How To Overcome Adversity Go to http://www.audible.com/afterskool or text afterskool to 500 500 to get your free trial. Each and every one of us is facing our own personal battles. In this video, we go through some simple ways for overcoming adversity.1. Know Thyself - Find your purpose though Ikigai2. Understand that there WILL be Adversity - Life is Suffering. Discomfort is Inevitable. We must face suffering voluntarily in order to give our life meaning.3. The Obstacle is the Way - Our problems can confine and define us OR they can be stepping stones to a higher purpose.4. Hold on to what is Good - Find the what is good in this world and hold on to that. No matter how bad things may seem, they shall pass. Nothing is permanent.Quotes and insights in this video from: Marcus Aurelius, Winston Churchill, Socrates, Friedrich Nietzsche, Confucius and Gabor MatéPlease consider supporting After Skool on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/AfterSkool Visit our site at https://www.afterskool.net/ Check out the new After Skool prints! https://teespring.com/stores/afterskool Send us an email at afterskool100@gmail.com Or get our new book, "Why Don't Country Flags Use the Color Purple?". The perfect gift for kids ages 4-13. Available now on Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/Dont-Country-Flags-Color-Purple/dp/0578489244/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3H5AAQ7XSP0Y7&keywords=why+don%27t+country+flags+use+the+color+purple&qid=1573708110&s=music&sprefix=why+don%27t+count%2Cpopular%2C196&sr=8-1Cecropia moth footage from The Caterpillar LabBackground music at the end: Mars by Stellardrone Follow the podcast for new episodes. We cannot change the world. But we can change ourselves...and that will change the world. The goal of this podcast is to empower the individual and deliver profound ideas through art. Find After Skool on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AfterSkool/videos Disclaimer: This podcast is an independent initiative inspired by the thought-provoking content of After Skool. It is created by a viewer who appreciates the depth of the ideas shared and wants to make them more accessible in an audio format. While every effort is made to preserve the essence of the original content, this is not an official After Skool production, nor is it affiliated with or endorsed by After Skool. All rights to the original material belong to After Skool. If you have any concerns regarding this podcast, please feel free to reach out.

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