Why Your Darkest Hours May Be Your Greatest Strength
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What personal experiences shaped the speaker's view on resilience?
He wasn't the best father, but he was the best father for me. A banger of a quote from my friend Michael, who I actually referenced a few days ago. You know, I'm putting my buddy on blast here. But I thought it was so moving that I asked if I could share it on the podcast. And a little bit of context, you know, we were talking, he was asking me about my childhood. And I said... You know, I'm a very lucky guy. I have two incredibly supporting, loving parents, and I don't ever take that for granted. And he goes, yeah, well, man, my childhood, it was hell. It was toxic. And I could give you a million examples, right? And he goes on, he starts talking about his father and sort of the pain around that relationship.
And he says, you know, my dad wasn't the best. But over the years, I've learned that he was the best dad for me. It was because of that situation that I learned to be resilient. I learned to deal with hardship. And so Michael, for context, he's a fireman now and obviously deals with some pretty gruesome stuff and says, you know, there are situations where, you know, the average person would turn white, you know, but I'm able to stay composed and deal with it and, you know, take the curveballs life puts in front of me in stride. And I attribute a lot of that to the battles that I once fought and the work I've put in over the years to find good in those things. And I'm just thinking, man, everyone could use that, could hear that.
Because even if it's not issues at home as a kid, right? Maybe it's a toxic and unfortunate relationship. Imagine thinking, well, it wasn't the best relationship, but it was the best relationship for me. Because maybe it taught me, you know, what I want and what I don't. Maybe it reminded me how important it is to show up for yourself. Maybe it taught me to stand up and say never again. Or a work experience that was brutal. It wasn't the best work experience, but it was the best work experience for me. Because maybe I learned that starting with less money, but existing in a lane with the trajectory I care about means more. Maybe I saw how important it is to work with people who bring positive energy and light.
Sports injuries wasn't the best situation, but it was the best situation for me because maybe it was an opportunity to rest, to strengthen other areas of my body, to improve form, to improve supporting muscles, and on and on. You get the idea. It's seeing value where others don't. See, the thing about misfortune is it's often the portal to change. When things are quote-unquote okay, there's very little incentive to change or evolve. And funny enough, it's our darkest moments that prompt us to look within ourselves for answers. It's feeling down that brings us to the mirror. where we're finally able to look ourselves in the eyes and say, I'm ready. I'm ready to change. I'm ready to evolve. This is not going to define me.
This is going to be a staircase. Remember that life is not happening to you. It's happening for you. But the value is very much dependent on you. Will you take this seemingly unfortunate outcome and cash it in, turn it into something beautiful, or will you give it power over you? To see that quick convo with Michael reminded me that those things, things we often deem disappointing or tragic, less than ideal, they're the currency required to build a new life, to renovate our realities and expand the way we look at the world. Life is never going to be perfect. It's never going to be all rainbows and butterflies. It's a game of taking the pieces before you and building something with them. And as you know, you could drop the same pieces, the very same pieces, same ingredients, same circumstances at the feet of two different people.
And one of those people could build a city on a hill and the other could build a literal cell with steel bars around themselves. This convo was a voice whispering, hey, don't forget you have that choice. You get to choose what you'd like the world around you to look like. So when life drops something in front of you that seems counterproductive, that's painful, that on the surface certainly doesn't feel like the best thing for you, remember,
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