Adversity to Victory: 3 Key Lessons To Overcome Every Setback

Had the pleasure of spending some time with MK Dons FC recently talking about setbacks and how to deal with them when they eventually arrive..... because they visit us all at some point in our life. Everyday we will experience setbacks, hopefully they are small, manageable and easily negotiated. However, some people find it very difficult to deal with them. Perhaps someone cuts you up on the motorway, do you just shrug it off? Your co-worker accuses you of having a poor work ethic.... how do you deal with that? Does it stay with you for the rest of the day? Do you lose your temper? Do you resign? And then there are life changing set backs, like the one experienced by John Burgess of the Injured Players Foundation. John suffered a spinal cord injury whilst playing rugby leaving him with life changing injuries. However, John has used this experience to help male and female players with spinal cord injuries deal with this setback and find a way to move forwards in order to maximise their quality of life and optimise their future. During his talk I made notes and drilled down to the three lessons that John wanted the audience to go away with...... so I thought i'd share them with you in this episode. If you'd like to learn more about the Injured Players Foundation click here.