I can’t think of a single time something went wrong in my life that didn’t make me better in some way.
There might have been a few instances of situations that might have been preferable If I had avoided them but, can’t change the past. It’s how we think of it that forges our future.
I think we’ve all had a massive list of shit thrown our way. I don’t need to go into huge detail but just off the top of my head I can think of alot of examples that might have made most men give up and quit.
I could have let my house being burgled and car being stolen get me down, but instead I bought a nicer newer Tesla instead.
Could have let bad/thieving customers and business partners keep me from trusting anyone ever again but instead saw how they had highlighted and taken advantage of weaknesses in my business. (The enemy is a great teacher).
Could have been sad about girlfriends that didn’t work out, but they led me to my wife.
Everything that has happened to you is here to test you and make you into who you are supposed to be.
But it is up to you 100% to decide who that person is.
This is one of the big lessons in Viktor Frankl’s book Mans Search For Meaning.
I guarantee if you’re going through something tough, pick that book up and it will change how you view everything.
Perspective really is everything. It’s easy to look around and let your emotions get carried away with all the ‘bad things’ that have happened to you, but your ‘problems’ might be someone elses dream life.
Fact is if you’re a man reading this, you probably have access to thousands of dollars worth of technology, a roof over your head, food, and you also have found the greatest blog on the planet.
All other problems are just tiny bumps in the road. Deal with them as they come but remember up until this point you’ve successfully solved 100% of the problems in your life.
This one will be no different.
Keep fucking winning. Let’s go my friend
-Spencer