By Guest Blogger Carol Roth
Once upon a time, when things were getting a bit rough, someone suggested to me that we run away together to Paris.
It was an extremely romantic notion and for a fleeting moment, thoughts of sitting in a café for the rest of my life eating pain au chocolat (aka chocolate croissants) sounded mighty tempting (and delicious).
But I came to the quick realization that I am not the runaway type. I am more the stand-in-the-middle-of-a-shit-storm-with-an-umbrella type, because moving to Paris or even plain-old avoiding an issue doesn’t make reality go away. You can run to the end of the earth, but if you don’t face the tough stuff, it will always haunt you.
While it is tempting to run from uncomfortable situations, problems, challenges or sometimes even opportunities, emotionally or physically taking off will not solve anything. It just distracts you from your goals and purposes. And when the going gets tough, those who will persevere are the ones willing to face the storm head on.
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