Why Struggle
In our Getting Stress Hardy workshops we make the point that too little or too much stress is not good for you but some is necessary. Usually challenge is the best form of stress to encounter.
Challenges are typically something people struggle to overcome. I think struggling is the best form of learning.
I see my two year old grandson struggle all the time. He doesn’t mind and he eventually figures out what to do. Right now he’s struggling to learn to operate the DVD player on his own. It’s very interesting. Sometimes I can’t stand to see him struggle. The tension gets to me. And I do it for him. Consequently he doesn’t learn.
A client told me about the pain they were suffering from a mistake they had made. In my coaching role I tried to find the positive aspect of his pain. As we talked it dawned on me that the pain provided the energy to struggle harder to do better.
Doing better again and again makes the pain of struggling worthwhile. And that’s why we should relish the opportunities that appear with challenges and mistakes.
