Pressure Makes Diamonds But...

Pressure. Or should I say adversity. It can be a strong force in life. Some of the most influential people have had to face an overwhelming amount of pressure to get where they are in life. Rough childhoods. Costly mistakes. Painful lessons. Some people are able to endure it all and come out on the other side, having grown through what they went through. But that's not the story for everyone, is it? Some people are crushed under the weight of pressure. Merely surviving until the day comes when it's finally too much to bear. What separates these two individuals? A fiber of their being? It's definitely not something that can be visually discerned. You'd probably have better luck guessing who is who by flipping a quarter. So what is it? An innate drive? An ability to endure pain and suffering? A hunger? Why doesn't everyone have it?

Taken from Growing Pains with Nicholas Flores #95 - notlewy

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