ECONOMIC CRUNCH: 16 Ageless Quotes That Can Inspire You To Turn The Adversity Into Opportunity

FILE: A sombre suburb in Nigeria

The economy is looking gloomy in many countries across the world. So, if you find yourself caught in the web of one of those drooling economies, one of the factors that can help you survive and even thrive is this...

Remember that every negative situation has a positive implication. This is my personal philosophy that has carried me through some of the worst valleys you can imagine.

Here are words to help you in transforming the ugly adversity into a beautiful opportunity.

1. "Every cloud has a silver lining."

2. "When life gives you lemons, make lemonade."

3. "Difficulty is opportunity in disguise."

4. "Challenges are the catalyst for growth."

5. "Every obstacle is a stepping stone to success."

6. "In every adversity, there lies a seed of equivalent benefit."

7. "The darkest night is often the one that precedes the dawn".

8. "The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall." - Nelson Mandela

9. "Life's challenges are not supposed to break you, but make you."

10. "The best comes from the worst." - Robert Browning

11. "Adversity is the diamond dust that heaven polishes its jewels with." - Robert Leighton

12. "In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer." - Albert Camus

13. "Every Problem is a gift - without problems we would not grow" - Anthony Robbins

14. The idea that one can go through life without conflict or issues arising is unrealistic. Some Might dream of a frictionless ride through the world as the ideal journey, but without some form of bushback, growth is impossible. It is these problems that we face which build our characters, engage our creativity and build humility" - Peter Landau

15. "I have always believed, and still believe, that whatever good and bad fortune may come our way, we can always give it meaning and transform it into something of value" - Hermann Hesse

16. "Every positive value has its price in negative terms" - Pablo Picasso

These ageless quotes and phrases encourage us to look beyond the negativity and find the hidden opportunities for growth, learning, and success. As you can see, I haven't been able to find the authors for every one of them. However, their inspiring meanings remain.

So, you may want to go back and reread each of the quotes and meditate on them. Or you can pick just one or two out of them that has inpired you the most and dwell on those for a fairly long time. As you do so, expect miraculous positive transformations in your life despite the daily negative news and experiences.

Finally, I want to point out that nearly all these quotes are from citizens of those countries we envy here in Africa. It should remind us that challenges are not exclusive to Africa. Next, it should remind us that, those countries we envy are the way they are, NOT BECAUSE THEY NEVER HAD STEEP CHALLENGES, but because their citizens stood up to the challenges before them, and built their countries to enable heights. We can too.

Thank you.

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