Adversity teaches:
Adversity can be one of the most powerful teachers we will ever have in our lives. You will learn so much about life by overcoming adversity and learning how to face it head on. Adversity often comes dressed in many different outfits, but you will change your life by learning how to deal with it and prosper from it.
Don’t take yourself so seriously:
Here is a secret: it’s Ok to be a little goofy now and then! You only get one shot at this life, so make the most of it. Have some fun and show your children and those around you that you know how to have fun. You aren’t the greatest gift to mankind this world has ever had – so don’t act like it! You may find you add years to your life, not to mention a ton of laughter!
Have a sense of humor:
Laugh, joke, run, enjoy! Laughter has been shown to help people live longer, reduce their blood pressure, and help them relate to people from around the world.
Practice objectivity:
Be objective in your decision-making and risk-taking. Know the facts and avoid letting racial, social, or any other type of bias influence your decisions. Great leaders perform their best when they act based on facts, not on emotion or prejudices. Become a great leader in your life.
Tolerate your own mistakes:
You will make mistakes – in fact, you will make so many mistakes you will never be able to list them all. Learn that mistakes happen and the best thing you can do is to learn from them. Don’t spend your entire life dwelling on a mistake you made years ago – learn from it and move on. The world isn’t going to wait while you live in the past. Forgive yourself. Stop beating yourself up over things that happened in the past – things you did or didn’t do, and mistakes you may have made with others.
Author of the source article: David B. Bohl