| The Obstacle Is The Way ebook is on sale for $2.99 right now! Head here to grab a copy or gift one to a friend! It didn't feel good at the time. In fact, it felt awful. You were crushed. You felt betrayed. You were anxious. You were scared. It was unfair. It was unexpected. It was the worst. But now? Years later? We think about it a little differently. As the Bon Iver lyrics put it, What was pain now's gain
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Nothing stays the same Marcus Aurelius went through a lot. Floods and wars, plagues and coups. He had health issues. He lost people. He made mistakes. But with the passage of time, like all people, he came to understand that this misfortune was in some ways fortunate—because it taught him, because he grew from it, because it challenged him to evolve and become greater than he already was. Good fortune, he came to understand, is not what happens to us but instead is something we make for ourselves, in how we respond to things. It's inevitable that you will experience obstacles and setbacks in life. Just like it's inevitable you'll catch a couple bad breaks and unfortunate mistakes somewhere along the way. But ultimately we are the ones who get to decide what these moments meant over the course of our lives. By the way, you can read more on this, plus learn how you can turn your biggest trials into your greatest triumphs, in The Obstacle Is The Way. You can get the ebook here (on sale for $2.99!!) and grab signed copies here. As Epictetus reminds us, we cannot control the challenges that come our way, but we have absolute sovereignty over our response to them. And it's in these responses that we find our true strength. That nasty betrayal you experienced right as you were opening your first business? It sharpened you to treat each customer and employee with the respect and care you didn't receive. A loved one gone too soon? That was the day you vowed never again to take time with a loved one for granted. And when you were passed over for that job or promotion you more than deserved? Well, in that moment of disappointment, you rediscovered why you fell in love with your work in the first place. And that rediscovery didn't just restore you—it pushed you toward the mastery and success you now have. So whatever it is you're going through, you'll get through it. Because nothing stays the same. And in the end, you'll be made better for it. Because you don't stay the same either.
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