{"id":2380,"date":"2019-11-21T15:19:47","date_gmt":"2019-11-21T15:19:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/3.232.143.211\/?p=2380"},"modified":"2019-12-09T16:16:46","modified_gmt":"2019-12-09T16:16:46","slug":"how-to-overcome-challenges-in-your-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.getswitchedon.com\/index.php\/2019\/11\/21\/how-to-overcome-challenges-in-your-life\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Overcome Challenges in Your Life"},"content":{"rendered":"

Life is full of challenges.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s what you do with the roadblocks that defines you and sets your course.<\/p>\n

As a speaker, my motivation is to\u00a0help people break through their barriers<\/a>, limitations and doubts and get to the next level of performance.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0board breaking activity<\/a>\u00a0is a way to exemplify this ability to overcome obstacles. It shows people that they\u2019re stronger and more capable than they think.<\/p>\n

The activity is a powerful way to close out a conference. Attendees are encouraged to take a moment and write the things that are holding them back on their board.<\/p>\n

Breaking the board is your commitment to making the impossible, possible in your life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

But It\u2019s not just about breaking the board. It\u2019s a metaphor for what you commit to breaking through as you bust through that piece of wood.<\/p>\n

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The board acts as an anchor going forward, to remind you how strong you really are.<\/p>\n

Breaking the board is a moment of triumph that participants can carry with them and apply to challenges.<\/p>\n

I wanted to share the story of one conference attendee who used her experiences with the board breaking activity to stare down some of the hurdles<\/p>\n

she faced.<\/p>\n

An overcomer tells her story<\/h2>\n

Here\u2019s an email I received from Donna Summers at Gables Residential.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m sharing it with her permission.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to thank you again for coming to speak to our group. I was very excited for you to come back for two reasons. One, I wanted to\u00a0hear you again<\/b>\u00a0and I wanted my new team to hear your message about overcoming challenges as I thought it was a powerful one that would impact them greatly. Two, I knew that this time I would break the board. You see, for me, not breaking the board that day many years ago was life changing. As I mentioned, I had fibromyalgia for many years and my journey of healing was a long one.<\/p>\n

I have never really been able to put into words what I went through until you explained it today with the\u00a0Stockdale Paradox<\/a>. Not that I went through what he had to endure as a prisoner of war, but as you said today, for me, it was my own personal hell. The way I got through it was simply put in the three things you said he conveyed.<\/p>\n

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  1. I had to retain absolute faith.<\/b>\u00a0You see, in the beginning I believed I would be healed through my faith in God, but every day that passed and I was not healed I was becoming more depressed. Through prayer, I came to the revelation that I wanted something more than healing. I wanted to be closer to Him. I realized that if I was never healed, God would not forsake me and I would survive. That allowed me to stop focusing on me and MY healing alone, but focus on faith in Him.<\/li>\n
  2. I had to face the brutal facts about my condition<\/b>\u00a0and those were that many of my life choices were making me worse. I had done a lot of this to myself. When I heard you the first time, I had begun the process of changing those conditions and physically, I had actually gotten better, but I still had some limitations on my mind and you helped me see those limitations and begin to move beyond them.<\/li>\n
  3. I knew that in the end, going through this would only make me stronger.<\/b>\u00a0After hearing you the first time and not breaking the board, I realized that breaking that board was only\u00a0limited by my own mind<\/a>. I was not seeing fully beyond my illness or through the board (even though I was doing a lot of what I mentioned before, I still needed this board to show me what I was holding back). It was the last piece that God used to take me all the way to full healing! I have been healed fully for over 10 years!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    This time I had no doubt I would break it. Well, a little doubt crept in this morning before I heard you speak. I thought, \u2018How stupid of you, Donna, to have him come and do this board activity and risk embarrassment in front of these people you lead if you are the only one who can\u2019t break it in the room!\u2019 But I shoved that aside, as I knew it was going to be life changing for everyone in the room, including me! Besides, I learned to\u00a0lay my pride down<\/a>\u00a0a long time ago, so I just laid it down again this morning and broke the board. Another challenge overcome!<\/p>\n

    I will share my enthusiasm with others to give you referrals with my peers looking for speakers as I firmly believe in your message. Here is the pi<\/p>\n

    cture of our team at Gables Residential after the experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

    \"\"<\/p>\n

    You can be an overcomer, too<\/h2>\n

    Take Donna\u2019s story and apply the principles to your own life.<\/p>\n

    Keep the faith, face your limitations and take responsibility for your role, and know that breaking through will make you stronger in the end.<\/p>\n

    Editor\u2019s note: This post was originally published on 6\/8\/16 and has been updated for accuracy and comprehension.<\/i><\/p>\n

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