Today’s blog is a side bar to the Napoleon Hill inspired Success Principle. The reason for this side bar is that in my experience once we get clear about our desires and start to take actions to move towards achieving them it is to be expected that when opportunities start to show up, there is adversity that comes with those opportunities. For example if your goal is to get fit, you are going to have to embrace and change any out dated habits that are holding you back from achieving your goal. If you want financial freedom then you are going to have to look closely at past decision, take responsibility for those decisions and then set about making the necessary changes to make wiser, better informed chooses.
There is a great quote that says “if you want to own a horse you are going to have to shovel a reasonable amount of manure”.
Through out my life I have come to realise that adversity comes in all shapes and colours and a variety of intensity – what I also know is that the tools to deal with most adversity are the same. It is about taking ownership – not blaming, yourself or others, feel the emotions (not get stuck in them) and then set about taking the steps to doing what you can to make the changes needed to achieve your goal. I have often found the first step of embracing what needs to be done one of the more challenging, however once in action the universe seems to support the process.
Let me share an example – recently a young man in my youngest sons circle of friends was killed in a car accident, an absolute trategy and of course his group of friends were absolutely devastated. I was completely inspired to witness my son show real leadership by organising an afternoon get together for the group of friends so they could share memories. This group of school friends hadn’t been together for quite a while and through this adversity they are reunited and supportive of each other.
Have you experienced your own version of opportunity brings adversity and how was that for you?
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