No one likes to have challenges in their lives; however, stress is normal. How we handle challenges when they arise -- particularly the significant ones -- says a lot about who we are and about human psychology in general.
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Resilience: Victim Mentality V.S. Survivor Mentality
By A Peaceful Focus - Posted on March 25th, 2008
Tagged: adversity
• Challenges
• Experiences
• Human
• overcome
• overcoming
• Personality
• proactive
• psychology
• reactive
• survivor
• thrive
• victim
The Difference Between Existing & Living...How I Found It
By A Peaceful Focus - Posted on March 19th, 2008
Tagged: Challenges
• depression
• empowerment
• loser
• overcome
• positive
• role model
• Personal freedom
• Better future
The first three decades of my life are best described as "difficult." Many have remarked that I am brave to have overcome so much. Three decades ago I was a very different man than I am today: 600+ lbs, community college drop-out, pessimistic, unemployed, unhappy, suicidal. Many predicted I'd be dead.
