Didn't See It Coming: Overcoming the Seven Greatest Challenges That No One Expects and Everyone Experiences

by Carey Nieuwhof

In fact, the more successful you become, the more pain you’re likely to experience.

Cynics never change the world. They just tell you why the world can’t change.

One thing I’ve noticed again and again is this reality: curious people are never cynical, and cynical people are never curious.

Competency gets you in the room. Character keeps you in the room.

Self-pity chisels into stone what discouragement whispers.

After all, irrelevance causes us to lose the ability to speak into a culture.

Secure people take issues seriously; they just don’t take them personally anymore.

After all, self-righteous Christians don’t do drugs. They do food.

It’s also a way to keep you out of the ditch in the first place, as people who practice self-care rarely self-medicate.

To truly care for yourself, come back to this question daily: What do I need to do (or not do) so I can live today in a way that will help me thrive tomorrow?

“Without knowledge of self there is no knowledge of God…. Without knowledge of God there is no knowledge of self.”