A Video “Perspective Shift Story” about Self-Image and Beauty

Perspective Shift Stories are a powerful, yet gentle, way of inviting a person to look at themselves or their situation in a new, more empowering way.

Sometimes you can use a short “video story” to help someone shift their perspective.

I just came upon an example of this kind of video this evening.

Earlier in the day, I stumbled upon an article about a video that spoofed how guys are the opposite of women in terms of their self-assessment of their attractiveness–i.e. the majority of men rate themselves as above average in looks (I’m sure women readers don’t find this surprising…).

The video is pretty funny, and…it made me wonder about the video it was playing off of which was sponsored by Dove and about women being out of touch with just how beautiful they are.

And then…low and behold, the ad to a Dan Pink video I wanted to send to a client just happened to be the original Dove video the other video was based on.

Besides being very moving, it’s a great example of using a video story as a vehicle for helping the listener engage in a perspective shift about whatever they see as “not enough” about who they are.

If you want to increase your ability to experience how to use this video as an example of using a video story to create a perspective shift, think about some aspects of yourself that you are less than kind to yourself in your assessment–whether something about your looks, your abilities, your accomplishments, etc.

Then watch the video.

If you want to see the video spoof, here it is.

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