Struggle - a mental wellness story

I struggle every day. 

I do this by choice.

 I do this because it’s what works. I do this because struggle is needed for success. 

I grew up reading and learning about people who overcame obstacles. 

Chris Gardner, Marie Curie, Booker T Washington, Pocahontas, King Kamehameha, and Kit Carter. 

I learned in these stories that a worthy life meant finding and challenging obstacles. Using struggle as a tool to succeed. 

A worthy life is one where we challenge and overcome and achieve - struggle is the only way to that achievement. 

Every successful person in the world has struggled and still struggles. 

They do not avoid or disown or say “I can’t because..” - they lean into the toil. 

MJ, Oprah, Ronny Lot, Janice Bryant Howroyd, Will Smith, and Jada Pinkett - amazing strugglers every one. 

Also Steve Jobs, Madame C.J. Walker, and Kenneth Chenault - all struggled. 

People who accept the struggle and then figure out how to enjoy it - have amazing lives and global contribution. 

Struggle looks different for everyone and it evolves over time. 

I used to struggle to write - now it’s easy. 

Today I struggle with creating and editing video, turning data into compelling stories, and prioritizing tasks. It’s also a struggle to translate skills that I take for granted into inspiring stories that attract the curious. 

I still struggle sometimes talking with strangers - while some of my friends just make it seem trivial. 

I’m struggling - care to join me?