Your Struggles Will Equal Your GREATEST Asset

Restored from the Empower Network archive (2011–2017), lightly edited to meet our current advertising standards. Views are the original author’s.

Dave Sharpe just sent me a text with his latest blog post, I included it below, that literally gave me chills while I was reading it.

There are a lot of people that go through struggles, EVERYBODY DOES, but it’s what you do in those moments of struggle that either keeps you where you are or creates who you want to be.  The easiest thing that anybody can do is give-up.

Here’s what Dave Sharpe had to say…

Sometimes we let our past keep us from moving forward and stepping into our power. Other times, people try and use our past against us. Here’s what I want you to know…

Your past is not your liability. It’s your greatest asset. It’s what makes you who you are. The experience you have gives you insight to get through challenges, and the mistakes you’ve made gives you humility to ask for help when you need it, and the drive to stay hungry for more knowledge.

This is a video inspired by a young kid named Jesse, the son of one of our affiliates, who like me, has seen and been through his far share of tough times. And even though he could make every excuse in the world to not show up, to not stay hungry, and to let his past keep him down – he’s not. Press play and enjoy…

Your Struggle: Your BIGGEST Asset

Maybe somebody has said that your past will come back to haunt you, that some past event will keep you down, that the past will keep you from living life the way you believe it’s meant to be lived, or maybe people look at you the same way that they did in the past and can’t get over the fact that you aren’t the same person,  I’ve heard those things, maybe you have and maybe you haven’t, but I tell you what it doesn’t define who you are.

I know that I’m a good person.

I know that I’ve made bad decisions in the past.

I also know that EVERYBODY makes mistakes.

And I’m also a believer that it’s okay to make mistakes as long as you learn from them.

You can’t keep making the same mistakes and expect a different outcome, but you can make a change and change your entire future.  If you’re going through struggles share them.  Don’t be embarrassed by them.  Let people help you.  Keep your head held high and be confident with who you are.  Don’t let anybody tell you that you can’t do something or change something.

You are the power, you just have to use it.

Leave your comments below and tell me why you won’t give up.  Maybe somebody it counting on you, maybe you’ve given up too easily in the past and refuse to do it now.  Whatever it is let me know…

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Bless and Be Blessed my friends…

“The Freedom Fighter”