I used to get quite frustrated when things didn’t go my way. A software update crashes most of my third party software. Something goes wrong with my car and I can’t figure out what caused the problem. A person I thought was going to be helpful falls woefully short on their promises.
Oh, that desperate feeling of spinning my wheels.
When you feel like you’re unproductive the fear of uncertainty creeps in. That fear plays to more fear, more pain, and more frustration. The spin of that cycle’s rotation grows, and grows, and grows, and it smells like failure.
What if instead I embraced these setbacks as learning moments?
If I do this, then I’m never spinning my wheels. Instead, I’m always learning, no matter how much rubber I burn.
Ahhh, the sweet smell of success.