CULTIVATING GROWTH MINDSET
A man trying to overcome obstacles /Credit/ Andrea Piacquadio
Life
change faces all the time. It also creates different seasons. As a normal human
being. You also go through different seasons. The twists in life can get you up
or down. It all depends on the current season in your life. And obstacles are
part of life seasons. Everyone deals with challenges at one point in his or her
life. No one is immune to obstacles. They happen all the time. And people deal
with obstacles differently. Some are dragged down by obstacles, while others
find strength to endure. The fact that we are different people means our
attitudes towards things are also different. Some people’s attitudes towards
obstacles are negative. They just see defeat. They are thrown out of
proportion. They start crying. They blame others.
Obstacles
are battles of the mind. Your perception matters. The eyes that you use to look
at obstacles matters. You need to very careful. You need to remain attentive,
especially when the nature of the obstacle you are facing is serious. When an
obstacle threatens to disorient you. It is serious. It is eating in your
strength. The obstacle is not playing. It came to bring you down. So it is
deeply interested in bringing you down. The obstacle is determined. And you
only need to make one mistake. The mistake of panicking. The mistake of turning
to desperate measures. The mistake of telling everyone you are being attacked.
When you find yourself engaging in these antics, you are on the verge of falling.
Our post today teaches you how to convert obstacles into a blessing.
Recognize the Obstacle
You
have lived your life for a long time now. You know your life. You know how you
go about issues. You know your life in a certain way. You are used to doing
things in a certain way. In fact, you need to know yourself. You need to know
about things. You need to know when something changes anywhere in your life. You
need to live aware. It is your responsibility to be aware. To understand how
you live and how you handle things. When something changes in your life, you
need to know when and how it changes. When foreign elements begin to invade
your space, you need to identify them too. You need to recognize the obstacle.
You need to know when the obstacle entered your life. When it began changing
things around your life. And how facing it makes you feel.
You
need to learn about this obstacle. In what form is it presenting itself. Is it
hidden or exposed. Is the obstacle disguised or not? Did it surprise you? How is
the obstacle impacting your life and all the plans that you had in mind? You
need to recognize all these feelings that come with new things. Obstacles tend
to change people. Some people suddenly become negative. They don’t know what to
do. And when the problem gets the best of them, some people want to give up.
They want to let everything get washed away downstream. You need to understand
the nature of obstacle to determine your course of response. You need an attack
plan. You need to face it prepared. You need to think. You need to recognize
the nature of the obstacle you are facing. To fully understand the impact of
the obstacle.
It is
only through understanding the type of obstacle you are facing that you can
convert it into a strength. When you understand what you are dealing with, you
plan better. Getting to know an obstacle and solutions that it requires is not
easy. You need to decide your course of action. You need to deal with the
emotions of being thrown off guard. You need to go past the pain and everything
you are feeling. When you handle the emotional side, then you start thinking.
You develop the mindset of a leader. A leader in crisis. A leader who must find
solutions. Treat your obstacle as a serious crisis. A crisis that is able to
destroy everything good you have worked for. See it as a threat that can easily
bring down your organization. See the obstacle as unwanted invader. An invader
that must be rooted out.
Measure the Risks
Now
that you have recognized the obstacle. And you know that nothing is normal in
your house. It is time to measure the risks. How much risks are the obstacle
presenting? How serious is it? how threatening is it? How much are you losing every
day? Are you stuck as a result of this obstacle? How many things are not working?
How many goals have failed? Learn about everything. Learn about the risks and
the threats that they present. Then make a decision. Make a decision whether to
fix the obstacle or not. Decide your reaction. Decide your action. What is your
final response, to fight back people who created it or work for another
meaningful approach? Think about the risks. Think about the discomforts.
Think
about how your life will change. How standards will drop. Determine whether you
are going to compromise the life that you know to accommodate an obstacle.
State whether you are going to be lazy after learning about the risks. Lay
everything bare. Be clear about how this problem is impacting you. The new conditions
that it wants you to go through. The new elements to your life that you don’t
know. Then decide whether you want these new conditions that you don’t like to
continue lingering in your life. You really need to stand your ground. You need
to summon your strength. You need to be bold. You need to make difficult
decisions. Decisions that will make you uncomfortable. Decisions that will
require you to change a few things in your life. Decisions to come up with the
right solution. A solution that will fix the obstacle.
