Pain & loss are inevitable facts of life; how you choose to deal with them is what can turn your failures into your greatest successes. Click here to subscribe to my mailing list & receive my free Common Sense Leadership Guide! The encouraging reality of dealing with pain & loss is that good management of bad experiences leads to great growth. I love the quote from John McDonnell where he said, "Every problem introduces a person to himself."  Pain can stop us dead in our tracks; or it can cause us to make decisions towards transformation and growth.  Pain prompts us to face who we are and where we are.  What we do with our painful experiences defines who we become. In the Podcast episode I discuss the "Truths About Bad Experiences": Everyone has them Bad experiences are not unique to anyone. No one likes them. Few Make Bad Experiences Positive Experiences. and & "How to Turn Pain Into Gain": We can choose how to respond to every experience. Do you start with an expectation that you can people are good, or that experiences can be dealt with? With a positive life stance, good will become better and bad will not be as bad. A positive life stance WILL find positive lessons in every experience. It may seem hard, maybe even cruel or callous, but no matter what happens, our attitude toward a negative experience (Positive and hopeful, or negative and defeated) will put us on a CHOSEN path. Here is a solid truth about being accountable and responsible for one’s life: “Very few are.” [saf feature="itunes" cta="Subscribe & Follow in iTunes"]