With all the focus on success it’s easy to overlook the valuable lessons we can learn from the more difficult parts of our journey. Below, you’ll find some very interesting insights from some of the most fascinating members of the community.
Sani Abdul-Jabbar
Success is a generous teacher. It builds confidence and momentum. Sometimes it even convinces you that you’re in control. Suffering is a different kind of teacher. Less generous. Far more precise. During the early days of COVID, one of our largest customers abruptly paused their project due to uncertainty. Almost overnight, the rest of the sales pipeline went quiet. Existing clients began holding payments. Read more>>
Ayanna Keeling
Suffering taught me lessons that success never could because pain forces you to slow down and confront yourself. Success can validate you, but suffering reveals you. In 2024, I broke my ankle and suddenly lost my independence. I couldn’t walk, drive, cook, or even bathe myself. Read more>>
Jennun
A lot of people tell me I make all of this look easy, but what they don’t see is how much work and struggle it took to get here. Nothing about my journey has been effortless. I had to learn how to get back up every time life knocked me down, mentally, physically, and emotionally. Read more>>
Rodney Pino
Suffering has taught me resilience, strength, and patience. I have learned things through struggling and failing that books and studying could never teach me. It’s all part of the process. I am grateful for all the physical & mental hardships I have experienced… it really showed me who my true friends are and makes me appreciate success even more. Read more>>
Alexis Hyde
Suffering taught me that other people suffer. It made me more empathetic and turned me into an advocate for others. The years I struggled were extremely defining in how I view hard work, compensation, and who suffers and why. Read more>>
Ben Fisher
Well I think the problem here is that most people don’t define success themselves. They define it by how others see them. So in my case that’s what I did. I chased the money for a decade until my mom passed away when I was 27. She was my safe space. Read more>>
