Tag: challenges

• What You Need

  If you always got what you wanted, you would find yourself deeply disappointed. 

  You may think you know what you want, but you most likely do not know what you need. 

  You want an easy, enjoyable life. 

  What you need, however, is difficulty, friction, and growth. 

  You may choose these things in one way or another already, but you are highly unlikely to choose them in the ways that you truly need.

  When you get what you want, you get a mirror. 

  You get a reflection of who you already are. 

  When you get what you need, you get a glimpse into who you can be. 

  Who you are will be challenged by what you need to face. 

  Through these challenges, you get to become someone new, better, and stronger. 

  Getting what you want is easy. 

  Accepting and embracing what you need is where the real work is done. 

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  October 10, 2023

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• The Messenger

  Face the challenge in front of you. 

  Struggle is a gift. 

  This is an opportunity to learn who you are and what you are here for. 

  Whatever trials and tribulations you encounter are given to you for a reason, but you must face them in order to understand. 

  If you run or hide from difficulty, you are merely postponing the lesson it has to teach you. 

  And the lesson you are meant to learn does not go away simply because you ignore or deny it.

  The lesson remains, waiting to be discovered. 

  Embrace this moment. 

  Seize this opportunity. 

  Trudge forward into the unknown. 

  Free yourself from the chains of comfort that bind you to your past self. 

  Your truth is waiting to be discovered. 

  This challenge is simply the messenger.  

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  September 6, 2023

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• Changing Plans

  Life has a funny way of changing your plans, or at least making you slow down to reevaluate your priorities. 

  No matter how committed you may be to the path you are on, some obstacle, hardship, or challenge will inevitably come in between you and your goals. 

  In these moments of difficulty, you will undoubtedly begin to question yourself. 

  You will start to wonder if you made the right decision, if you have the correct priorities, and if you should perhaps choose a different path. 

  But this is the path. 

  The path is made of obstacles, hardships, and challenges that will make you question your convictions. 

  How you handle that which stands in between you and your goals is not merely a sign of your character; it defines your character. 

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  August 29, 2023

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• Commit Forward

  Once you choose a path, commit to it.

  You will get nowhere by changing course every time things get difficult.

  Life itself is difficult.

  Lean in and trudge forward.

  If your goals are worthwhile, the work will be also.

  But it will be challenging.

  You will come up against many obstacles and obstructions along the way.

  Adjust, adapt, and stay the course.

  Nothing good in life comes to the half committed.

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  August 10, 2023

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• Borrowed Perspective

  Your problems are rarely as overwhelming or insurmountable as they seem, but it is difficult to see past that which is right in front of you.

  From where you stand, you lack the perspective to see the other side of the obstacles in your path.

  Sometimes you must simply step back to see the bigger picture.

  Other times, you need to work through or around your problems to gain the perspective necessary to see that life is bigger than your difficulties first appeared.

  But there will be times when none of this seems possible, when you do not feel strong or capable enough, and when you just do not have the will or the confidence to move forward.

  In these instances, it is not only okay, but it may even be necessary to ask for help.

  There are other people who have been where you are and who have reached the other side.

  Find them and ask them for guidance, for a helping hand, and let them show you the way.

  No one gets through this life without ever needing help; you will not be the first.

  Borrow someone else’s perspective, borrow their wisdom and their courage, and use it as your own until you reach the other side of whatever is standing in your way.

  Then, go back and help someone else.

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  June 30, 2023

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