Reality Check: Making the Best of The Situation - How I Overcame Addiction, Loss, and Prison

by Mike Sorrentino

“DTF,” “grenade,” and “smushing” had all entered the American lexicon like heat-seeking missiles.

Though I have to admit, as a result of those punishments during my adolescence, I now suffer from a rare psychological condition known as “having respect for others.”

“Nah, that’s not a situation; this is the situation,”

Eventually they came up with the perfect dynamic of Snooki, JWoww, The Situation, Pauly D, Vinny, Angelina, Ronnie, and Sammi Sweetheart. The infamous members of Jersey Shore.

I headbutted a wall. A wall that, like in the States, I was expecting to be sheetrock. No, no, no, not in Italy. Unbeknownst to me, this was some ten-thousand-year-old cement wall from the fucking Romans or some shit. Like, Caeser may have headbutted this thing back in the day when he got in a fight with his roommate.

In the recipe of success, one of the main ingredients is failure. The key is to not give up on yourself. When you come across an obstacle, you have to understand it’s nothing more than a brilliantly disguised opportunity. Keep moving forward, don’t give up, and eventually you’ll find success. Too many people face failure and treat it like a finality. Once you meet failure, it simply means you’ve found a way that didn’t work. Use that knowledge to find another way.

“Two weeks to flatten the curve.” (We all know how that worked out.)