How to be Resilient and Respond to Adversity - Scott Welle

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Responding to adversity is a skill we must have in life, because life is a roller coaster, not a train ride. You're going to have peaks and valleys. So, how do Outperformers respond better to adversity, and come back stronger from adversity, than others?

First, if you're going through some amount of adversity, YOU ARE NOT ALONE. I've seen it a lot with people and I've even experienced it when I was a regional sales manager, it seems regardless of what you're struggling with, "No one understands how hard this is for me. No one gets what I'm going through right now. I'm all alone in this."

And it's okay to be thinking that way. It's normal. But it’s not the truth. Whatever you're struggling with, someone else has been right there with you. And it’s not like it's going to make it perfect, but to know you’re not out on this deserted island, where no one gets you, and no one understands how hard your life is, can be comforting.

Second, use your reference points. Reference points are some amount of adversity that you've gone through in your life personally or professionally, that has really been hard, and has been a struggle for you. Something where you've thought, "I don't know how I'm ever going to get through this."

But then you got through it and you came out stronger on the other side. Whatever that is, you can take it, and use it again as a reference point. Outperformers say, “If I did it before, I can do it again!"

That's how Outperformers think. They use previous reference points as leverage, as a reservoir of strength to move forward. I use some of the times when I've gone through adversity in races to help me with personal challenges that I've gone through, times where I didn't know if I was going to be strong enough to get through it, and I was. And if I did it before, I can do it again. AND SO CAN YOU!

Third, ask "Why this?" Instead of, "Why me?" It's very easy when you're going through periods of adversity to say, "Why me? Why are all these things happening to me? What did I do wrong? What did I do to deserve this?" It has been an unbelievably challenging year for me, personally. I lost my mother to throat cancer. She was diagnosed, and passed away in just over two months. My dad had some major health problems, and had to have surgery for it. My dog passed away and it was very difficult for me. Not to make this video a sob story, but it was very difficult for me to not say, "What am I doing wrong? Why me? Why are all these things happening to me?"

When you change the interpretation and perception from, "Why me?" to, "Why this?" you start asking questions like, "What can I learn from this adversity? What can I use to help me move forward?" For some of the lessons I've learned, I've become a more patient person, more empathetic, understanding of others and it’s taught me about what's important in life. It's about the people you care about and love. It's not just business, and achievement, and accomplishments 24/7, and whatever adversity you're going through, there is a greater reason behind it. If you start asking, "Why this?" instead of, "Why me?" you’re going to bounce back and respond to adversity better and be more resilient.

I hope these things serve you. I think responding to adversity is such a key principle in our lives. We're all going to go through peaks, and valleys, in the roller coaster of life. We need to know how to be able to respond to them.

If you like this video and you know somebody else that's struggling with something right now, please share it with them. We have a lot of people that, deep down, are fighting struggles we don't even know about. I think having skills to be able to respond to adversity is critical in our ability to Outperform. Have a great day!

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ABOUT SCOTT
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Scott Welle is a #1 international best selling author, speaker and founder of Outperform The Norm, a leading movement for business leaders and athletes looking raise their game and perform at the highest level. Scott has a Master’s degree in Sport Psychology, is an adjunct professor at St. Olaf University and regularly consults with top performing executives, sales professionals and entrepreneurs, as well as elite athletes, all with one common goal: to OUTPERFORM THE NORM. Scott enjoys pushing his own physical and mental limits, completing five Ironman triathlons, 29 marathons and a 100-mile ultra marathon run.

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