Overcome Adversity And Strengthen Your Character During The Process

How do you overcome adversity? How do you react to adversity

? Here are three common character traits with difficulty:

1. Quit early because it is hard.

2. Stick with it if it is easy but quit when it becomes hard.

3. Never quit

Leaders say that most employees fall into the second category. Many people do not overcome misfortune well. Challenges hold people up. Those who never quit welcome challenges, or at least are not put off from them. Troubles are not something that scares the never quitters into inactivity.

The first and second groups of people forget that most big things are much harder than you think. It will most likely require more work and effort and take more time than you originally thought. Difficulty and challenges in life is a given, nobody avoids it.

The following common reactions play a factor in how you overcome adversity, I call it the three E's of adversity;

* Evade it

* Endure it

* Exploit it

Evading troubles is avoiding it. Enduring has two elements. You can endure it well or poorly. Enduring troubles well is to have patience. Patience is not passive. Enduring in patience is to work and move forward even if you don't see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Channeling adversity is using your challenges to generate energy. This is not easy to do, because your faith takes a hit when you don't succeed. Faith is the object of every action. You wouldn't take on any objective unless you thought you could do it. When doubts and fear creep in your mind telling you that you can't do something your drive lessen and are tempted to quit.

Evaluate Your Life

Do a self-evaluation of the important areas of your life such as family, school, work, relationships, etc. Ponder your goals for each one. Ponder what pains you the most in each area and use that as your goal to focus on. Ask yourself which conquered hardship would rejuvenate you the most.

Focus first on the problems that will improve yourself but also be a great benefit to mankind. Ponder the benefits you will have by achieving your main goal. Identify your excuses. Some of your excuses could have a level of merit to them and others will simply dissolve away through deep thinking. Other excuses will require time and effort to overcome.

Increase Your Strengths

Increase your current strengths and develop new ones. You have at least two types of strengths; the day to day strengths and then when you are in a position to make something big happen.

Increase Your Ability To Handle Adversity

Paul G. Stoltz and Erik Weihenmayer the authors of The Adversity Advantage call your ability to handle hard times the adversity quotient (AQ). You can overcome adversity well with a high AQ. Attitude plays a key role in developing a high AQ. You may not feel you have much control over your problem but you can control your attitude. Increase the amount of truth you know. The Bible says the truth will set you free. Your beliefs dictate how you feel and behave.

Relying on God more than yourself is the most effective way to increase your AQ. Prayer is powerful and it works.

Take responsibility and ownership of your own problems and challenges. The natural man tendency is to blame others. Don't let your trials overwhelm you. Have hope. Have faith that answers will come. Don't expect answers and help to come overnight. That doesn't do anything to build character. It may be a blessing in disguise if it takes a while for your problems to be resolved and achieving your goals.

by: Bret Bradshaw

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