For those of us that didn’t have much to begin with. No money. No privileges. No education. No direction. No guidance. No mentors. No outlook. No skills. It feels so hopeless, condemned, fatalistic. So appealing, the idea that change is possible by grinding it out. Self-improvement is built on discipline and will-power. Success is attainable through dedication, hustle and perseverance.
Blood, sweat and tears. 110%. 24/7/365. Maybe it’s necessary, maybe it is the best and only solution of getting out of a bad or pessimistic situation. Like a life preserver in an ocean of confusion, doubt and discouragement trying to bring you down. But continue to have a growth mindset, it’s not the absolute and only way, what worked in the beginning of the growth and development journey doesn’t have to be the midway or final stretch of the journey.
Definitely hard to see and experience at any stage of the journey but there is grace and compassion if you can find it. And maybe ultimately what we’re looking for.