They say, “tough times don’t last forever.” But in the moments where we’re in the thick of things, it can be hard to believe.
A trait that has helped me get through the challenges and setbacks that come my way is grit—a big part of my growth mindset.
Although grit is often used interchangeably with resilience, there is a difference between the two…
I can’t tell you how many times I have been asked for advice on how to help someone who is struggling with mental health.
From my experience, I think the number one thing you can do is to listen… but I know that often you want to do more, but just don’t know how.
In the past, I have had one of my closest friends come to me and (thankfully) be comfortable in admitting that he has been experiencing suicidal thoughts.
Now, I know this might easily turn into an unpopular topic in the sense that sometimes the last thing that anyone wants to do is to “set goals” for the holidays.
This is your time to disconnect, let go, and just be human. I get it.
BUT!
What you don’t want to do is come out of the holidays worse than when they started…
I was recently at a buddy’s cottage and had the pleasure of meeting some of his friends, one of which was a first responder. As we all sat together, I listened to him explain the ongoing struggles he’d been experiencing, as a result of the emotional and physical demands of his job.
He spoke of his inability to get a good night’s sleep, and of the excessive drinking that often followed. What blew me away was when he said, “I just gotta make it through another six years so I can retire on a beach and forget about all my problems”.
Have you ever had that same belief, that if you were simply on a beach that all your problems would go away…
A couple of weeks ago I had to bump my meeting twice, which really bugged me.
Not because I had a more important meeting.
Not because I had another meeting run late.
Not because something better came up and I had to lie about why I couldn’t attend my meeting in the first place.
No, I had to bump my meeting three times because I was getting burnt out. I was getting down on myself. And when your mental fatigue and energy go, so do your thoughts.
I was embarrassed, ashamed, and I was honest about it.
When I was able to connect with my friend, as most of us will do, I started to apologize multiple times for having to reschedule but then something cool happened…
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