“Growth is always a result of challenge”.
Wow! Another great thought from Great Leaders Grow by Blanchard and Miller.
I was celebrating an amazing opportunity that had recently been given to a close friend of mine and tonight I was engaged in a conversation with that same friend about trying to understand how such a great opportunity was just ripped from his hands. I know, it is incredibly frustrating when all we can see is the wonderful answer to prayer just ripped from our finger tips. But wait, it just got here. What in the world is going on? You know, we may never know. This may have happened to you recently during this pandemic we are all dealing with.
But, “Growth is always a result of challenge”. So, what I do know is it is not usually the really easy and mundane things that take us to new levels. It is the frustrating, hard to understand and sometimes brutally difficult situations that can take us to new levels.
“Growth is always a result of challenge”. Maybe try to see what you can learn from the challenge. Maybe bounce your experience off some older folks that you trust. Maybe push on to the next logical thing, take the next logical step. Don’t forget the challenge, your frustration, your struggle and one day next week, next month or even next year, someone or some situation will walk into your life and you will say “That was why that happened. Wow this is incredible!” Then you will be able to share with someone else how you overcame and were able to push through and come out ok.
Stay the course. Growing can be challenging. Chin up. Keep pushing and moving forward because, “Growth is always a result of challenge“.
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