Monday, October 16, 2017

Lose or Hate Your Job? Embrace Adversity and Grow Stronger


Adversity is a Powerful Teacher

You're not the first person to lose or hate your job and you won't be the last. As much as we hate to admit it, adversity is a powerful teacher, nudging us on to greatness. 

Choose to embrace adversity. Check out how some of the greats who've struggled before you have come to terms with adversity.



Be Strong. Friedrich Nietzsche said, "What doesn't kill us makes us stronger." 

While being unemployed and struggling to find work or struggling to stay in a dead-end job  is uncomfortable, you can find your strength and purpose through the process. 

Walt Disney wrote, "All the adversity I've had in my life, all my troubles have strengthened me. You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you."



Break Records. Writer William Arthur Ward wrote: "Adversity causes some men to break; others to break records." 

Steve Jobs was spurred on to achieve more after being fired from Apple. Don't let your situation break you; let it spur you on to greatness.



Reveal Your Talents. Horace said: "Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant." 

Look past your self-doubt and self-consciousness to discover your talents. Let the discomfort motivate you to dig deep to unleash your hidden talents. 

"Adversity reveals genius, prosperity conceals it." Horace


Become a Better You. "Adversity is the diamond dust Heaven polishes its jewels with," wrote Thomas Carlyle. 

You are a jewel being polished by your struggles. Accept this truth and you'll become the gem that shines.


Courage means to Take Heart

Do you know the origins of the word 'Courage'? First known use of the word was in the 14th century. The word courage   has been traced  back to  corage (Middle English;, curage, quer, and coer  meaning  heart (Anglo-French); and cor (Latin) meaning more at heart.

Synonyms for Courage: great heartedness, guts, gutsiness, hardihood, heart, heroism, intestinal fortitude,  moxie, nerve, prowess, stoutness, valor, virtue
Take Heart in Your Struggles
Find Great Heartedness within Yourself


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For more than 35 years, Susan Meyerott has been helping people lighten up and step over invisible barriers to change one step at a time. She speaks to your heart, puts you at ease, and makes letting go and moving forward with life easier than ever before.

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2 comments:

Jean | DelightfulRepast.com said...

Sue, I once had a job I loved in a field I loved, then a person was hired who was determined to get rid of me. I didn't have the energy to fight the situation as my sister was dying, so I left. That allowed me time to heal and then to start a new career that I enjoyed for 18 years!

Susan J Meyerott, M.S. said...

Jean I'm so sorry you lost your sister so young. It's always about a person at work that makes you want to quit. It is amazing how the universe conspired to nudge you into a career you enjoyed for 18 years. At the time, I'm sure it didn't feel good. If we could all but see into the future to see what good stuff was in store for us when we're in the middle of dealing with the difficulties of the day.