Impossible!

Be Thankful for the Bad Things

Make that Change!

Start with the (wo)man in the mirror.

Take the Challenge!

You can't control being challenged in life; it's apart of life. However, you CAN control whether you let it defeat you or not.

I have this sign posted in my office at work. One of my students came in, read it and asked what "defeated" meant. (My students are English language learners) I tried explaining it to him, unsucessfully at first. Then we started talking sports and how the losing team has been temporarily defeated. Also, in life how you can be defeated by any number of things that may challenge or frustrate you. He said he understood and fell silent in thought. After a few minutes he spoke again, and asked, "What do you do if you are defeated?".

I looked at him and smiled. "Don't allow yourself to be defeated. Never, ever give up".

He smiled in return and said that I had given him very good advice. He was facing a problem and now he knew exactly what to do.