Good morning and welcome to the Increase Your Impact podcast. I'm Justin Sua. Episode 1,714. This episode is for those of you who are

going through a very difficult time. Remember the principle. It doesn't get easier. You get stronger.

One of my favorite phrases is just because someone is carrying it well doesn't mean it's not heavy.

Some of you are showing up every day with a smile on your face, giving your best effort for that day,

doing everything you can to hold it together.

And people might think that you're not going through any problems, that the weight isn't heavy. But because you are carrying it so well, you're getting stronger.

And it might cause people to think that things are easier than they really are.

Remember that struggle triggers growth. Failure is feedback. Adversity for forges, strength. Losing is an opportunity to learn.

And setbacks, set up comebacks. A lot of these are cliche, simple principles that we've heard

many, many times, but it's during those dark times, during those moments where you're struggling

that remembering these things is really helpful. It helps you keep things in perspective and

remember that there's purpose in the struggle. You can get stronger from the pain.

Now, it might not feel like it at the moment. You might want to quit.

You might want to throw in the towel. You might think what's the use? There's no purpose for there's

no reason I'm going through this. All your hard work, all your effort is worth nothing. That is not the

case. A lot of times you will not see the fruits of your labor, the fruits of your endurance

for sticking with it until much later on down the road. A lot of times you won't see the

lessons from the tough times until you are much further down the road. Only then you can look

back in retrospect, in retrospect and say, you know what? As much as I never want to experience that

tough time again, it has shaped me and forward me into the person I am today. And as a final note,

as you think back to your life now, think about all the mountains you've climbed. Think about all

the adversity you've had to overcome.

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