Have you ever felt that life challenges are so overwhelming that the only option available was to quit? Well, you are not alone, many of us have found ourselves at the very crossroads at some point in our life. we all face adversity of different forms, career setback, relationship, or personal struggle and you will agree with me that it feels like the world is on our shoulders and there’s no light at the end of the tunnel.
There’s a moment in our life when everything is going right, things seem to be on the right track and we are happy with where we are and positive about the outlook of the future, then boom! Life happens. Now we find ourselves at the edge of giving up and everything is just downhill and we kind of feel like there’s no way out. At this point we have two options, option one is to do nothing, we let stress and anxiety to take over, success seems like a farfetched idea with little to no room to be realised. While option two focus on one been resilience and channelling the inner grit towards overcoming adversity.
There are two questions we need to evaluate at this point, what caused my adversity? And what do I need to overcome it? Those seems to be obvious however it’s imperative that we understand what’s within our control and what’s not, visualise what will success look like once you have overcome your adversity.
We grow stronger when we learn to overcome adversity, this through accepting the possibility of failure as we face our challenges without fear and forging a resilient character. Now here are my three takeaways for you practice in your journey to greatness:
- Build resilience.
It’s about your response to adversity, are you responding with the intent to conquer the mountain before you and fully utilising the resources within your surroundings to prepare for your next best move.
- Shift in perspective.
Sometimes what happens to us is not our fault, but it remains our responsibility to pick ourselves up to do better, you have the power to create the change you want to see. Perspective is everything, so change how view your obstacle. See the possibility of been at the top of the mountain that is before you, use your adversity as steppingstone towards your greatness. climbing mountain.
Never run away from your adversity, accept, embrace, and conquer your adversity and your life will never ever be the same again. Adversity is not a barrier but a teacher that will reveal your greatness.
