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Resilience From Resistance

4/26/2020

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Most people realize the simple fact that in order to get stronger physically, you have to lift some weights.  Over time and if you’re consistent with your workouts, you’ll start to notice the shift in strength.  


Weight lifting is simply adding additional resistance to the natural gravitational force that’s already in place on your body.  That resistance is what challenges the body to fire up more motor units within the muscles, which in turn increases metabolic demands by the body providing you with more energy.


With the right amount of resistance and enough repetitions over time, we’re able to see positive changes and increase our strength.  The weights start feeling lighter and resistance doesn’t feel as hard.


Life is very similar in that sense that when we’re faced with challenges (aka: resistance), we have a choice to solve that challenge or we can simply let the challenges dictate how we live our lives, often times setting us back into a life of victimization and blaming others for what happens to us.


When given the choice, humans are wired to take the path of least resistance.  It’s in our DNA. Why climb over the mountain when you could float down the river that goes around the mountain?  


Or in more modern times, why go for a walk to the store when I can drive the car while sitting on my comfy leather seat?  Pretty soon, you won’t even have to worry about the driving as the car itself will be doing that!


What if struggles, hardships and periods of sadness were placed there for a reason?  


What if they were there in order for us to pause, reflect and fuel the soul?   


What if they were there to challenge us and strengthen us before we take the next step in our journey?


I believe that throughout our existence, we goes through many phases, which can be thought of as seasons.  They work in conjunction to create the flow of life.


Oftentimes, phases of hardship and struggles gifts us with the opportunity to discover inner resources that we may not have been aware that we possessed.  It’s not until we face a major challenge in our life, that we find our hidden strengths and resilience.  


Think about it?  When everything is peachy, there is not much need for resilience.   It’s in life’s most chaotic moments that we find the tools to help us rise up to the occasion.  And the experience itself may be a stepping stone to our next phase of life.


Before Abraham Lincoln became president, he had endure some of the biggest setbacks any human can endure.  


His mother died at age 9.  His sister died at age 19.   Two of his sons died at ages 3 and 12.  His fiance died shortly before their wedding.  He failed in many businesses.  Went bankrupt.  He had a nervous breakdown on the brink of suicide and was 6 months bedridden.  


He lost state legislation more than once before finally becoming the 16th President of the United States in 1861.  From there, he helped change America for the better and left a legacy that will be talked about for generations to come.


Talk about rising in the face of challenges.


“If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.” - Marcus Aurelius, Stoic philosopher and Roman Emperor.  


Being sad and being disappointment is ok.  Even having no direction in life is ok.  Take the time to be still and reflect.  Try not to feed unhealthy thoughts in your mind, because they are not necessarily facts.  Just like you can become a glutton by overfeeding the body, you can also poison the mind by ruminating negative scenarios and situations that are not necessarily true.  


What in your life is causing a setback?  Have you stopped to reflect or are you constantly trying to solve it?


Resistance and challenges are opportunities in your life.  Its an enrichment period that can equip you with the right tools for the next phase of life.   Embrace it and use it to your advantage to create a life of meaning that’s in line with your deepest values.  

Committed to your health,
Kendrick
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Abundance Mentality.

4/20/2020

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When a pandemic hits, and fear takes over, we start to (panic) buy canned foods that we have never eaten (and probably will never eat), we buy enough toilet paper to last us for the year, we fill our gas tanks, we take cash out of the bank and we retrieve to our shelter and wait for things to happen. 

The scarcity mentality is the zero-sum paradigm of life. People with a scarcity mentality have a very difficult time sharing things, sharing power or acknowledging others. They also have a hard time being genuinely happy for the success of other people. 


Their thinking is, if another person takes a big piece, that leaves less for everyone else.  There will never be enough.  Hence why we see panic shopping during a pandemic. 


People with scarcity minds... 
  • Hoard things
  • Resent competition 
  • Criticize others
  • Hold grudges
  • Talk about people
  • Compete to stay on top
  • Won't share knowledge
  • Won't offer help to others
  • Suspicious of others
  • Think small and avoid risks
  • Fear Change


And then we have the abundance mentality, which flows out of a deep inner sense of personal worth, confidence and the desire to serve others. It is the paradigm that there is plenty out there for everybody. It results in acknowledging others and cheering for their success.

People with abundance mentality... 
  • Share knowledge
  • Collaborate with others to stay on top
  • Strive to grow 
  • Generous with others
  • Believe in the good of people 
  • Build rapport
  • Take ownership of change
  • Carry a hope based mentality 
  • Solution thinkers
  • Talk about ideas


Here is the beauty of it all.  We actually have a choice of which mentality we want to adapt.  Clearly, the abundance mindset allows you to live a more tranquil, fulfilled and impactful life.  

Here are three ways to shift to a more abundant mentality.

1.) Audit your circle of influence:

Keep the practice of social distancing going by staying away from scarcity minded individuals.   Attitude rubs off very easily among the people you hang around.  Take this time of social distancing to audit the people in your life and think about those that have an abundance.   Maybe you can reach out to them to share how much you appreciate them in your life.  Solidify those relationships during this time. 

2.) Train your Brain to recognize opportunities:

Even in the midst of this pandemic, there are opportunities that will arise.  It doesn't have to be things that will change the world.  The simple act of someone playing a violin from the balcony of their apartment in Italy to his neighbor- while everyone is sheltered in place- is an example of an abundant mentality. Look for the good. 

3.) Listen to Oprah:

“If you look at what you have in life, you’ll always have more. If you look at what you don’t have in life, you’ll never have enough.” -Oprah


I love that quote. Gratitude changes everything.  It's impossible to feel anger and gratitude at the same time.  It's a powerful positive emotion that alleviates a lot of anxiety.  Practice it daily. 


Want to know a simple way to experience happiness on a daily basis?

Lately, Angie and I have been writing a lot of gratitude cards. It's pretty amazing how this simple practice of gratitude can change your perspective and inject more happiness into your life.  


Your mind is your biggest asset. As you continue to prime a genuine and sincere abundance mindset, you will find that your positive outlook can spill over and influence the people around you. 


The Best is Yet to Come! 

Kendrick 
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    Kendrick Ribeiro, MBA, MS, CSCS

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