As many of you know by now, I had to opportunity to take stock of where I am at this stage of my career and where I want to go. Having faced the challenges life throws at you, I've come to learn that rather seeing the challenge as a setback, taking the positive approach of seeing setbacks as an opportunity to transform and learn serves one much better.
Below is a picture of the 100m final for men at the most recent Olympics that I've always enjoyed watching. You may recall that Carl Lewis won the controversial 1988 100m event in a time of 9.92. This year the slowest of the 8 individuals, Oblique Seville from Jamaica, finished with a time of 9.91.... All 8 finalists would have won gold in 1988 and would have beaten the famous Carl Lewis.
This leads me to the importance of continuous learning, re-evaluating your habits, and adapting your ways by CHOOSING to transform into a better and improved version of yourself. By embracing the challenges, despite the discomfort they present, it allows you to learn, grow, become more resilient and stronger on the other side. You learn to become more compassionate and adaptive as individual. If you don't embrace them, you may face the reality of no longer being included in the finals despite good historic reputation or credentials.....
I would encourage each person that goes through a challenging time to try and remain positive and adaptive in seeking opportunities to self-observe, self-evaluate, to self-improve. I call this process as transforming from survival mode to thriving mode through adaptitude.
Talent Acquisition Partner at Evans Faull HR
1moGreat initiative 👏👏