How To See Challenges As Opportunities
Do you find that you are a person that hates challenges and obstacles or do you embrace them? I used to hate challenges in my life and think, “why me,” or something along those lines and get a really bad attitude about the difficulty I was going through.
I have learned to change my mindset and mentality I have come to embrace challenges. I see challenges and obstacles as a way to learn, grow and really appreciate it when good things happen. There is the old adage that nothing good comes easy and I think that is true. When things are just handed to you it is harder to have an appreciation for them. I look at the things I have worked hard for or challenges I have overcome and I feel a sense of pride in what I have achieved.
Sometimes I like to think of challenges and opportunities like rainy and sunny days. Rainy days are gloomy and not a lot of fun most of the time. But rainy days are neccessary. Because of the rain plants are watered, grow and become stronger. We then appreciate the sunny days so much more. Like rainy days challenges are not a lot of fun most of the time but they help us grow and become stronger. Like sunny days we then appreciate the good times so much more.
Challenges make us look for new ways to do things- Like Michael Jordan says, “Obstacles don’t have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don’t turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.” Challenges and difficulties may sometimes stop us in our tracks and keep us from moving forward. If you want something bad enough and you hit a brick wall you can’t let that stop you. There is always more than one way to accomplish something, so keep trying new things until you get what you want.
Challenges make us stronger-”” Difficulties are meant to rouse, not discourage. The human spirit is to grow strong by conflict.” William Ellery Channing We grow stronger by going through challenges. As much as it can be unpleasant to go through tough times you can learn and grow so much from those experiences. If you can shift your attitude when you are have difficulties you can look at the situation and say, “What can I learn from this?” You can learn to see it as an opportunity to grow.
Try not to think of challenges as a means to an end, but a new beginning.
Look for ways change your mindset, get determined and tackle challenges head on.
I would love to hear what challenges you have faced and how they have transformed you. What opportunities did you find when you faced those challenges? Leave me a comment below. If you know someone that would benefit from reading this please feel free to share it with them.
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Angela,
First of all GREAT name!!! Second of all, I love your attitude about almost loving challenges. The more challenges we have the more we can grow and that I believe is the key to success!
Have an awesome day!
Believe in Yourself,
Ange;-)
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Angela Reply:
May 26th, 2010 at 9:10 pm
Hey Angela! Love your name too! Very true that we grow from challenges and that is how we become successful. It seems like some of the most successful people ever faced great challenges but overcame them.
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Anglea, obstacles are the stepping stones to Success. Great Post with serious content. Thanks so much for posting.
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Angela Reply:
May 26th, 2010 at 9:12 pm
Very True Nelson! I agree 100% that obstacles are the stepping stones to success. Thanks for your comment!
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Angela,
This post really resonates with me! I traveled along the same pathway and mindset for many years. I understand how this can constrict and hold you back. Thank goodness I opened up to discover a new, more empowering mindset.
The opportunities to grow and learn appear every day for me. I will never head back down that old pathway again!
Val
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Angela Reply:
May 26th, 2010 at 9:14 pm
Hey Val! So glad I was not the only onw who struggled with this mindset. I am glad we both overcame it and are moving on a better pathway.
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Great post. It is viewing challenges as opportunities is really important. When you get through it, you can learn so much about yourself and your self esteem grows.
Melodie
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Angela Reply:
May 26th, 2010 at 9:14 pm
Hey Melodie! That is true that it is a great help to your self esteem when you get through and overcome challenges. Thanks for your reply.
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haha!! Nelson beat me to that line!
How we approach challenges will determine how we leave them. Some people seem to have the same challenge over and over again… that’s a sign of not taking them on at all.
Some have challenges persist. That’s a sign of negativity toward them.
Some break through and face new challenges all the time. That’s a sign of growth.
.-= Paul Klaszus´s last blog ..The Number One Phrase I Use to Push Through Anything to Accomplish Everything =-.
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Great post Angela! By chance, I’ve written a similar post today about how our children need challenges, and less hyper parenting. You are so right that we are proud of the challenges we overcome, and it build confidence as well. I love the rainy day analogy; many children are being raised without near enough rain, and the results in college and the workplace are scary!
