So rather than attempt to “silence” yourself in suffering, ask yourself something empowering: Could it be that this traumatic event, or an event that I might endure in the future, reforms my purpose and creates my next mission? Could my new purpose be to lead myself out of the darkness in order to not only help me but also to become a light in that same darkness for someone else who needs it?
#Suffer in silence how to
It could be anything from, “I will never let this happen to me again” or “I’ll do my best to prevent what happened to me from happening to someone else” to “I want to be able someday to help others through what I’m working through now - or, even better, to teach them how to avoid it - because I know how terrible it can be.” And when that’s the case, it’s important to see this, also, as an opportunity to fall back rather than as a call to quit, even if you have to reevaluate and redefine everything you had previously thought, known or defined.īecause sometimes it is within the crisis and adversity that we discover a completely new mission or purpose. Yet sometimes a catastrophic event changes everything - even one’s original purpose and mission. The long-range mission objective remains, but something about the course to its end needs to change. Quitting guarantees failure, but falling back is taking the opportunity when something’s not going as planned to regroup for a new chance at success.įalling back enables a person or team to relax at a secure point, reassess the situation, reevaluate assets, and decide with new information and clarity whether and how to reengage, reattack or pivot to a different direction.
When I teach the Overcome Mindset principles (new online course set for spring 2021**), I talk about quitting vs. We just need to take a step back and reassess.
If you can envision your mission unfolding on that path, go with it.īut if the crisis just doesn’t fit that picture no matter how you frame it, that’s OK too. Take time to reassess it all, then imagine how your new challenge fits into the big picture and what you can do with it to help fuel, further and enhance your mission in line with your predetermined purpose. It’s worth some reflection: What had I envisioned as my purpose? What was my mission, anyway? Is my mission and/or purpose aligned with my values? Are my values still the same despite this crisis?Īs hard as it may be to believe, it’s possible that your current situation might actually align with the purpose and mission you’re already pursuing.
If you’re an Overcome Army member, you’ve already been guided to define yours and begin living it.* But when a catastrophic event occurs, it can be hard to reconcile if and how the crisis might impact your big plans.
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