating pattern in your life:
   • Do the same problems keep coming up over and over again?
   • Reflect on your past and notice any repetitive blocks or problem behaviours.


2. Explore inside perspective first by asking yourself:
   • What would it be like if you did it differently?
   • What choices are you aware of at present?
   • Are they acceptable?


3. Pick a resourceful role model. Imagine them in the situation where your repeating pattern occurs.


4. Unconscious insight. Step inside the role model and experience the repeating pattern from their perspective.
   • What new choices are you aware of now?
   • Are they acceptable to you?
   • What resources do you need to make use of these new choices?
   • How can you access those resources?


5. Conscious insight. Now think about your role model from the outside.
   • What would they do in that situation?
   • What would they see or hear and how would they look as they do that?
   • What would it be like if you saw, heard and felt as they did?
   • Could you do things that way?
   • How many times would you have to do things the new way before it felt comfortable and natural?


6. Integrate perspectives. Go inside and allow your mind to put together the insights from the process. What new options are you aware of now?

Insight processes similar to this can be incredibly useful if you get stuck and feel you have no good options left. The value is derived from the sense of perspective provided and the use of conscious input at the right part of the process.

Explore, search for insight and ask yourself good questions. This leads to the ‘prepared mind’, allowing you to break the unwritten rules that prevent breakthrough.

There is a certain point when a problem just dissolves…

©2008 Philip Callaghan