"Sports psychologists recently did a study of elite athletes who were struck with some adversity or serious injury. Initially, each reported feeling isolation, emotional disruption, and doubts about their athletic ability. Yet afterward, each reported gaining a desire to help others, additional perspective and realization of their own strengths. In other words, every fear and doubt they felt during the injury turned into greater abilities in those exact areas.... psychologists call it adversarial growth and post-traumatic growth."
Ryan Holiday, The Obstacle is the Way
Adversity is no joke and often comes with panic and a lot of anxiety... but when we survive and realize we like ourselves all the more for it - hell, it's pretty cool. xo
Blessings,
Chatgirl
Agreed! My greatest changes in personal growth have almost always come after a period of adversity. Here are 2 diagrams I like :)
ReplyDelete1) The Change process: http://bit.ly/1Cp6ICo
2) Allow for Change: http://bit.ly/1Cp6Vpb