No matter where you land in life the argument can certainly be made that there is opportunity everywhere you turn. From strings of bad luck to dead end jobs or unsuccessful relationships, you make the choice to wallow in bad news or turn it around. As tough as it may seem, learning from challenging experiences is the best way to move on and give new life and new breadth to something that could’ve dragged you down for years to come. If you’ve been feeling down on your luck and you just aren’t sure how to make the most of your situation, here’s some celebrity inspiration for you. Turns out, many celebs have had their own spurts of bad luck too – and moving on and learning from their experiences has fueled some of their most successful ventures yet.
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Jennifer Lopez is a perfect example of someone who has built an empire all on her own, starting from the ground up and building a career based on pure talent and incredible business smarts. In addition to her natural ability to make awesome music, here string of bad relationships have been the driving force behind music and her best-selling book, “True Love.” Talk about turning lemons to lemonade. Here’s a quick synopsis:
“In True Love, Lopez explores one of her life’s most defining periods—the transformative two-year journey of how, as an artist and a mother, she confronted her greatest challenges, identified her biggest fears, and ultimately emerged a stronger person than she’s ever been. True Love is an honest and revealing personal diary with hard-won lessons and heartfelt recollections and an empowering story of self-reflection, rediscovery, and resilience.” -via Amazon book review
Miranda Lambert’s recent divorce has been fueling loads of time both in the studio and on the road performing for fans. From coast to coast her concerts have been heartfelt and real, showing fans that heartbreak really can inspire some beautiful music. Performing tunes like the cover of Loretta Lynn’s , “Rated X,” a song about divorce, Miranda has been using her music as a form of therapy. Pretty incredible, right? It’s moments like these where she could choose to curl up and hide or she can get out there and use that raw emotion to make beautiful music.
La La Anthony has recently risen above negative rumors. Rather than taking the rumors, running with them and letting the chatter bring her down, La La has tuned out the haters and responded with both poise and confidence. Her only response to the rumors – an Instagram post stating, “If you ain’t got no haters, you ain’t popping.”
And, how about Amy Poehler who used the stories from her life’s ups and downs –including her divorce– to write her book “Yes Please”? Amy not only has the skills to make us all laugh, but her book makes it clear that she is finding opportunity everywhere, even during life’s most challenging times. Here’s a quick review:
“In Amy Poehler’s highly anticipated first book, Yes Please, she offers up a big juicy stew of personal stories, funny bits on sex and love and friendship and parenthood and real life advice (some useful, some not so much), like when to be funny and when to be serious. Powered by Amy’s charming and hilarious, biting yet wise voice, Yes Please is a book full of words to live by.” -Summary via Google Books
These celebs make it pretty clear – there is opportunity around every corner, what matters is how you turn each situation into something that will bring positivity, light and learning to your life. How do you face adverse situations with a positive attitude?
