Progressive and Mr. Lewis illustrate how 10Xers shine when clobbered by setbacks and misfortune, turning bad luck into good results. They use difficulty as a catalyst to deepen purpose, recommit to values, increase discipline, respond with creativity and heighten productive paranoia — translating fear into extensive preparation and calm, clearheaded action. Resilience, not luck, is the signature of greatness.

Nietzsche wrote, “What does not kill me, makes me stronger.” We all get bad luck. The question is how to use it to turn it into “one of the best things that ever happened,” to not let it become a psychological prison.

A Signpost on the Path
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It probably goes without saying that this was a profound transformation moment for me … and surely it was that. While there were literally months of deep personal work I was engaged in leading up to this moment, in an instant I found myself surrendering to the transformation I was in the midst of experiencing … and it was as if my skin broke open and released me from the illusions I had held up until the moment regarding what it would be like to be myself completely.