Thanks again for another insightful post!
.-= Jacqueline Green´s last blog ..Praise is the New Criticism; How Hyper Parenting is Backfiring =-.
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Hi Angela,
I enjoyed this article.
“Try not to think of challenges as a means to an end, but a new beginning.
Look for ways change your mindset, get determined and tackle challenges head on.”
Great statement and so true. We have a tendency to give up just when the next step equals success!!
Make it a great day!
Lloyd Dobson
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Angela Reply:
June 3rd, 2010 at 8:00 am
Thank you Lloyd! I think that it is true that it really does depend on your mindset. I agree that people give up to soon and they could have been so close to success.
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Hi Angela,
Excellent post! I’m a big sports fan and love using sports metaphors with my business. Athletes devote thousands of hours into practice to get ready for the big games and they face constant challenges and setbacks. Entrepreneurs could learn from their mental toughness. Challenges are indeed opportunities for growth
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Janette
.-= Janette Stoll´s last blog ..7 Effective Tips to Achieving Direct Sales Marketing Success =-.
Twitter: janettestoll
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Angela Reply:
June 3rd, 2010 at 8:02 am
Thanks Janette! I love sports too! Very true that althletes can teach entrepreneurs about toughness and challenges. Thanks for your comment!
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Great post, Angela! There is much to be learned from every challenge we face, and the ability to shift from why is this happening to me, to how can i solve this, what can i learn here, and how is this going to result in an even better outcome than initially envisaged, is indispensable.
Thanks for sharing!, Johneal
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Angela Reply:
June 23rd, 2010 at 7:32 am
Hi Johneal! It is so true that we can learn a ton from every challenge we face. Thanks for your comment.
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Hey Angela,
All what I needed to hear today,you know sometimes in business we solve complex challenges that we wonder why we have to go through them but thanks to what you have highlighted “challenges are not a lot of fun most of the time but they help us grow and become stronger.” The key is not to give up but stay focused…
Cheers,
~kebabope
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Angela Reply:
June 29th, 2010 at 10:42 pm
Yes, exactly! You are right that they key is not to give up but stay focused. I see too many people give up at the first small bump in the road.
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Great post!
We must build on success and learn from our challenges. It is always important to stay positive when we face a new challenge.
Have a great day!
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Angela Reply:
June 29th, 2010 at 10:45 pm
Hi Aidan! Absolutely, we must learn from our challenges to grow and become successful. Anyone who has become a huge success most likely has had to overcome many difficulties to get there. I think a lot of times the difference between those successful people and people who don’t achieve success is hugely successful people don’t let failure get in their way. They keep trying when they fail and learn from their mistakes.
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Ahhh yes, the opportunities that challenges give us.
The true mark of every great entrepreneur is the ability to see challenges as opportunities.
What a great message!
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Angela Reply:
August 8th, 2010 at 11:17 am
Hey Amanda! The more and more I learn about this the more I look at every challenge and see how I can grow and what I can learn from it. It really has changed how I percieve things and how I opperate my business. Thanks for your comment!
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Angela,
this has been one of the hardest lessons for me to ‘grasp’ but one of the most beneficial.
It’s better to say “Ok, that happened. Now what am I going to do about it?” as opposed to ‘wallowing’ in it and having my own ‘Pity Party’, which of course gets me nowhere.
Better to learn from it and move forward with the ‘extra’ knowledge I’ve just gained as a result of having to go through the experience.
Thanks for posting.
Bryan
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Angela Reply:
September 2nd, 2010 at 10:30 pm
It is not an easy lesson to grasp that is forsure. It took me a while to figure this one out as well. It is amazing what we can learn and who we can become through challenges.
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Angela,
When I challenge comes my way, I always get a glance of what is over the brick wall which
pushes me to work harder.
The harder I work, the faster I will bust down that brick wall.
Thanks for sharing!
Tommy D.
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It’s the hardest lessons I must learn but it’s very useful to me.When we can see chakkenges as opportunities, it’s time we were ready to face with it and reach the sucess
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