How to face life's challenges

We all know that life isn’t that simple and that throughout our journey in life we might face numerous challenges, problems and setbacks.

The difference between people who succeed in life and those who don’t is their ability to face life challenges correctly and not the absence of challenges.

A strong and resilient person will get hit by setbacks and life problems just like everyone else but shortly he will stand up and fight again. Learning how to face life’s challenges won’t only help you become more successful in life but it will also let you live a happier life.
How the way you think affects your ability to face life challenges

After years of research I found that one of the main reasons people fail to face life challenges is that they don’t understand that life wasn’t designed for people to succeed from the first attempt.

People are divided into two categories when it to comes to facing life’s challenges, the first category have expectations of easy success, a smooth life that has relatively few bumps and of quick success.

The second group understands that they need to try more than once in order to get what they want and that they need to try different things until one of them works.

Of course it’s clear that the first group are extremely vulnerable to life problems and challenges. The moment they fail they believe that something went wrong instead of realizing that success is all about trying things that don’t work until something that works is found.
Your identity affects your ability to face life challenges

The way you think of yourself affects your ability to face life’s challenges. If you believe that you are weak or helpless then most likely you will fulfill the prophecy by not trying again when you fail the first few times.

On the other hand if you believed that you are persistent, strong and resilient you will keep trying until you prove your beliefs true.

In the Solid Self confidence program I explained how we collect false clues in order to prove our already existing beliefs true!! So we don’t acquire new beliefs based on the events we face but instead we work on reinforcing our old existing beliefs.

The formula for facing life’s challenges

Here is the exact formula you need to face life’s challenges:

    It's all about finding what works: Know that you have to keep trying things that don’t work until you find out something that works

    Be flexible enough: Some people get the theory wrong and keep using the same methods that don’t work then claim that they have tried hard enough. In order for your attempts to be effective you need to change your approach every time you try.

    Learn how to bounce:You can’t avoid setbacks but you can learn how to bounce back each time you face one. See How to recover from setbacks

Follow this list and you won’t have any problem meeting life’s challenges.

Written By M.Farouk Radwan, MSc.