I am sure I have mentioned that my career has been in sales for the past bazillion years. Many changes have occurred throughout those years, affecting the companies I have worked with as well as me. When we begin with a new company or change territories or get a different leader or team, things change. After a while, though, things start to stabilize. What was once new and unfamiliar soon becomes predictable. We begin to feel a comfort and a process in place. I call this the breakthrough.
You know, that place where the trajectory is higher, more productive, and more successful. Some call it the sweet spot—the time when we feel amazing about positive momentum and growth. Overcoming obstacles becomes more manageable because we are confident, and challenges are not so new and not so scary. And then before you know it, something changes again. A new product launched, a new process in place, for whatever reason, a shift happens, and it throws us off.
Not only does this crop up in our professional life, and in many other seasons of our lives, it happens in divorce. One day, we can be on top of the world and so proud of ourselves for getting to a happy, healthy place only to have another roadblock in front of our path. It could be a financial setback, an unexpected problem, an illness. It is easy to be overwhelmed during these situations. It is easy to become frustrated and feel like it is one step forward and two steps back.
If this happens to you, don’t be afraid. Don’t let frustration take over.
I challenge you to look back and see the progress you have made and what you have overcome. Look at the growth you have already experienced from last week, last month, last year!
Consider the peace you have found throughout the journey.
This is the good stuff. I don’t think we ever really treasure those accomplishments if we don’t get through all the tough stuff.
You are doing great! You are capable of overcoming difficult situations and achieving your goals.
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