Challenges Up The Ante
By Shiva
@Shiva49 (28371)
Singapore
June 26, 2021 9:26am CST
I faced a couple of tough challenges in my work life.
At times, I felt I was responsible for the destiny of hundreds in companies I had worked in as CFO. Everyone looked at me as if I had a magic wand to overcome what seemed insurmountable problems.
I had to be aware of the pulse of many. I did worry the bankers would pull the rug from under my feet bringing down the whole edifice. At times, they were ambivalent after my best efforts.
At two places, it was a déjà vu experience. For a few years I was putting out the fire and then things fell in place. The challenges were over and it was smooth sailing. I enjoyed the fruits of my labor but felt irrelevant as the adrenaline flow from challenges decreased.
That made me realize why we have issues all through our lives too. We may wish for smooth sailing but that hardly does justice to our faculties. We could get complacent and even prove an idle mind is a devil’s workshop!
When I faced some issues later, I comforted myself that those too shall pass as I had risen to greater heights earlier.
While I am grateful for placid waters now, I got greater satisfaction, recollection, of tough days I went through. That made me realize we have hidden potential to overcome the toughest of challenges but we need to raise our stakes at times to live through them.
How have you faced the tough situations in life?
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@prinzcy (32299)
• Malaysia
27 Jun 21
With great power and salary, come a great responsibility~
Well, I'm still learning to rise to my current challenge. It was scary but I keep telling myself I won't die from it. I refuse to be defeated either. No matter what I should try my best.
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@Shiva49 (28371)
• Singapore
27 Jun 21
When I was young, I did welcome challenges to prove myself, test my mettle.
Over the years those push factors receded, but still, challenges came out of the blue.
As long as you feel equal to the task, meet them head-on.
You will be richer for the experiences.
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@dpk262006 (58679)
• Delhi, India
27 Jun 21
Challenges are part of life and when we face it then only we come to know about our potential. It is good that you overcame your challenges in life.
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@dpk262006 (58679)
• Delhi, India
28 Jun 21
@Shiva49 Now when you look back, you feel proud how efficiently you were able to handle challenges
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@Shiva49 (28371)
• Singapore
28 Jun 21
@dpk262006 Yes, but I do not want to retrace those steps!
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@Shiva49 (28371)
• Singapore
27 Jun 21
@Hannihar I took it from the fairy tale Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
Goldilocks zone
The habitable zone around a star in which exoplanets need to exist to make them “just right” for life.
Used to describe a situation in which something is or has to be exactly right:
I look for the middle ground - not going to extremes in my pursuits.
This path is attuned to my overall temperament.
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@CuriousGab (3290)
• India
26 Jun 21
@Shiva49
All those under you looked upto you like a shelter whenever the problems arised and you succefully overcame them with lots of hard work.
You were able to prove them that you are their whenever tough situation arises.
You did a great job sir.
I believe the problems or challenges come to make us stronger than before.They teach us a lot of things.
So instead of crying in tough situations we should try to figure out the solution bravely just like how you did.
The accomplishment we acquire over years will always make us happy.
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I believe the problems or challenges come to make us stronger than before.They teach us a lot of things.
So instead of crying in tough situations we should try to figure out the solution bravely just like how you did.
The accomplishment we acquire over years will always make us happy.2 people like this
@Shiva49 (28371)
• Singapore
26 Jun 21
Thank you Gabriella for your uplifting response.
I am sharing my life experiences so that they could inspire a few to reach even higher.
I am now retired after forty-five years of working but I went for balance without getting too involved with work to spoil my health.
I went about doing the best I could and my last job was with a group that lasted thirty years!
The major effort was made when I was much younger and at times I felt I was carrying too much weight as others did not have much inkling of how I went about to prop up the companies.
Yes, an honest job gives a fitting reward overall and that includes satisfaction and fulfillment.
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@Shiva49 (28371)
• Singapore
27 Jun 21
@CuriousGab Thank you, honesty and sincerity were my forte and they never failed me.
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@CuriousGab (3290)
• India
27 Jun 21
@Shiva49
Indeed sir you are a great inspiration for young generations
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@m_audrey6788 (58468)
• Germany
26 Jun 21
Your work is really hard. 
I just do the best way I can solve it and match it with prayers. 
I just do the best way I can solve it and match it with prayers. 2 people like this
@Shiva49 (28371)
• Singapore
26 Jun 21
Yes, I was in places where the buck stopped with me. I had to find my way and come up with solutions.
I felt the hopes of hundreds who looked up to me and that was the motivating factor.
I stuck to truth and depended on a clear conscience to find peace of mind.
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
29 Jun 21
Like a soldier, a warrioress Shiva. That is how.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54714)
• United States
26 Jun 21
I believe that life’s challenges make us stronger.
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@innertalks (23734)
• Australia
27 Jun 21
I always try to think ahead, and to avoid tough times.
I put checks in place, so that mistakes are not often made, and when a mistake is made, I then work out why it was made, and put another check in place, so it, that particular mistake, will never be repeated again.
If, I have made a mistake, I always give compensation for my mistake to others that have been affected by it. This tends to smooth the tough time over a bit, both for them, and for me too.
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@innertalks (23734)
• Australia
27 Jun 21
@Shiva49 When I do make a mistake, others usually cut me some slack, as they know that I never meant it, and that I am an honest person, generally. They know that I will do my best by them, to right the wrong.
We get treated how we treat others.
People only ask you for help because of the person that they can see that you are too, I would say.
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@Shiva49 (28371)
• Singapore
27 Jun 21
@innertalks Yes Steve, we do what we say, are predictable, and that makes a real difference.
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@Shiva49 (28371)
• Singapore
27 Jun 21
Yes with experience you can anticipate better and that is half the battle won.
I too try to smoothen my path but still caught unawares at times, hit a bottleneck.
Challenges mean we are alive and kicking
When others approach me with their issues, I get some satisfaction too that I am being counted as one who can help.
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@Shiva49 (28371)
• Singapore
26 Jun 21
Thank you.
I share what I went through and happy that the institutions I had worked for are still going strong although the foundations were shaky when I started work with them.
I never left a concern worse off than when I had joined and that gave me happiness when visiting years after I had left them.
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