Oct 31
This last week, my blogs were all about handling adversity and what it
can do for you instead of what it does to you. There is a big difference. We all have hard times. There is no getting around it. What we do with it is the question. Attitude is everything!
We can have the attitude that life is a bummer and everything about it is horrible, or, we can have the attitude that life is what life is and we must continually seek Read the rest of this entry »
I am reading a great self help book right now, in fact it is sitting beside me as I write this. The book is The Power of Full Engagement 
by Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz. It is about managing your energy, managing your adversity. It was recommended to me by Lynn Terry of Clicknewz. I wasn’t sure what to expect, but this was not it! I have to say that it is better! Read the rest of this entry »
Adversity can be a huge stopping block, notice I said stopping and not 
stumbling. Adversity can cause us to come to a complete stop! It shouldn’t. We can use adversity, hardships, whatever you want to call it, to inspire us to greater heights!
There are so many stories of people who have used adversity to go on to greatness. One story that I heard recently is about Douglas Bader. Read the rest of this entry »
If you’re going through hell, keep going. ~Winston Churchill
Adversity
The above quote form Winston Churchill is a good one to remember! Adversity is not the end of the line, but a detour. If we keep going, we grow we learn.
Life change does not happen if we stop each time we come to adversity. If we allow things to stop us, then we never grow, we never change our life does not get better. I don’t know how many times in the past I have let this happen to me. I think I would be as rich as Bill Gates and as wise as Solomon if I had just kept going.
What sorts of hard times are stopping you? There is a great little book called 
The Power of Adversity that talks about this. We are meant to struggle; it is what makes us strong. It makes me think of a bird pecking its way out of the egg. If you don’t let it struggle on its own, it will likely die. It has to fight to get out in order to be strong enough to survive. Are you waiting for someone to help you out of your egg?
Let adversity teach you. Let it be the motivation to change your life in ways that seem almost magical! Let adversity make your life better. You have the choice!
Here’s to You!
Lynn Terry
I want to introduce Lynn Terry I interviewed Lynn, asking her some questions about what made her tick and how she got to where she is today, a very successful woman.
Lynn Terry has overcome a lot of adversity in her life, to reach success. And not just financial success, but a complete lifestyle change as well. A single mother of two with no college education, and an incredible number of life challenges you wouldn’t wish on anyone – she turned it all around in a few short years. She now has a lifestyle to envy: Lynn travels the world, works from home, employs both of her children in her successful business, and is happier than she has ever been in her life…
Adversity
This week I am going to do a few posts on adversity and what that does to us and for us. We all think that adversity is something that we should avoid at all costs and that is mostly true. We should avoid adversity, but perhaps not at all costs. Why? Adversity is our most effective teacher, it can bring about life change like nothing else! Read the rest of this entry »
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