Weathering the Storm

By: Bruce Grieson - Psychology Today magazine, May/June 2009 Issue

Apple founder Steve Jobs describes three apparent setbacks—dropping out of college, being fired from the company he founded, and being diagnosed with cancer—that ultimately proved portals to a better life. Each forced him to step back and gain perspective, to see the long view of his life.

"I have failed over and over and over again, and that is why I succeed," said Michael Jordan. Failure destroys some people. Others rise from the ashes, only to come back stronger.

Failure destroys some people. Others rise from the ashes, only to come back stronger. This article by Bruce Grieson is a guide to surviving tough times.

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