When stones block the road, find other routes or use them to climb somewhere higher.

There was a meeting with a successful businessman currently. He shared his sustainable vision of the corporation and explained the reason—however, the reason why he built this company was impressive to me. 

When he worked for a giant manufacturer, he found a new method to save costs during the manufacturing process of shoes. At the same time, this process can also keep the usage of materials to prevent waste during production.

However, it was a new concept in that generation, and his boss didn’t adopt his presentation. So he left that company and put all his effort into this development. Now he has his factory and has taken over orders from the company he was used to working.

“I appreciate that rejection so I can sit here and meet you guys.” He closed the meeting with his sincere words.

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Like a podcaster, Rob Dial said in his podcast How to grow through suffering. If you stay in your comfort zone, you will stay there forever. But suffering or pain is a stimulus to leave your comfort zone. Human beings now have better living conditions because of the discomfort from their previous life. This discomfort is helping you to grow. 

When this businessman got the refusal, he could be upset and blame his boss, then go back to work with his frustration. However, he decided to get out of his comfort zone and started his business, which changed his life. 

I had a steady job before leaving for the UK, but I still felt depressed. I would never get a promotion like other colleagues who had studied overseas because the management team prefer people who speak multi-languages. While sitting in an English class and feeling stressed with the unknown future, I didn’t know whether my decision to quit was a good idea. But now, I appreciate all decisions I made in the past to build a new me now. Thanks to these people who didn’t give me any chance in the past, I explored more opportunities myself. 

Like what I mentioned in the book preview, The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself, sometimes you receive some tasks and feel distressed about possible changes from them. But these are all the assignments to lead you to your desired life.