Situations, Courtesy Bob Gass

Peter McWilliams said, "To avoid situations in which you might make mistakes, may be the biggest mistake of all."

To succeed in life, you must overcome Situations. 

Do you feel like you are stuck in a dead-end situation?

Maybe you would like to go to school but you cannot afford it.  Or change jobs, but you feel trapped by your salary or the fear of the high rate of unemployment out there.  Perhaps you feel trapped by a physical handicap or illness.  

The secret to overcoming is to divide your circumstances into situations you can change and those you can’t. Nearly everything in life can be changed, or approached in a different way. 

But it cannot always be done right now. 

1. Make a list of things you can change. 

Too many of us fail - and keep failing - because we persist in trying to change what cannot be altered. Stop banging your head against a wall, and practice realistic thinking.

2. Understand the difference between faith and fantasy.

Somebody said, "For every problem under the sun, there is a remedy or there is none.  If there is a solution go and find it, and if there isn’t, never mind it."

God has given you certain gifts. When you discover, develop, and deploy them, you will achieve success in the face of seemingly impossible odds. Ignore what you can’t change, focus on what you can, and opportunities will reveal themselves. 

As Hannibal said during his famous march across the Alps, "We will either find a way, or make one."

Are you in a situation? You need that spirit too!