5 Effective Tips to Overcome Setbacks and Obstacles
So you can navigate tough times with resilience and confidence
How do you deal with challenges? It can make all the difference in your overall well-being. It’s inevitable that we will encounter setbacks and obstacles — life is a journey filled with both highs and lows.
And our perspective makes meaning to what is happening and that makes all the difference in how we handle things. There is so much going on out there — how we react starts from within. I look to bring light to this as often as I can, not so that you shame or blame yourself.
I do this so you can empower yourself.
When you realize the control you actually do have, the control over yourself, you take your power back. When you pay attention and are mindful of how you handle what you are dealt, you then have the ability to change your actions.
Do you react and come from a place that triggers you or do you respond and come from a NEW place of who you want to be?
When we take responsibility for our part in what happens, it gives us the ability to respond in a different way. It gives us control, it empowers us.
Things are going to happen, we can’t change that. What we can change is how we handle it.
I’d like to share some ways that you can handle what you face more effectively, which will lower your stress levels for those times when… life doesn’t go as planned.
Are you interested? Let’s get started:
5 Effective Tips to Overcome Setbacks and Obstacles:
1.Break your challenge into smaller steps — Significant obstacles seem so overwhelming but if you break it down into smaller steps, it becomes more manageable. It can even give you a sense of accomplishment as you complete each ‘sub task’. We tend to over complicate things or overthink things, making what we face seem even worse. With this approach it will help simplify what needs to be done — and bring less drama while working through it.
2. Maintain a Positive Mindset — This doesn’t mean to ‘rose color’ what is happening. When you come from a more optimistic view you are better able to see the solution and opportunities. You can also see a bigger picture and what the experience is bringing for you. Challenges are seen as opportunities for growth — and in looking at it through this view, you can become wiser and more resilient.
3. Be Persistent and Be Patient — Both of these are key when facing any obstacles. It might take some time for things to resolve. When it moves slower than we want, it’s easy to get impatient or discouraged which then adds unnecessary drama and additional stress. Have faith that all will work out, even if you aren’t sure exactly how that’s possible.
4. Reflect and Learn — When you overcome an obstacle, take time to reflect on how things went. What worked? What didn’t? What have you learned from the experience? How would you apply this to a future challenge? This is a great way to enhance your problem solving skills as well as prepare you to be more effective in the future.
5. Seek Guidance and Support — Talk with someone who has experienced similar obstacles and get their guidance and insights. You might find strategies you hadn’t thought of from a fresh perspective. And sharing with someone helps you stay emotionally resilient as you relieve some stress during a tough time.
What if… you saw challenges, setbacks and obstacles not as roadblocks but as stepping stones on your path to personal growth?
When you apply the steps I have outlined above, what you face becomes an opportunity that you can navigate with resilience and confidence so you can emerge stronger afterwards.
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Until next time ~
Sending you light, love — and self-awareness.
Be Well,
