Posts tagged Strengths And Weaknesses

Some people throw in the towel sooner than they should ever consider it. Why?

I will explain why people do not tap into their coping skills to guide them through the obstacles of life. One reason people throw in the towel too soon is because they have not conducted a self assessment of their strengths and weaknesses.

We are all born with coping skills, for example many of us have listened to and or watched news reports of a woman driving with her toddler and she looses control of her car and it turns over. In the heat of the crisis the mother miraculously lifts the care to save her child. This represents the ultimate in relying on your essence to pull you through a crisis.

I agree, the mother lifting a car to save their child is a miracle, however it represents what is possible. Crisis in our life do not have to be as extreme as the mom, however there were a lot of people who came out of the recent economic crisis better than when they entered it.

Some people went bankrupt, lost their house to mortgage foreclosure and their credit went in the tank. Because they relied on their essence they are investing in foreclosed properties, starting new businesses and learned from their mistakes. Our economy is all around us and we can do the same when it comes to taking on the storms of life.

Most of what I have written about thus far is called mental toughness. Some people have more mental toughness than others, however they were not born with it, they simply tapped into it. It is difficult to rely on something you are not aware of, or have knowledge of.

If you want to discover your level of mental toughness, look at your background. Get a note pad and write down the obstacles you faced five or ten years, you overcame them and that represents history to build upon.

You are far greater than you will ever know when it comes to coping with challenges in life, especially in society today. The minute you think you are up against the wall in life, there is always someone else with significantly greater obstacles to overcome, especially if they happen to be of a medical nature.

The bottom line is we are all equipped to manage challenges in life, let us embrace the amazing resilience we all have on the inside of us and move forward in life. Allow your essence to carry you through the obstacles of life.