Hey, this is John Gordon with Positive You. And I want to read you something that I wrote

recently for my newsletter called Struggle Leads to Strength. You see, my wife calls

me chat JG because whenever she asks me for the right words for one of her social media

posts, I can spit out exactly what she needs, like the AI tool chat GPT.

I realize the other day that I can do this because I wrestle with words for years and spend

thousands of hours in the past writing books, newsletters, and social media posts that made me

a better writer. Sometimes it took me hours to decide what I wanted to say, the way I wanted to

say it. My struggle with words led to my strength as a writer. During the pandemic, my daughter earned

a living delivering food via postmates. She had to provide for herself and the struggle made her

stronger. I also see the same thing happening to her as a speaker. She's on the road dealing

with all the same challenges I've had over the years. And I could see it building her resilience

and character. My son just graduated college and is working his first sales job selling door to

door. I'm watching him grind and having both success and failures. There are days he's struggling

and I'm smiling because I know in the long run the struggle will lead to strength and skills for

his life and career in the future. If we're honest with ourselves, we want things to be easy,

but we must remember that easy won't make us stronger. You have to struggle if you want strength.

Anything worthwhile takes time and struggle to create. That's why meals that are made that

microwaved are much better. Just as lifting weights makes your muscles grow and getting sick

build your immune system, adversity challenges and struggles are woven into the fabric of our

existence and are part of our growth and refining process. So the next time you're struggling,

don't run from it. Don't wish it was easier. Instead choose to embrace it knowing it will make

you stronger. I told my wife the other day that instead of asking me chat JJ for input when she

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