How To Address Challenges & Overcome Them

Hello LinkedIn Community! Before we dive into how to address challenges in life, and overcome them, I believe it’s vital to first explore why challenges in life are so important. As Friedrich Nietzsche stated, ‘He who has a strong enough WHY can bear almost any HOW.’ So in fact, identifying that why, is the first step in successfully addressing and overcoming life’s challenges.

Why is challenge in life so important? 

I believe the short answer is twofold. Without challenges, human beings tend not to learn anything. If we aren’t learning, growth in any area of our lives is impossible. Secondly, challenges build within us, the most important key to success in anything is RESILIENCE. Life’s experiences may look different for all of us, but life’s experiences are equally hard on all of us. Difficulty is perceived, difficulty is not a universal fact. What is difficult to you, may not be for me. The ONE THING that ALL of us will experience in this life, is that all of us will get knocked on our ass. The question is, will you have the strength, the courage, the RESILIENCE to see the challenge, engage with it, and persevere until you overcome it?

Now that we’ve explored the WHY, we’re ready to move on to the HOW. Here are steps that I’ve found valuable in addressing and overcoming challenges in my own life…

FACE WHATEVER THE CHALLENGE IS HEAD-ON. 

Don’t waste time wallowing in ‘why me’s,’ or despair, and definitely don’t ‘pull the covers over your head,’ hoping it will disappear or resolve itself. No challenge ever does. Time spent in these spaces is time that allows whatever the challenge is, to grow bigger.

WITH A CLEAR HEAD, MAKE A PLAN. 

When any challenge first makes itself known, it can catch us off guard, so we may make the mistake of reacting to it instinctively. NEVER react to anything, always respond. Think about what steps are necessary to transform this challenge into an opportunity for growth.

THE BEST SOLUTION FOR YOU MUST COME FROM YOU. 

I’m not saying don’t seek advice from people that you know and trust, just don’t hand the responsibility of the solution to them. Only you can ultimately decide what is right for you. Only you know the truth of where you need to grow most. Only you know the outcome that you would like to see; because IT’S YOUR LIFE, and no one else’s.

KNOW THYSELF. 

By this, I mean the real you. Anything is possible in this life, for everyone, because everyone HAS limitless potential. Challenges are never placed in our lives with the intention of trying to prove what we can’t do. They are all guiding lights, meant to show what you CAN do!

FOCUS ON THE PROCESS, NOT THE RESULT. 

This one’s tricky. You do have to work in a direction, just don’t focus on the destination. This detracts from focus on the present moment, and the action you are taking within it. Your only power lies in the present because the present is the only place where you can take action. As you work towards anything, things may be discovered that warrant a change in direction. When you become too attached to a result, it has the potential to make you too ‘rigid’ to make necessary shifts, or even identify those opportunities.

Focusing anywhere other than the present moment, also dilutes the lessons that you are learning, as you are working through the challenge. Your business may be facing a financial challenge, you may not solve it in time, and you may lose the business. If you were present to the lessons during the process, you will be able to start a new business, and not make the same mistakes. If you weren’t, you would be doomed to repeat them.

Learn to identify periods of challenge as an opportunity for growth and learning, not as a time of pain, suffering, or struggle. Accept what is, face challenges head-on, and learn through the process, as you are transformed through the journey, you may be surprised to discover what I already know for you - that ‘Anything Is Possible.’

If you found this valuable, please visit www.yureeshstyle.com, and schedule a complimentary 30-minute consultation call with me. I would love to share with you how I can serve you with one-on-one coaching, helping to guide you through those gifts of challenge, so that you can learn and absorb all of the lessons along the way. Let’s peel away all of the layers between the challenge, and your full potential.

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