How we see the world very much depends on what we expect to see.

If we are a glass half empty type, we will notice all the wrongs and injustices in the world, how ‘people like us’ never seem to get a break, how all the luck seems to go to those who don’t deserve it – and we spend our lives helplessly chasing that elusive something that will change it all and give us the break we feel we deserve.

We can be envious or jealous of others, hoping that they fail so that we can feel better about ourselves.

For the glass half full types, life is an adventure that brings us challenges to meet, but that also provides us with the tools to meet those challenges – we notice opportunities to test ourselves and rise above the situation, learning and growing as we do so.

We are not driven by a sense of lacking anything, but by a desire to experience the good things that life has to offer and a knowing that if we use our skills wisely, we will surely succeed.

We wish success for others and seek ways in which we can help others to achieve their desires as well.

For a long time, I was a glass half empty type and life duly rewarded me with a half empty glass.

However, over time I slowly changed my thinking and began to see the world as full of opportunities with all possibilities open to me – and people to support me in realising those opportunities.

It didn’t come naturally to me, I have to admit. It took a long time to see any changes and there are still moments when the old programming gets the better of me.

But, with the help of a beautiful person (with a Little B), those half empty moments are becoming less frequent and life is much more rewarding for it.

When things feel difficult, it helps to think of others and notice that life is not easy for anyone – if we can help someone else to feel better about themselves, it is amazing how this makes us feel better about ourselves too.

For most of us, it will require a conscious decision to act in a better way in order to begin to see the world in a different and more supportive way.

We may feel that we are only small nobodies, who cannot make a difference to anything – but this is not so.

We all have the potential to change our lives and the lives of those we come into contact with.

By taking time to connect with others, helping when we can – a kind word or deed goes a long way in a world that can seem distant and uncaring – anyone can feel like a Superstar.