How to Conquer, Not Just Cope

Written by Kiwi Champ and is filed under the Category: "A Champion Mindset"

In the article Coping or Conquering – Which One Are You Doing?, I shared some thoughts on what coping really is and how easy it is to fall into this trap of simply resigning to situations that life presents us with.

Life is full of challenges, and there is always an opportunity to give up if we will take it. However I know that you won’t, because YOU are a champion. Here are some ways to conquer the every circumstance that life may throw at you.

1. Confront.

Ah that nasty word that not everyone likes to hear. I know it is often easier to avoid or ignore a situation or event than it is to confront it. But avoiding something is to live in denial and conquerors don’t live in denial.

No situation is going to change if we ignore it.

Conquerors face the truth and they face it with faith and a positive mindset focused on winning. You are a conqueror, right?

2. Consult

This is where you can begin to understand the importance of keeping a journal. When you have a record of the experiences of your life and how you conquered them, it serves as a positive encouragement in times when something else shows up to challenge you.

Your journal may contain notes about your relationship with God and how you saw His Hand changing impossible situations for you as you stood in faith. These will certainly inspire you to stand in faith once more and expect to see yet another miracle happen in your life as you face a new and challenging situation.

You will have noted your strategies, your solutions and the advice you received during challenging situations in the past as well as your decisions. These will also certainly serve to once again help you discover the solutions for the present challenge.

3. Challenge

Everything that happens to you in life will either make you or break you. The choice is yours.
Since you are a champion, I know you will choose to take this event and make it into something that will change you for the better.

When there are important choices to make the best thing to do is to find some time alone to be quiet for a while. Of course your journal and a pencil or pen will be with you.

The first thing to do is to make sure your emotions are quiet. You will not want to make any important decisions based on emotions. Your decisions will be based on what is the best for you and your family. The decisions you make should take you closer to your life’s purpose.

Refer to Finding Your Life Purpose

4. Choice

The decision (or decisions) you make that will lead you to conquer will be made after you:

Face the facts. No burying your head in the sand or ignoring anything hoping it will go away. It won’t.
Have taken the time to reflect, and consult with your journal.
Have made sure your emotions are well under control
Have taken the time to note down the pros and cons, and taken a good hard look at them.
Face the consequences that may occur as a result of your decision.
Decide you will deal with these consequences (NOT resign yourself to them).
Accept the challenge to confront everything that may occur and pursue victory.