The Secret Ingredients of Tough People

What is the secret ingredients of tough people that enable them to succeed? Why do they survive the tough times when others are overcome by them? The answer is very simple. It's all in how they perceive their problems. Yes, every living person has problems. A problem-free life is an illusion--a mirage in the desert. Accept that fact.

Every mountain has a peak. Every valley has its low point. Life has its ups and downs, its peaks and its valleys. No one is up all the time, nor are they down all the time. Problems do end. They are all resolved in time.

You may not be able to control the times, but you can compose your response. You can turn pain into profanity--or into poetry. The choice is up to you. You may chosen the tough time, but you can choose how you will react to it. For instance, what is the positive to a terrible financial setback? In this situation would it be the positive reaction to cop out and run away? Escape through alcohol, drug, or suicide? No! Such negative reactions only produce greater problems by promising a temporary "solution" to the pressing problem. The positive solution to a problem may require courage to initiate it. When you control your reaction to the seemingly uncontrollable problems of life, then in fact you do control the problem is the last word! That's the bottom line.

History teaches us that every problem has a lifespan. No problem is permanent. Storms always give way to the sun. Winter always thaws into springtime. Your storm will pass. Your winter will thaw. Your problem will be solved.