Adversity is a Sign of Intention

Adversity almost always comes after intention.

Have you ever noticed that?

Every time you try and plan something with your friends, someone has something that magically comes up.

When you finally decide to make that large purchase, the sale disappears or something comes up that halves the money you were planning to spend.

It seems to just be a law of how the world works.

My Own Personal Week of Adversity 😃

This week has been a tougher week for me than normal.

I had so many different plans for content across my two YouTube channels as well as my Instagram account. Unfortunately, my computer has so many issues right now, so that’s out of the question. And Apple has yet to return my $1100, even after 2 weeks(I returned a MacBook before it arrived at my house and it went missing in shipping😐) so I don’t have the money to buy a new laptop right now.

My permit expired so I couldn’t get verification and approval for some of the business accounts that I needed. Thankfully I was able to renew it, so now it’s just a waiting game.

I wasn’t feeling the best due to lack of sleep from so many errands I had to run this week. Eye doctor appointments, bank related things, and much more.

And well, I live in the northern Greater Houston area.

And if you know anything about Texas, it’s that EVERYTHING is far apart. So a few errands can be a day’s worth of miscellaneous things to complete.

The thing that hit me the hardest though was the fact that I had so much planned. I was going to launch a Notion Template that I’ve compiled over 4 years of social media and content research into.

I used all different bits and pieces of the best content planners from top creators and I also used my own thousand plus hours of filmmaking experience within this product. It even has an email template from Simone Sinek that has guaranteed Sinek to achieve a response from every outreach he’s ever done with this template.

If you couldn’t tell, this content machine might just be the best thing since sliced bread.

But I say all this to say, that I set every habit, plan, and goal for this week perfectly.

It just didn’t flow the way I wanted it to.

How should you respond in these situations?

You’re probably asking this very question right now.

Honestly, all you can do, is perform to the best of your ability and just let Jesus have control.

I know this is probably the last thing you’d want to hear. You probably want a well thought out plan that will guarantee that everything works out.

Or a 5 simple simple step solution that the world’s top business leaders use.

Well, I’m sorry. There’s just no such thing.

Life is unpredictable and there’s truly nothing we can do to predict all that may come up.

What you are in control of is your response. So that refers to things such as your mindset.

For instance, while I can complain about how all my plans got screwed over this week, I can also be grateful that I actually have that much clarity within my life because there are so many people that still lack that clarity.

While having to renew my ID is annoying it’s a blessing to be a citizen of this country, especially as a first generation American on both sides of my family.

There are blessings, things to be grateful for, and so much more to look at in times of uncertainty. It all just depends on where you choose to look at and HOW you choose to look at it.

So for this weekend, I’d advise that you look back at your week from a place of gratitude.

It truly improves everything.

After all the fact, that you’re facing adversity at all means that you’re probably doing something right.

An arrow has to be pulled back before it’s shot forward. 🏹

Update

So for all the newsletter readers, since you guys are the real ones, you’ll get first access to the Content Machine once it rolls out.

Also, I’m releasing a weekly vlog that will probably come out next week because I know it’s important to document life in hopes that you guys can relate to seeing another person in our generation moving forward in purpose.

So much more is coming that I just can’t say yet. Just know though, that as soon as I’m able to share, you guys get first dibs.

Love you guys💙

Purpose over Pleasure🌱

Christian Noel