We achieve things in life despite the challenges we face earlier in life for it is those challenges that have brought us to where we are today.
No amount of academic study can replace what experiences offer us —because experience creates an emotional connection.
When looking at your past, don't let it inhibit your future - let it shape your future.
Every challenge I’ve faced has at the very least, taught me something valuable:
💡 Growing up with little money gave me the drive to move forward.
💡 Learning how to learn gave me the tools to gain numerous academic qualifications
💡 Humour comes seemingly naturally during presentations, making them relatable.
💡 The published author of two bestselling books on wellbeing with a third recently released.
💡 A personal insight into what it feels like to be at rock bottom.
💡 Ongoing checks and surgeries to maintain good health.
💡 A business I started at 57, still thriving 10 years later—with my entire family working alongside me.
💡 Successfully using the many traits that ADHD offers including OCD to minimise risk and hyper-focus to drive business growth.
We are where we are now because of what we went through before. Focusing on the positives of the challenges reveals what opportunities the negatives provided you with. Experiences!
Take the time to reflect on your life and see the challenges that shaped you.
I am here because of
I had … on my side
I had support around me from…
I have had challenges that made me who I am because of…
I….
Use your challenges to challenge yourself. Things never happen for a reason. Things just happen, it is what you do with what happened that is more important.
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Use Your Challenges To Grow