One step at a time!!
How do you deal with a difficult situation?
If someone asks you to describe a story of a difficult situation you faced, what will it be?
Difficulties are a part of daily living. There won’t be a single person who never have had faced a difficult situation.
But how you describe your difficult situation is what matters. No one has an easy life. We all have to go through something or the other in our journey of life. You can either be brave and fight the war or be despondent and accept your fate.
How do YOU describe YOUR battle?
Do you tend to lose yourself when you encounter a battle?
Do you often become desperate and give up?
Here are some tips for you to deal with the difficult situation.
· Don’t go into a denial mode.
· Accept the fact that you are going through something.
· Slowly find ways of healthy coping mechanisms.
· Believe in you and that you can do more.
· Be resilient
· Trust the process of healing that one day you will be perfectly okay.
· Take your own time to heal.
· Try not to fasten the process of healing
· Don’t panic, you have got all the time you want.
· And realize that you are not alone in this, there are people support you.
Life is a miracle with problems.
Do you know a person who bravely fought one of the biggest battles in her life?
Santhoshi Naropant it is!
She was diagnosed with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy at the age of 25 and was wheelchair bound for many years thereafter.
She thought she couldn’t fight it as she was not prepared for this novel challenge.
But just like a brave fighter, she fought this battle and is one of the fearless challenger the country has seen.
Born in Miyapur, Hyderabad, this young lady has inspired and influenced many people with her words and stories.
She worked in a software industry since 2008 in engineering and management roles as well. But then she took a leap of risk and faith career to become one of the most influential motivational speakers and a trained life coach.
If you were unsure about your career but could take a leap of risk to a new direction, would you?
She did! And she succeeded. But success doesn’t come in handy. She had to go through one of the most difficult in her life to reach where she is now.
Although she was wheelchair bound for the past few years, she did not let this struggle destroy her dreams.
Accepting the fact that she was a wheelchair bound was a bit hard for her but coming across a person named Deepa was SMA diagnosed and wheelchair bound since birth and also knowing a person who rose to be an entrepreneur after being completely disabled following an accident made her realize the ultimate truth every person faced with challenges realize -life hasn’t stopped here and she has more to go on.
Seeing the people who were less privileged than her kicked the gratitude in her which made her realize she can do wonders for the society with whatever she had. And she did!
She has helped a lot of people through her you tube channel — Yours Truly San by giving amazing life lessons and guidance. She also did a 21-day challenge in which she spoke about one of the daily challenge people faced and the tips to deal with it.
“Idle man’s brain is a devil’s workshop” she quoted when asked about the career transformation in her life. She always had the capability of showing ways to young people as a guiding voice through advices and life lessons.
That’s when she realized she could be a life coach and a motivational speaker through conversations.
The interesting part in a conversation, she says, is when someone asks the right question which helps her to introspect herself.
Introspection is one way to fix yourself. If you know what your weaknesses and strengths are then you can fill in the gaps yourself.
Have you ever wondered what you would do or become if one day you are paralyzed?
One thing is for sure, if you follow the tips above, you will be perfectly fine with the passage of time.
Be calm and trust the process.
Do you need some personal tips from this brave fighter to keep you motivated?
· Observe people around you.
· If you are being demotivated, accept it and give some space and observe the people around.
· Because if you are waiting to draw inspiration from anything, every individual is an inspiration. Also,
· Remember to take one step at a time.
“Secret weapon in life are our thoughts. If you change your thoughts, you can change your life.” — Santhoshi
If you believe in your intuition, then it is okay to take a risk. You definitely should take a leap. Even if you fall it is okay! You just have to rise up again.
Never should you be harsh on yourself. Accept your flaws and keep on moving forward. Be kind to yourself, take a calculated risk and give it a go!
Life gifts you challenge and hardships.
Accept the gift with a thank you note because it is what breaks you and makes you.
In other words, it not only makes you stronger but prepare you for your battle- be it a battle for your life or a battle for you.
But remember, Take one step at a time!
We’d like to learn from you, how you dealt with difficult situations and what worked well for you!
Will look forward to your comments and also feel free to share your feedback!
Also, read our previous post on Skillset vs Mindset
Santhoshi Naropant has shared her insights on The Guiding Voice podcast, #TGV91 she has shared a lot of insights on difficulties. She has also shared some of her tips to deal with a difficulty.
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