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Embrace your challenge, never give in
When today gets the best of you, how will you respond?
Do you ever have those days that feel like everything and everyone is one step ahead of you? Those days where no matter how true your intentions were to make the day great, it turns out poorly?
Today was one of those days.
There are two ways to look at days that don't go your way:
- You can complain about it: you can voice your frustrations to yourself or to your friends or family. You can blame your lack of execution on a distracting life event or an uneasy feeling in your stomach
or
- You can take Extreme Ownership of your situation. Own that failure. Own the factors that led to a less-than-desirable day. By taking ownership of what when wrong, you immediate give yourself the chance to make positive change.
Where did you go wrong? What were things that got in the way of your plan? Did you have a plan? How can you prevent this type of day from occurring in the future?
Failure is only failure if you choose to accept it. When others throw in the towel, be the one that gets back out on the court and shoots more hoops. Be the person that gets back in their chair and codes through that difficult project.
Own your pursuit. Accept the bumps in the road, keep you head held high, and keep moving forward.
Let today's battle go - come back tomorrow to win the war.
Connor Byrne is a coffee lover, endurance athlete, and digital creative based out of Michigan.
He is the founder of Condu Coaching, a nutrition consultancy, and the creator of I Will Not Quit, a podcast sharing stories about perseverance.
While attending Catholic Central High School, Connor was able to develop skills and interest in creative mediums. Djing at basketball games, taking photos at school soccer games, and creating posters for clubs and program covers for the football team were just the beginning of a long list of creative opportunities for Connor to foster his true interest: Creativity.
In anything that Connor has applied himself to, creativity was at the core of any successful outcome. On the soccer field, creativity helped come up with strategies to win the game. In founding an on-campus fraternity, creativity is what helped increase the exposure of the Phi Delta Theta organization to interested students.
During his most recent pursuit, completing a half-ironman triathlon, Connor is using creativity to help grow a community around health, wellness, and endurance sports on social media.
Connor has been an amateur writer (in private) for a couple of years. He has been a writer at connorbyrne.net since June 2020.