The Power of Self-Confidence: Become Unstoppable, Irresistible, and Unafraid in Every Area of Your Life pdfdrive com

Adversity and Character
Development
In  the  absence  of  adversity,  however,  you  cannot  develop  a  stronger  character.
You  cannot  become  a  better  person.  You  cannot  develop  resilience,
perseverance, and resoluteness of personality. You cannot develop into the kind

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of person who enjoys high levels of self-confidence, and a feeling that you can
meet and master whatever you are faced with. You cannot grow stronger without
the adversity that you so conscientiously avoid.
Caught  in  this  conundrum,  you  have  only  one  choice.  You  can  choose,  in
advance, to be equal to the occasion. Ann Landers summed it up beautifully in
these words, “If I were asked to give what I consider the single most useful bit of
advice for all humanity, it would be this: expect trouble as an inevitable part of
life, and when it comes, hold your head high, look it squarely in the eye and say,
‘I will be bigger than you, you cannot defeat me.’ ”