What it takes…

An overcome mindset can help one make a triumphant come back from adversity.

- JASON REDMAN

As humans, we all can expect to experience an ambush of some kind in life. A case in point is the Covid-19 pandemic that came from out of the blue and infected millions around the globe, caused over a million deaths to date, shuttered businesses, and affected billion of jobs. Covid ambushed the lives of people, globally.

But at the same time, life ambushes are our greatest teachers. They teach us perspective. They teach us gratitude. We understand the fragility of life better because of challenging experiences, and we have more to offer to the world because of what we have survived.

But to gain this perspective, we have to find a way to move beyond what has brought anger, guilt, emptiness, or pain. Doing so requires adopting a mindset that believes it is not only possible to overcome adversity, but it is imperative.

When ambush comes, responses typically follow one of three paths:

The first path destroys those hit by the ambush. They are paralysed and make no effort to improve the situation. They become defeated knowing that their life has been irrevocably changed. They become lesser versions of themselves; they cease to be the person they were.