What is your hardship? |

What is your hardship?

November 4, 2011 | Author Alicia

Today, I spent the morning with my clients, Michael Houlihan and Bonnie Harvey, authors of the forthcoming, The Barefoot Spirit: How Hardship, Hustle and Heart Built a Bestseller.

Personally, I know hardship is often an igniter to creating a great business and life. Hardship ignites your reptilian brain, and forces you to focus on survival. This is not necessarily a bad thing, as many businesses are created out of a need to survive.

In a time when self-employment may be the only time of employment, you may have to use this as a motivator to create something new, innovate, invent, fulfill needs that are currently not met.

Hardship is not necessarily a bad thing. It’s often essential for change.

Hbksloss

Hardship, hustle and heart–oh my! Love it. It is out of our struggles that we can grow and succeed both personally and professionally.
Revivewithenergy

It was such a great gift that my parents were never going to be generous with their money to help with college, a vehicle, or any other form of financial aid as I was getting ready to leave home and go out on my own. I had to hustle and work at a very young age to be able to move out, buy a car, and go to college. Through ‘getting the boot’ and having to fend for myself, taught me to be accountable and responsible for all of the financial choices that I made. It also gave me the strength and confidence to know that I could always take care of myself.
http://twitter.com/jenniferpeek Jennifer Peek

Such great advice – and not just for starting a business but in life as well. I know that the working hard + hustle are two of the greatest keys to success in life. Having that in my background prepared me for the hardship of calling off a wedding (and then having to live in a cheap motel for a month), dealing with the mountains of debt from that mess and then making a whole new life. I used all of that to build the first of several businesses – and continue to rely on those very skills today. Thanks for the reminder on how these experiences are really a gift.
Alara Castell

Love this! Mine was more emotional hardship. Not being seen, not being heard, not feeling accepted. From that space a lot of my videos and work come from. All life experiences have been a blessing in disguise as I know if it was not for them then I would not be where I am today.

xoxo
Alara
http://www.EatingDisordersHelp.com Nancy Hopkin

You have electric energy–LOVE it. I love the positive approach to life–so needed right now. Perhaps you should speak at the occupy Wallstreet. They need to hear your message! You are a clear leader in ‘facing reality’, ‘believing in yourself’, ‘grasping the American Dream’. Lead on!

My hardship is that stated above. I was living the traditional American Woman’s dream–being a stay-at-home mom for 30 years until reality hit and I now have to live the principles that really made me who I am. Too long I gave them up to make a marriage work. Giving up principles is no way to be happy! It IS a great way to show a daughter how to start an eating disorder…ironically funny.