I Choose Growth Over Anxiety

This Week, I Choose Growth Over Anxiety!

This week, I made a decision.

I won’t let stress or anxiety hold me back. I won’t allow the weight of uncertainty or the swirl of “what ifs” to distract me from who I am becoming. Life has taught me that storms will come—professionally, personally, and spiritually. But here’s the shift: I no longer see storms as threats. I see them as training grounds.

Every challenge I face—every closed door, delayed answer, unexpected twist—is not meant to destroy me but to develop me.

Growth doesn’t happen in comfort. Clarity often arrives in the chaos. And character? It’s forged in fire.

I’ve had weeks where anxiety made me question everything—my voice, my value, my vision. But not this week. This week, I stand in the storm with a deeper kind of confidence. Not because everything is perfect, but because I trust the process. I trust the purpose behind the pressure.

If you’re navigating stress right now, know this: You’re not weak for feeling it. But you are strong enough to rise anyway. Let your struggle be a setup for your next season. Let it stretch you, not stop you.

This week, I’m not shrinking. I’m stretching.
I’m not avoiding the storm. I’m advancing through it.
I’m not breaking down. I’m breaking through.

Let’s walk into this week with boldness, knowing that what tries to shake us will only shape us—if we let it.

—
Dr. Mark Hartley
Helping Leaders Rise Through Resilience | Speaker | Author of Grit & Glory and Open and Unshaken

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