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How do you handle setbacks?

I've had some big setbacks lately, mainly on the interpersonal side of my life, and I'm rolling with them. Evolving. Growing. But growing can hurt, and before you get to the top of the soil the garden looks really dark.

Keep growing.

Challenges I've never expected have emerged, pushing and shoving me around like some stranger in a subway. The tunnel is long and dark and cold.

Keep growing.

Work waits to keep some level of focus. Friends call and help. Crap keeps flying and even Facebook feels like a persecution chamber when things have turned against me. But I remember...

Keep growing.

Life's most difficult moments are not requested. We don't savor them. We don't celebrate them. But given the awareness to discover what led us to this point and what we can learn, we can grow.

Keep growing.

I'm hoping you are having a great week my friend. I'm hoping that you are learning and achieving and doing your best.

But if life sends you a spark or two that threatens to light you up and lay you out...keep growing.

Cheers!

doug smith

Front Range Leadership: High Performance Leadership Training

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PS - There wouldn't be a blog entry today if my good friend and fraternity brother Dave Spiegel hadn't checked in to see how I was doing. Thanks Dave! I'm doing a little better each day.



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  1. UnknownSeptember 2, 2015 at 8:47 AM

    nice Blog which you have post with us Thanks for posting.
    leadership training in us | Coaching

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  2. David SpiegelSeptember 2, 2015 at 4:00 PM

    Sign on wall on my way to work today......"What you allow is what will continue"

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    1. Doug SmithSeptember 3, 2015 at 1:05 AM

      Thanks Dave. I think I'll allow myself to keep growing -- right on thru the growing pains!

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