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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 deadend 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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