On every journey there will always be setbacks. No matter who you are and what your background is setbacks will happen. Even the most accomplished, richest people in the world have had setbacks along the way, and yet they are still thriving.
Setbacks have the power to make you give up on your goals and dreams in the blink of an eye. They can destroy your mindset making it seem like your world has ended. In reality though, it’s a bump in the road on your journey.
Setbacks happen and the key to getting through them is simple. Take time in this moment to feel whatever it is you are feeling – sadness, anger, all of it. You need to really feel those feelings in order to move forward. Scream, cry, sleep – whatever it is you need to do to get through it. Then you learn from it, grow, and move forward.
When you learn from it, you will see the challenge realistically and be able to set realistic expectations to get through it. It also takes away the fear of it happening again, which will make you stronger. Growing from a setback helps to provide enlightenment about that specific problem. It will help you to respond better the next time something happens or you know enough not to put yourself back into that situation. Using the setback as an opportunity for growth takes away the failure feeling and replaces it with growth for even greater success.
Once you can move through it you are ready to start again. But this time with the knowledge and tools to help get you through the setbacks that inevitably will happen along any journey.
