Challenge

Challenge

Most things in life are out of our control. We have to take care of what’s within our control and do our best with the rest.

To achieve the best results we are capable of we must be fully committed to doing our best regardless of the challenges in front of us.

To get to a place of happiness we sometimes first have to travel down some rough roads and through some very tough places.

Experience is the best teacher. The things we are going through today are meant to prepare us for what we will face in the future.

What we experience today is meant to prepare us for the challenges that are still ahead of us.

The failures I endure today will help me to prepare and be successful tomorrow.

Viewing challenging situations as gifts increases our chances of getting all of the value we can from the experience of going through them.

Sometimes we need to do something difficult just to challenge ourselves and see if we are capable.

Choosing whether to focus on the difficulty of a challenging task or the opportunity it presents will impact how we feel about it.

Almost every barrier we have that holds us back in life are of our own creation and can be overcome.

Very challenging tasks become exciting when you have done your best to prepare and feel your ready to face them.

No matter how big the mountain is that we hope to climb we will eventually reach the top as long as we never stop.

There is a certain level of fear mixed with excitement when faced with having to do something challenging we’ve never done before.

There are times in our lives we are faced with difficult situations that scare us. The sooner we face them the sooner we overcome them.

Many of our most difficult problems become manageable once we decide to face them.

Embracing the challenge in front of us makes it easier to face and overcome.

There are times we need the help and support of others to face the challenges in front of us and there are times we must face them alone.

Regardless of the challenges we are faced with we must do our best to stay true to who we are.

The challenges we are faced with do not determine the person we will become. How we choose to handle them does though.

The bigger the challenge the more important it is to react in a way that aligns with our character and values.

Every so often we need to be reminded to stay true to who we are, especially when we are faced with a significant amount of adversity.

Everyone has challenges to deal with. How we choose to deal with our challenges tells a lot about who we are.

When things just don’t seem to be going our way we should do our best to remember that things happen for a reason and keep moving forward.

An initial disappointment can very easily turn into a blessing in disguise.

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About willieryder

Willie Ryder spent 10 years in the United States Marine Corps working in Communications and Information Technology in multiple different Leadership roles. He then went to work at Microsoft where he has been for almost 15 years now working in Engineer, Manager, and Leadership roles. Willie is very passionate about his personal and professional development and also helping others grow. Especially our next generation. He was an active member in Toastmasters for 8 years where he worked on his Communications and Leadership skills and has mentored many others in these areas. Willie has been a year round youth basketball coach at www.YesICanBasketball.com for 13 years where he has had the wonderful opportunity to work with and coach 100's of kids of all ages. The past 6 years he has regularly volunteered to speak about character traits and mentor kids at the nearby public elementary schools. Over the last 3 years he has been a volunteer mentor with the nonprofit organization www.RightMovesForYouth.org where he tries to make a positive impact on some of the local High School students. Willie has been married to Jennifer for 24 years. They have 2 daughters, a son, and a Siberian Husky. In his free time he enjoys spending time with family, attending and serving at Elevation Church, Coaching youth basketball, Writing, Public Speaking, Reading, and Running.
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