"Some people treat adversity as a stepping-stone, others as a tombstone."

A thought by John C Maxwell,. (2013-10-08) from his book, Sometimes You Win--Sometimes You Learn:Life's Greatest Lessons Are Gained from Our Losses (p. 141). Center Street. Kindle Edition.

Some may be saying, “Bill, why are you spending so much time of adversity?” It is because it is a reality for all of us. And we need to be problem-solvers because problems and adversity are a part of life. So I want you to start this New Year with some challenging thoughts that will make this year the best year you have ever lived. I want you to make your adversity a stepping-stone not a tombstone.

John continues this thought about people’s approach to adversity by saying, “The difference in the way they approach it depends on how they see it. Performance psychologist Jim Loehr says, ‘Champions have taught us how to take an experience and essentially write the story of its effect. If you see a failure as an opportunity to learn and get better, it will be. If you perceive it as a mortal blow, it will be. In that way, the power of the story is more important than the experience itself.’”

There is so much power in our perspective. It can be the difference in a stepping-stone or a tombstone. It has to do with your perspective,

There are so many places to start in cultivating your perspective. I might recommend something that has really made a difference in me. I read a Psalm from the Old Testament section of the Bible everyday. Why not go and buy at modern version of the Bible, (New International Version, The Message, New Living Translation) and then start reading one chapter per day. Another idea is to go to the top of this blog and click on the title of this book that I got this thought from, Sometimes You Win--Sometimes You Learn:Life's Greatest Lessons Are Gained from Our Losses. It will take you to Amazon.com where you can buy this book. Then start reading it. It will give you so much insight in how to change your perspective.

The key is to change. It won’t take a lot of time but it will take some daily time. Start today.

So what is your approach to adversity?

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