Today's Challenges Are Tomorrow's Trophies

Last week was one of those weeks where everything just went wrong.

Multiple errors on current projects, poor sleep, zero motivation and lots of frustration.

While reflecting on it during my Weekly Review I remembered a quote I saw recently on Instagram:

“The challenges you go through today are the trophies you display tomorrow.”

Instead of complaining and making it more than what it was, I decided to re-frame it and focus on the lessons I can take from it.

Decided to see it as an exercise in patience and stress resilience.

After all, it’s just one bad week.

It’s easy to magnify a problem when you’re going through it but that rarely does anything to make it better.

I remember events that at one point hit me pretty hard.

Going through a breakup, losing my job, losing money, etc.

Looking back, I don’t regret going through any of them.

They all contributed one way or another to the man I am today.

Keep this in mind for those moments when life feels heavier than usual.

They’re not breaking you down, they’re building you up.

Every challenge you overcome becomes part of your story, and one day it might be someone else’s inspiration.

— Johnny