You
don’t get to the solutions part easily. In fact, nothing about being in a
crisis is easy. You need strength. You need some kind of grace to remain sober.
You will struggle to remain calm. The process of converting an obstacle into a
strength is not easy. The process requires you to be resilient. A lot of things
will be taking place at the same time. Some solutions will not work. You will
be wrong several times. The risks are chronic.
They require a different strategy. And while at it, there will be other things
competing for your time. You need to make difficult decisions. You need to face
the obstacle as the whole person. Your entire fiber must conclude that an
invader must go. You need to be congruent with your emotions. You need to stop
crying.
Assert Positive Posture
Obstacles
are battles of the mind. And in order to win, your mind must be in a certain
state. Your mind must be positive. You must come forth from a point of
strength. You must face your giant standing still. You must face your obstacles
without panic. You must never doubt anywhere in your mind. If, you said, you
will win, then your mind must say you will win. You need a positive posture. A
posture that declares to the obstacle that this is your territory. And no one
comes to attack you in your own home and wins. A posture that demonstrates to
the obstacle that you are in charge. You are the boss. You are the decision
maker not circumstances. Not obstacles. Not new conditions. You are in charge.
And when you are in charge, no one plays around. No one steals from you. You catch
all thieves.
You solve
all your problems. You win all your battles. You will put up a spirited fight.
You will partner with the right people. You will bring with you the best tools
of trade. You will not tolerate invaders. Discomfort is not welcome. You
understand your life and how you like it. You will not accept anything below
what you know. You will not tolerate pain. You will not tolerate loss. You will
not be bullied by obstacles. You are in charge. You are the head of your life.
You make difficult decisions as the head. You solve problems. You develop
strategies that work. You get to the bottom of issues. You go for real
solutions. You don’t work for favorable conditions. You go for actual
conditions. A problem must be solved using the right solution. Obstacles are
not your new friends. And you are going to do everything. You will not panic.
You will remain level-headed.
You
endure the heat. You will remain in the battle. You will use your resources.
You will form the right partnerships. You are willing to travel far to solve
the crisis. Assert positive posture. Come with a positive attitude to the
battle. Look in the eyes of the obstacles. Obstacles cannot win under your
watch. You are the leader. You will fix these problems. Come with strength.
Come with faith. Come with knowledge. You just don’t win. You must have
confidence in yourself. Confidence in your abilities. Confidence that your mind
can handle it. That you are ready. That no one will play with you. Nobody will
bully you. Life will not bully you with its changing faces. Seasons of life
will not bully you. You will fight for is rightfully yours. You will get rid of
obstacles. You will get your life back. You will win.
Call Back Your Life
Before
the obstacle, you had a life. You had a lifestyle. You were running your
operations in a certain way. Call back all those things as you know them. If,
your life was characterized with abundance, call back abundance. If, your life
before the obstacle was defined by freedom, call back your freedom. Call back
your financial freedom. Call back your life as you know it. Don’t settle for
what you don’t know. Don’t settle on discomfort. Don’t settle for pain. You
don’t have to endure anything you don’t like. Obstacles do not have power over
you. You have power over your challenges. You have power over your most
difficult problems. you have power over your biggest crises. Call back your
life as you know it. Don’t settle for
anything less. Circumstances should not teach you how to live. You should live
your life according to your terms.
Convert
obstacles into strength. Learn from your threats. Learn from your challenges.
Learn from your obstacles. Seasons do not define you. Obstacles do not define
you. You define yourself. You define the kind of life you want. You understand
your life. You clean around your life. You don’t nurture problems. You don’t
let anything you don’t like fester around you. You face your obstacles with
boldness. You get to the root of your obstacles. You work for solutions that
change things. You develop strategies that work. You think about it. You plan
about it. You come prepared. You come to win. You come to solve problems. You
don’t tolerate. You don’t cry. You solve problems. You develop resilience. You remain
in the battle until you win. Call back your life. Recognize the obstacle. Solve
it.
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