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The Adversity Advantage
| Guest post by: Jim Stovall |
Article Overview: What is it that causes some people to perform at an extremely high level while other people seem to be mired in mediocrity? This is a question that has plagued those who have studied personal development since the beginning of time. There may be an answer hiding in an unlikely spot.
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The Adversity Advantage
What is it that causes some people to perform at an extremely high level while other people seem to be mired in mediocrity? This is a question that has plagued those who have studied personal development since the beginning of time. There may be an answer hiding in an unlikely spot.
Those who have overcome obstacles in their own life seem to be better prepared to face the world’s challenges.
Recently, I read Tom Brokaw’s book The Greatest Generation. In this book, he explains why he believes that the generation that came of age during WWII was the greatest of the 20th Century. Brokaw makes an extremely good case for this. However, when you delve into the cause for this one generation’s greatness, it can be a bit baffling.
Initially, one would think that their greatness came from the extra training they received to go into WWII or maybe the additional education they received as a result of the GI Bill after the war. In reality, their greatness was formed much earlier. As a result of living through The Great Depression and then struggling through WWII, they came face-to-face with their own potential.
You have heard it said that any adversity that does not destroy you makes you stronger. This principle accounts for the greatest generation in Brokaw’s book. Once you have faced adversity and stared it down, you have the ability to calmly deal with other barriers while those who have never faced adversity question their own ability.
If you will look throughout the pages of history at those who have accomplished the feats that we all aspire to, you will find that the seeds of their greatness were planted in their own adversity. Their seeds were fertilized with failure and watered with the blood, sweat, and tears of personal struggle. The next time you face adversity, disappointment, or discouragement, realize that “herein lies the seed of a greater tomorrow.”
The struggle you face today is the springboard to your destiny.
Today’s the day!
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