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Resilience & Success
Posted on July 19th, 2009 7 comments
A great fighter once said, “I can handle the shots I see, but the shots I don’t see are the ones that hurt.”
In the fight game you train to take a hit so when you do get hit in the fight you can fortify yourself for the blow.
Taking The Hit
On the other hand, when you get hit on your blindside you never have the chance to prepare and that my friend hurts.
Life will also hit you from your blindside from time to time with a new challenge or a surprise you never expected and it may take you out of the game for a short time.
I believe the reason most people become so successful after the age of 40 is because they are not so consumed with all the hoops that life puts in the way to jump through. They have been through many trials and know many other people that have too and that helps to prepare them for the unknown.
They take it in stride and continue to push forward toward their goals.
Resilience
Resilience is the ability to bounce back from the unexpected.
My 4 year old nephew Ethan and I were playing last week. He turned to run from me and ran into a dresser. The corner of the dresser was at his eye level and I thought the worse as he started to scream while holding his face.
As I checked it out I was relieved to find that it hit him just below his cheek and it split the inside of his lip a bit.
After about 5 minutes the bleeding stopped and within 15 minutes he was playing hard again.
Kids have the resilience we as adults should all strive to obtain.
Action steps.
1. Think what if.
2. Learn to gain resilience like a kid.
3. Make a change if needed.
4. Learn from the experience.
5. Change approach if needed and continue.
Have a great week
R. Lynn Lane
Enjoy The Journey!
7 responses to “Resilience & Success”
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Hi Lynn,
As always priceless advice on which to base a fantastic life!
Duane
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I loved this Lynn.
Ethan sounds like he’s a true warrior, just like you!
JJ
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Lynn,
Lately, I start thinking about how time changes that requires me to “re-interpretate” the same set of numbers in a birth date.
The Generations X & Y have different definitions of “determination”, “resilence”, “success” as teh baby boomers!
John Ho
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Ed Seagroves July 20th, 2009 at 22:19
Hey Bro,
Theirs a few id like to run into that dresser!!Ed
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Great advice, Lynn!
Health, Fitness — Darryl Pace
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So true Lynne. I hate when I get hit on my blind side with life – it does hurt. I used to try to be prepared for anything, but that just made me stressed out all the time worrying about things that could happen.
Lisa McLellan
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Ouch! Well yes, we all do need to learn how to take a hit, live, heal, and move on. Like a warrior of (life) success.
Happy Dating and Relationships,
April Braswell
Single Baby Boomer Dating Success Expert
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Duane Cunningham July 20th, 2009 at 01:43