Title: Adversity Makes Us Stronger | T NATION
Headings: Adversity Makes Us Stronger
Adversity Makes Us Stronger
It Begins With Responsibility
The Greatest Success Factor
Adversity Makes You Stronger

Content: when I really wanted to reply, “Well, things are so dark and horrible right now that I was just contemplating killing myself.” Adversity Makes You Stronger
I’m not sharing these things looking for sympathy or pity. I loathe pity, and there are many out there that have had much more difficult lives than I have. I only share these experiences so that others going through tough times can see that anything is possible if you’re willing to work hard enough and persevere when things are at their worst. I can say with total honesty that I feel fortunate to have experienced all the negative things that I have. Adversity makes us stronger. Every time you overcome something difficult it makes the next challenge that much easier. My biggest fear with my own children is that their lives are too easy and that they’ll have a very hard time coping with difficult things in life when they inevitably arise. I could’ve easily used any of my experiences as excuses for not achieving anything. Instead, I chose to learn from what I went through and make myself a better, stronger person.