It is often as the saying goes, when we ourselves face adversity that we grow as people. And yes, learn about ourselves as well.

Take for example natural catastrophes, where people are pushed to their very limits – and beyond. Limits they might not even know they had or where their lines were drawn regardless of why.

Limits they had to surpass to excel in that extreme kind of situation, limits they had to learn to transcend in order to achieve a higher existence to allow them to survive such extreme conditions.

Break out of the mold, realize their potential, face themselves, truly and utlimately.

”Survival of the fittest” – comes to mind

A person who is stuck at home within a bubble and tries nothing new, never learns anything, never grows.

That is not to say that things must be hastened.

Every thing takes its time.

And sometimes hastenening things can worsen things, it can be good to take one thing at a time, in its own pace.

So be patient and brace for a potentially (but not necessarily) long journey, where each day is its own and a new beginning in and of itself.

Also important during such journeys, to believe in oneself. And to never give up.

Exposure to new things is key to allow us to adapt, to learn, to get to know ourselves, our limits, our preferences.

Not to speak of the personal growth all of this gives us, to speak of the richness of life we might be exposed to and enriched with, the doors that opens for us.

Every thing we learn, know how to do is a possibility of access to opportunities. It is not what we know, it is what we do with what we know. How we use it, that matters.

I recently was exposed to Mauri Hermundsson swedish youtuber and journalist who make very inspiring youtube segments (in my opinion). A specific segment of his comes to mind here where he interviewed MENSA members, where they repeatedly stated it is not the size (the amount of IQ – a.k.a. the ”definition” of intelligence), but rather how the person that possess it, chooses with his/hers free will to use it, that matters and which is the difference between smart and intelligent.

Only way we can know something, truly, is to actually try.

We can of course also accept an idea about it we have, or trust in the words of another about a subject we ourselves have not yet explored first-hand.
But it won’t be knowing, it will be assumption. And as many wise business men often say and themselves daily and regularly follow as lead-word:

Assumption is the mother of all failure.

Also – this can be a good analogy of when people learn from TV and assume all that is being claimed or said is correct and right.

I myself have actually been lead astray by false information from hollywood producers, in various extents, it’s easier to fall victim than one might think (in my opinion), some things ought to be regulated to increase awareness and good teachings and lessen bad ones.

Because if its hard enough to tell the bad information apart from good one, ignorance might spread and affect more than just the one.

Same really when parents tell their children things, or adult to children for that matter in general.

Assumptions can be made of the child that the information is right because adults ought to know, but the fact of the matter is, adults don’t necessarily always know what they claim to know. In fact sometimes what they claim to know is plain out wrong, and children learn falsly and then go around spreading that false learning on to others, increasing ignorance in society and among the inhabitants of the world, all for nothing, so unnecessary, a thoughtless waste.

So make sure when you claim or say things, you know it for a fact to be right, personal experience counts as well as long as its stated that thats the source of information.

Otherwise take care for what you claim 🙂

And in being thoughtful – also help the world become a better place, a more correctly informed place with less false assumptions in it to guide people on wrong paths – no matter how small – everything counts – and however else it may lead some astray.

This is not to say that people are not allowed their own opinions of course, everyone should be allowed their own opinions as long as they keep it as such and accept that all has the right to keep their own opinions.

But opinions about certain things can be more or less good or bad if/when compared to a reference of ”good standard/measure”.

However it’s still up to each and everyone to choose with their own free will, what opinions they choose to keep or to disregard. For good or for bad 🙂

It’s also your right, and up to you to choose whether to care or not about this fact. And what to do about it. It’s a choice. That is within your own power. You don’t have to do anything.

Back to the business insight – If you ever have been in business at a high enough level to gain the insight of the leader of a company, you will know this to be true.

In business at the higher levels, there is no one to blame but yourself if things don’t work out as intended or expected.

There is no excuse for not having done the work necessary to accomplish something properly.

There is no one to shift the blame to or to take responsibility away from you for what you were responsible for.

There is no one to do the actual work for you.

And if you assume someone you have hired will, and don’t take responsibility to follow up on that the work you expected to have been done having been completed, then there is no one to blame but yourself.

People might work at your behest because you pay them, but making the assumption they will always 100% do exactly how and what they are told, that is an assumption business leaders cannot afford, and if they think they can, they often find sooner rather than later it coming back to bite them in the ass.

People make mistakes as well, we’re only humans. Simple as that.

Always take responsibility for your own actions. It’s not really a lot to ask of anyone. Goes for both leaders as well as everyone else.

If everybody do their part, things can become much better, much easier.

Less effort would be required from everyone.

Pushing ourselves, challenging ourselves, facing our fears, allowing ourselves to feel, in the moment. That is when we learn the most, become who we were meant to be, break free from the restrictive mold society might have placed us in, be free, or at least get closer to it. It’s a lifelong work-in-progress but it’s oh-so-rewarding, despite it often having both up’s and down’s.

If something feels too big, we do as programmers do, we cut it down in size to smaller chunks/pieces until it feels more manageable, then we can attempt to tackle it piece by piece anew.

Way easier, also part of S.M.A.R.T. Goals philosophy of how to be productive, take initiatives, and tackle problemsolving and accomplish tasks/assignments.

This is how I personally handle a lot of everyday things and work. And it has been proven to work excellent for years and years consistently.

And this is often the way out of tough spots in daily life. Especially at times when it can feel as if at ends rope.