I have become my own version of an optimist. If I can't make it through one door, I'll go through another door - or I'll make a door. Something terrific will come no matter how dark the present.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- This describes personal resilience by finding new opportunities when paths are blocked.
- In plain terms
- If one door closes, find or build another.
- What can you take from it?
- Resilience involves creating new paths when old ones fail.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you handle rejection?
- What defines resilience?
Another view
It assumes everyone has the privilege to create new doors.
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