Trust the Process
If there is one thing that I am certain of it would be that I still have a lot to learn. The second thing I am beginning to become certain of is that life is a process.
A series of decisions, reflections, adjustments, and setting goals that, in theory, are to be repeated as we take our own individual journeys. It is easy to feel as if everyone else has things figured out while you struggle, but the truth is we all struggle, even the motivational gurus and celebrities that sell you ideas of happiness. The thing about this process though is that you need to be honest with yourself about your shortcomings, your obstacles, your baggage, and your own toxic behaviors.
Those conversations are hard. Why? We live in a world where failure is seen as a weakness and our brains tend to have a negativity bias holding on to pain longer than we should as well as repeating hurtful words that have been said to us on loop.
As a teacher and as a resource kid I live in the world of what failure can do to people. But sometimes we need a little reminder that success is only made sweeter when we struggle for it.
"You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there." - Edwin Louis Cole
All champions have experienced failure. We remember the moments where the lifted trophies. We remember the moments where their talent seemed seamless and nature. But to get there took sweat, hard work, time, and a process that involved honest reflection.
The lies we tell ourselves are the things that hold us down in the water. Sometimes those lies feel good as they excuse away why we do not fight and build complacency within us to accept our current situations.
Trust the process. Embrace failure. Start being honest. Take risks. Go after what you want most in this life. Be intentional.
Hard to do. Harder to keep doing. In the end, though, you will be surprised how limitless you truly are.
A series of decisions, reflections, adjustments, and setting goals that, in theory, are to be repeated as we take our own individual journeys. It is easy to feel as if everyone else has things figured out while you struggle, but the truth is we all struggle, even the motivational gurus and celebrities that sell you ideas of happiness. The thing about this process though is that you need to be honest with yourself about your shortcomings, your obstacles, your baggage, and your own toxic behaviors.
Those conversations are hard. Why? We live in a world where failure is seen as a weakness and our brains tend to have a negativity bias holding on to pain longer than we should as well as repeating hurtful words that have been said to us on loop.
As a teacher and as a resource kid I live in the world of what failure can do to people. But sometimes we need a little reminder that success is only made sweeter when we struggle for it.
"You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there." - Edwin Louis Cole
All champions have experienced failure. We remember the moments where the lifted trophies. We remember the moments where their talent seemed seamless and nature. But to get there took sweat, hard work, time, and a process that involved honest reflection.
The lies we tell ourselves are the things that hold us down in the water. Sometimes those lies feel good as they excuse away why we do not fight and build complacency within us to accept our current situations.
Trust the process. Embrace failure. Start being honest. Take risks. Go after what you want most in this life. Be intentional.
Hard to do. Harder to keep doing. In the end, though, you will be surprised how limitless you truly are.
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