Facing Adversity

We can joke about the "boss from hell" but the fact is that if you're suffering under truly unbearable conditions, there's nothing to joke about.

Sometimes adversity brings changes that turn out for the better. You may be so miserable that it drives you back to finish those final credits for a degree or certificate program that helps get you a better job. Or maybe you'll learn new techniques to deal with difficult people that help you later on, or in another area of your life.

Facing adversity requires a deep reliance on your inner resource. Whether that is a religious faith, a spiritual practice, tried and true management techniques, or personal development training, you must have that connection with your inner resource.

I want you to stop what you're doing right now and take out a piece of paper. At the top of the page write, "My inner resource is......". I want you to define this inner resource - what it is, what it means to you, how you've used it in the past. If you don't have a connection with your inner resource write "I don't have a connection with my inner resource because....." and see where your writing takes you. Either way, you'll gain new insights into this very important element of your ability to face adversity.
I can't tell you how important it is to define this FOR YOURSELF. Dynamic Transitioners know that defining what is meaningful to you will help you later in the face of adversity. You will strengthen that connection by defining how important it is to you.

Adversity can bring an inner fear. But Knowing your inner resource will help you do the fearless thing in any difficult situation. It's as if you can say silently to your adversity, "You do not scare me." This helps get you condtioned for the solution rather than focusing on the problem. Facing adversity (the boss from hell) is never easy. Your connection to that inner resource will give you new strength you can rely on.