The closer you are to your challenges, the less you are able to see past them. Challenges are neither big nor small in and of themselves. It’s what you compare them to that makes the difference. For example: is your house big or small? Well, that’s a relative question, right? Compared to a tiny house, it’s big, but compared to a massive house, it’s small. The challenges you are facing right now are only as big or small as to what you are comparing them to.

Unfortunately, most people view problems way out of proportion. It’s like taking a quarter and holding it up one inch from your eye–it appears to be huge, blocking your view from everything. In reality, though, it’s only less than an inch in diameter. You see, here is a hard truth:

Proximity Changes Perspective

You can live one of two ways:

1) The Microscope Perspective

Microscopes make tiny things look much bigger than they are. They help us even see details of infinitesimal organisms that are too small for the human eye alone. This is great for science but terrible for our courage. We end up creating fearful microscopes that make our small problems look insurmountable. When we are telling ourselves how big our problems are instead of telling our problems how big our courage is we have started to see things through a fearful microscope. This kind of thinking limits our ability to deal with the problems. Your response to problems will determine your ability to overcome them.

2) The Telescope Perspective

Telescopes help us see massive objects up close. They enable us to see something too big for our human eyes. Telescope type courage allows us to see our limitless power in our challenging circumstances. It brings a courageous perspective to us. The greater our courage, the lesser our problems. Not because we won’t have them, but because they won’t have us. See yourself as bigger than your problems and challenges. Believe that no one or no thing will limit your potential. This type of perspective fills you with the boldness to break through the limiting factors around you.