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The Universal Nature of the Perception Cycle . . .
We can transpose new, more constructive beliefs for old outdated, non-serving beliefs in any
area. Whether the subject be happiness, authenticity, your needs, beliefs, values, your level of
self esteem, your roles, awareness, appreciation, acceptance, or your beliefs about any subject,
event or person, in fact, whatever you choose to think about, you can substitute a negative
belief for a more positive, constructive one and create a different cycle of events, and arrive at
happier results.
Test it for yourself. Feel the positive emotional energy from replacing a destructive belief with a
more positive one.
From all the research into the subject of happiness, the lecturers most significant discovery was
that the perceptions or beliefs we allow to reside in our minds, have the most dramatic effect on
whether we are happy or unhappy. Whether the subject is a person, an event, or a set of
circumstances, the degree of happiness or unhappiness we experience, depends largely upon
the belief or perception we have formed about that subject.
If the lecturer was asked “What is the most valuable lesson learned from your research that you
have applied successfully with multiple positive outcomes?” The answer appears on this page.

Preparing the material for this project, it
became abundantly clear that the
thought process was relevant to every
aspect of happiness.
The perception we have about anything
creates the thoughts we have about it.
Those thoughts internalise and create our
emotional feelings. Those emotions lead
to our views which in turn lead to the
actions we take. The actions we take
generate the result of our perceptions.

So, if you are unhappy with the results
you are getting, try looking at your
perceptions, see things from other
angles, from the other persons viewpoint.
Provided you do not hang on to
unreasonable, biased or unrealistic
perceptions, you can change your
perception and achieve happier
outcomes.

The Perception Cycle will help you to
challenge your beliefs on any subject, by analysing your results to date in that area, both
positive and otherwise.
The perceptions or beliefs we have about absolutely everything can affect our happiness
positively or negatively, dependent upon whether our chosen perception is the one that best
serves us in any given situation. At the end of each session of this course you are invited to
consider you perceptions about the subject matter you have digested, to determine if you are
clinging to perceptions and beliefs about that subject that are potentially obstructing your
happiness.