MY SILENT SUPERPOWER

If I Had a dollar for every time life knocked me down, I'd probably be wealthier

The majority believe a super power is an extraordinary thing.

Flying.

Reading minds.

Predicting the future.

As I grow older, though, I want to remind myself that there are some pretty darn cool powers in the older I grow.

Mine certainly doesn't.

My super power is to do things over.

I have lots of practice – believe me.

It's something I learned years ago, but didn't know. At the time I thought persevering was normal. I thought that everyone would bounce back when they were disappointed and continue moves forward.

Later, in life I found out otherwise.

I still remember when I first began to get interested in Forex trading. Like many new writers, I began with lofty aspirations. I have seen videos, followed the traders on the web from a distance and dreamt I am a trader.

The truth was that it was a lie.

I lost trades.

I made mistakes.

I misunderstood concepts.

I've thought about just giving it a break a few times.

I can't explain how it was, but every time something went wrong I took a seat with my laptop, watched a video, read a chart and tried again.

At the time it was about being "stubborn.

Now, I think, there's something else.

The ability to start over.

I can relate the same event with starting looking into studying abroad. It was not easy to learn German. Sometimes the grammar was beyond me and sometimes I just thought “well maybe I am chasing a dream that isn't for me, maybe that's why they wrote me the rejection letters.”

But I went ahead and did, though.

Not for lack of fearlessness,

Not because I was very special.

But abandoning never was the answer.

Sometimes, I let myself get disappointed. I allow myself to get mad. I even take breaks for a bit at times.

However, eventually, I come back.

Perhaps not in the same manner.

Perhaps not with the same assurance.

But I return.

I believe that's my super power.

Not success.

Not intelligence.

Not luck.

Resilience.

Taking a hit and getting away with it.

I have met people that are smarter than me more talented than me and more experienced than me, but many of them gave up on their goals when they had a significant setback.

This is where I learned that often times success goes to those who just don't back down.

Things don't always go as I would want them to.

Dreams get delayed.

Plans fail.

Doors close.

People disappoint us.

There are times we let ourselves down.

Such times will always arrive.

The question is then – what happens after?

For me, it's always been the same.

Rest if necessary.

Learn if possible.

Then start again.

I'd say this, though I've been thrown back to the start each time, I somehow manage to muster up the courage to start over.

Oh and let me tell you, I believe this is a super power!

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