The path to success is neither straight nor smooth and you might find yourself at the crossroads of a situation more often than you thought was possible. When life throws you a curveball and everything seems to be going wrong, the road of ‘easy outs’ and self-pity can seem like a tempting option but this is often just a temporary solution and can leave you in a worse position than where you started. By making smart, long-term choices to partner with positive, healthy habits like these, you’ll find your way to the other side of your current crisis and another step closer to your ultimate goal. 

Instead of Drama, choose Solutions

When things go wrong, it’s often easier to get swept up in the drama of events than it is to focus on solutions. If you start lamenting your fate to anyone who will listen, you’ll soon instill a voice of negativity in your own head and before you know it, a little molehill will seem like an unclimbable mountain, built from your own embellishments. Change tactics early in the game by bypassing the drama and focussing all of your attention on finding a solution instead. You’ll have plenty of time to tell the story once the problem is fixed! 

Instead of Doubt, choose Growth

Even the most accomplished people in the world have an inner voice of doubt. The difference between those who try and those who achieve is that achievers have learnt to silence that voice and choose to grow outside of their comfort zone. When your inner doubter starts telling you that failure is inevitable, remember that failure is a chapter in every great success story ever written. The path to growth will lead you outside of the comfortable confines of what you know, and there are bound to be times when you doubt yourself and your abilities. Forge on, silence the voice of doubt and choose to pursue your growth fearlessly. 

Instead of Negativity, choose Possibility 

Whether you are pursuing success in business, your career or in your personal life, there are bound to be times when your path is blocked by obstacles. You may find yourself demotivated and tempted to quit when things don’t work out as you planned or when your hard work doesn’t bear fruit. While these may feel like your lowest moments, they are in fact opportunities in disguise. View your obstacle as an invitation for innovation instead of a derailment of your plans, and you are bound to come out on the other side fulfilled and rewarded. 

So much of your success is in your hands and in the choices that you make every day. The best part of your success story is that you are in charge of writing it. So when things aren’t going your way, remember to examine your choices and flip the script. Think of this moment in time as just another nail-biting chapter in your future biography, and be sure to make it a good one… or at least one that people won’t easily forget!