On Opportunities to Grow

Every so often, life will present you with totally new events that are opportunities for significant growth. You can think of them as the mana or power ups in video games that give your player a significant boost in energy or experience. In real life, these opportunities basically give you a new understanding of the world that you never knew before or probably heard about but were, up to this point, just a bystander. The effect on you is that you’ll be more confident and better equipped to tackle whatever else lies in front of you.

You’ll know when these opportunities are just ahead of you because you get a little bit scared, a little bit nervous, a little bit excited, and a little bit curious. Don’t let the fear overpower you or cause you to shrink back to your comfort zone. Instead, investigate, research (that’s what the Internet is for, son!), learn as much about this upcoming event as you possibly can and equip yourself so you can be prepared to tackle it head on.

As you go through it, you will be scared, excited, happy, sad, miserable, or exhilarated (sometimes all at the same time!). Don’t cower, don’t take a step back. Do whatever it takes to get through it, to keep moving forward. Draw strength from your support system (That’s us! Oh and good, supportive friends). When all of it is done, those power ups will be right there ready for the taking. And you know what’s even better is that once you have it, nobody can ever take it away from you.