{"href":"http://player.captivate.fm/services/oembed?url=http%3A%2F%2Fplayer.captivate.fm%2Fepisode%2F683664ca-d1aa-4111-9af6-1edd89523785","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Captivate.FM","provider_url":"https://www.captivate.fm","width":600,"height":200,"type":"rich","html":"<iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" title=\"Step Into The Ring\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allow=\"clipboard-write\" seamless src=\"http://player.captivate.fm/episode/683664ca-d1aa-4111-9af6-1edd89523785\"></iframe>","title":"Step Into The Ring","description":"The true man is revealed in difficult times. So when trouble comes, think of yourself as a wrestler whom God, like a trainer, has paired with a tough young buck. For what purpose? To turn you into Olympic-class material.\u201d\u00a0 <br />\r\n<br />\r\n- Epictetus<br />\r\nWe all go through tough times.\u00a0<br />\r\n<br />\r\nEven if you\u2019re not victim to the illness or unemployment sweeping the country right now, things can still be hard.\u00a0 You might be working long-ass days or dealing with a flailing relationship or trying hopelessly to shed off some lingering weight.\u00a0\u00a0<br />\r\n<br />\r\nThe bad news is that these tough times will continue, in one way or another, forever.\u00a0 Once you conquer your current issues, more will arise.\u00a0 That\u2019s life.<br />\r\n<br />\r\nThe good news is that these tough times will only make you tougher.\u00a0 Each time you conquer a demon, you become stronger to handle your next nemesis.\u00a0\u00a0<br />\r\n<br />\r\nThink of yourself in a wrestling ring, where life continues to throw you different opponents.\u00a0\u00a0<br />\r\n<br />\r\nIf you have a large Dwayne Johnson or Hulk Hogan storming at you, you have no time to complain.\u00a0 So why are you complaining now?<br />\r\n<br />\r\nThe people that can handle the most difficult situations win in the long run.\u00a0 Success requires, as Winston Churchill claimed, \u201cgoing from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.\u201d\u00a0<br />\r\n<br />\r\nIt\u2019s Monday morning.\u00a0\u00a0<br />\r\n<br />\r\nTime to step into the ring.<br />\r\nThis post is from our new series, Daily Momentum.\u00a0 Each morning, we send a short, inspirational post via email, blog and podcast.\u00a0 You can get it\u00a0directly to your email here.\u00a0 You can\u00a0subscribe on iTunes here.","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/84060626-235a-42dc-9a40-a1eead6830e0/eAA1TPwy9oTcEamuijU4gpev.png"}