ADVERSITY

The first thing we tend to say when adversity rears its ugly head is "WHY ME"? We feel like theres a dark cloud following us around and the universe has decided to purposely make sure that our lives are miserable.
Instead of saying "WHY ME" why don't we say "WHAT NOW". Why do we waste time worrying about all of our problems, instead of using that time to find solutions.

I feel that we are what we believe. If we believe that things will never get better then they wont. If we believe that the problem is transitory and will pass then eventually it will. One of my favorite quotes is "At some point the storm will pass, and when it does remember that you got through it in one piece, because there will be more to come."

To me that quote serves 2 purposes. One it lets us know that no matter how bad it gets our problems will eventually pass, and two we can use our experience of dealing with adversity to help us combat future setbacks that might arise.

The easiest thing in the world to do is quit. It takes no effort. I ve seen it first hand, not just in my coaching profession, or in my classroom, but in life. Friends and associates that have made up their mind that things wont get better so they don't try to improve their situation.

 Life is only as hard as you let it become. You see men and women that come back from war missing limbs that not only enter marathons but complete them. What if they decided to give up? That should serves as inspiration to us all, and  make us look at our problems and ask the question, is what we re going through really that bad?

The answer usually is no. Theres always someone that has it worst than you, maybe the only difference is they don't recognize it.