Chad Silverstein argues that rejection and setbacks force you to pivot toward better paths. He reframes dark periods as being "planted," a necessary stage before growth, and says the toughest challenges ultimately define who you become.
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thing that happens in your life where all of a sudden you change directions and you have to shift and pivot, and then all of a sudden a new expression opens up for you. Again, hard to see in the moment. Look back at your life and use the experiences, the toughest ones, to realize that the next obstacle that comes up in your life, use that to your advantage. It's not gonna make it easier, but at least it'll be a healthier way to process what's happening in your life and to understand that you have to be patient. And I, I once heard that during the darkest times of your life, when you're going through the hardest stuff and you feel like you're just being buried. And that's usually the time where you're actually being planted and something good's going to come from that. And you're going to come out and you're going to see the light and you'll be able to look back. And most people, when they look back at their life, at the toughest challenges, they always find that those were the moments that defined who they became.