Betterness
Let’s look for the gift. My Emerging Leader friend came to me two weeks and two days ago with a simple request.
Would you please write three blogs just for me?
My friend was blinded by bitterness and seeking the gift of growth. They were suffering from a void in Leadership – both personally and professionally.
The first blog was the wake up call to rise up and learn more leadership skills. The second blog was a prompt to speak up and stand up – despite the expectations of others. In this third blog and final blog for my friend, we look for the gift.
Bitterness or Betterness? Learn to look for the gift in the hit.
Bitterness becomes Betterness
When we look for gifts in the face of adversity, we find what we seek. After a tumultuous two weeks, my friend received a call from a CEO of a growing company with a request to join their team. The gifts for my friend are just starting to appear.
That is the beauty of seeking something better for yourself. It’s out there waiting for you if you are brave enough to look.
Betterness is the state or quality of being better.
Before I knew better, I often repeated an old classic movie line from A Few Good Men. I would echo this line from Tom Cruise’s character whenever I was frustrated by setbacks in life:
The more I expected the hits to keep coming, the more they did.
I got knocked down a lot, and I got back up a lot. And then one day, I stopped worrying about getting knocked down. I knew no matter what happened to me, I could and would get back up. I realized that each hit pushed me to something better.
I learned to look for the gift in the hit. It’s always there. Every bad, bitter moment of my life has led to something better.
We won’t always know what hits and gifts are coming our way. We will always see the gifts when we look.
I still echo the old classic movie line from A Few Good Men when I am frustrated by life’s setbacks – with one important change. Now, I sing:
And the GIFTS just keep on-n-n comin’!
Let’s look for the gifts together. Let’s help each other get back up and find our gifts. Let’s turn our bitterness into betterness.
