It’s not what happens to you that’s most important. It’s who you become because of it.
Everyone faces adversity in life. We all go through hardships as people – and as leaders. Challenging times, traumatic experiences, and tough times happen to us all. What happens to us in life is not what’s most important. What’s most important is how we respond to what happens to us. Will we become stronger and more resilient? Will we be able to learn the lesson? Will we grow through the experience or simply go through the experience?
Resilience is the difference between “I didn’t die,” and “I learned to live again.” It’s a trait we can develop, becoming more proactive and experiencing “Post Traumatic Growth.”
“What could have broken me made me.” Bob Chapman