W08 Overcoming Challenges

     Overcoming challenges is necessary in every aspect of life no matter who you are, where you're from, or what you do. I have recently come to relearn that conflicts and challenges have the ability to bring us closer to the ones we love and most importantly closer to our Heavenly Father and Savior Jesus Christ. Once a problem or trial brings us closer to Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ it allows us to more easily identify Gods will for us. But thankfully we are not on this Earth to simply suffer through challenges it is while overcoming those challenges that we are often able to look back and see what we have learned and become.

    Another principle I was reminded of is that we should never wallow in self-doubt. Humility below a Father in Heaven and redeemer is important but should never be replaced with increasing self-doubt. We should rejoice in the strength and guidance from God. I love the saying "shoot for the stars and you'll end up somewhere pretty great". My Father and I had a great conversation about dreaming big and the impact it can have compared to not having big dreams. Not having dreams leaves you stuck underneath a ceiling of capped potential. Keep dreaming!

    Eric Ries shared how each problem is derived from a human error. That was an interesting thought as many times we fix the technical issue. An example of this could be fixing the hinges of a garage door because they wore out. The root of the problem is not the door hinge but the person who opens and closes the door improperly. Only fixing the door hinges will end up holding off the issue until a premature repair is needed again. Search for the root of the problems that arise.