Your Story of Resiliency

Jim Harmer writes in Work Energy about building his photography blog up to $30k/month. But then revenue declined sharply, and he had to lay off employees.

It was an especially tough time for Jim because he’d let his company’s success become a core part of his identity. Accordingly, when the company struggled, he became “truly depressed” 😔

His takeaway…

Don’t let success or failure define you… every life will see both… I needed to rewrite my story to be a phrase I once heard: “I’ve come through some tough spots in the past, but somehow I always seem to make it through.” It is neither success nor failure—it’s a story of resiliency.

Whether you’re experiencing success or failure right now, try not to let either one define you. Think of yourself primarily as a resilient person, who can make it through whatever challenges life throws at you.

Jim’s resiliency paid off: working without employees, he knuckled down and did $150,000 in digital product sales the week of Black Friday 💪