Growth: Positives of Challenges

As I sit on a flight, I can’t help but think about life’s positives. I’m normally a positive person anyway, but there is nothing like a trip to bring good things out. As the flight grew longer, my thoughts kept creeping back to the vacation itself and what it meant to me. Vacation is that much sweeter when you are actually taking a break. The beauty of a break is that you get to change the routine. But if you don’t have a routine, or if it is not the one you want, how can you enjoy a change? That is the challenge around rewarding yourself. We all need time away from the grind, but it is important to think about what the grind really entails.

Is your grind, getting to the office early and staying late? Is it the family schedule that doesn’t seem to stay the same? Maybe it’s just getting out of bed in the morning. There are many tasks that quickly turn into challenges. Depending on who you are, your grind might be filled with challenges.

But challenges present positives in our lives. It is easy to look at the challenge as something that is taking away from our goals. It is easy to look at challenges negatively. But, think about where you are after you’ve overcome a challenge. What happens when you are able to overcome something you thought was. What do you get? You get accomplishment, achievement and all kinds of positive things.

So next time there is a challenge in front of you, think about all of the positives that may be coming your way. It may be difficult, but the gains will be worthwhile. If the cause is worthwhile, the effort will be worthwhile and of course, the reward will be worthwhile. Each challenge presents a solution.

(That brings me to the subject of motivation. When a challenge presents itself, we have to decide to work through it. There is a clear reason…or reasons to proceed. We will discuss motivation and the importance of WHY we are doing something in a future segment.)

Also, stay tuned for specific information on how to take your vacation from stressful to stress relieving with: Vacation Eating Strategies.