After a career in finance and investment banking, my husband was ready for a change. He worked for years to get his MBA and had been lost in the maze of university courses and general courses that never quite suited him. It took us several years before we stumbled on our niche as personal development coaches, but it wasn't easy; we spent nearly 10 years teaching ourselves how to teach different topics such as self-improvement, communication skills, leadership development, communication skills and confidence building. Now over the last year we've seen how well students have applied what they learned with amazing results...
In life we come across many different challenges, whether it's a failed relationship or an unhealthy addiction. We can choose to turn our lives around and make a difference, or just get stuck in the old patterns.
In this article, I'll share some of the challenges that have challenged me throughout my life and how I learned from them.
#1: Loss of friends/relationships at young age; not getting along with others.
It was tough to have great friendships back in high school. Neither my interests nor talents were appealing to others, so losing a friendship was difficult--and sometimes devastating--as it led to loneliness and self-doubt through adolescence and beyond.
Although I was an excellent student, getting good grades and being a part of the cheerleading squad, I didn't make many friends. My nerdy interests made it difficult to fit in. During high school my interests were more towards growing plants, reading science fiction and watching Star Trek reruns than going out with friends.
This challenge taught me one of my greatest life lessons: "Don't study what you love; study what you're good at."
I dropped out of college, got married and started working as a bank teller at 16 years old. I had to read the fine print of all my job applications. I had no experience and my nervousness made me seem like a fake--fake naive and fake in love with the idea of banking.
I didn't choose college because I wanted to get an education; it was because I wanted to meet people that could make me better.
I still regret not choosing a career with more potential for growth as early as high school, but hindsight is 20/20.
#2: Failed relationships; getting hurt by others and being insecure about self-worth.
It's no secret that am very hard on myself, so when I fail at something, which was often, it made me feel even worse than when I did well. It's a poison that feeds on itself.
Over the years I've learned a great deal about who I am and what makes me happy; a process that isn't for everyone because it takes time, patience, and most of all, willingness to change.
And yes, going through so many bad relationships has made me more cautious now.
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