COMEBACKS, REDEMPTION AND SECOND ACTS are ubiquitous in our culture today: the salesperson or entrepreneur who turns a bad year or quarter into one of redemption and prosperity, the celebrity or athlete who falls from grace and bounces back bigger and better than ever.

So often it’s a major setback — cancer, divorce, job loss, the death of a loved one, bankruptcy, an accident, or a faux pas — that puts the spotlight on our lives and shows us the way to a meaningful “second act.”

Sooner or later we all hit the skids. It happens to everyone. At some point, we all wind up with our backs against the wall and need to make a comeback.

Yes, we all get knocked down, but successful people somehow know how to pick themselves back up. So how do we do it?

What follows is your blueprint for staging an epic comeback.

Use these ten comeback rules as your catalyst for quickly and dramatically turning things around… primarily because they focus on one thing — getting you from setback to comeback as quickly as possible.

Comeback Rule #1 Refuse to Die

“Those with the character to triumph in the end tend not to allow the indignity of failure to force them down. A comeback accepts disaster, laughs in its face, crawls to their feet and simply refuses to die.” — Gary Ryan Blair

Comeback Rule #2 Get Mad

“Pain, failure, loss, humiliation and embarrassment are powerful motivators for making better choices. Get mad and use the pain as fuel to drive your comeback because if you don’t, it will become the fuel for driving more pain.” — Gary Ryan Blair

Comeback Rule #3 Decide to Fight

“Comebacks have an inner sense of justice that refuses to be be violated. They manage their emotions, reminding themselves of where they have been and why they are here, and resolve that nothing will stop them from redemption.” — Gary Ryan Blair

Comeback Rule #4 Stay Hungry

“The hungriest person always wins, that’s why victory necessitates that a comeback fight on with undying, relentless determination. The rewards of redemption will far exceed the pain that must precede the victory.” — Gary Ryan Blair

Comeback Rule #5 Get Creative

“The savvy fighter will not make the same mistake twice. Part of being creative is knowing that for every setback, there’s always a way through, always a way around…and always a way for you to come out on top.” — Gary Ryan Blair

Comeback Rule #6 Start Saying No

“Learning to say no is the most strategic decision you can make in getting back on top. It’s a key tool for setting boundaries, crystallizing focus and honoring priorities. Great comebacks are the direct result of a short yes list and a long no list.” — Gary Ryan Blair

Comeback Rule #7 Get Scrappy

“Greatness expects you to pay the price, to fight your way through every obstacle, to get dirty, sweaty and stinky. A comeback is a scrappy competitor who out-hustles, out-suffers and outlasts all others. Greatness loves the scrappy ones.” — Gary Ryan Blair

Comeback Rule #8 Rise and Shine

“If you’re ever going to find your greatness and turn things around, you must view every challenge, obstacle and setback as a mere speed bump, a nuisance which you will overcome by demonstrating great confidence, conviction and certainty.” — Gary Ryan Blair

Comeback Rule #9 Be Unreasonable

“Staging your comeback requires that you become unreasonable in what you expect from yourself and in the unreasonable demands you make upon others. Great achievement is earned by unreasonable people who enforce exceptionally high standards.” -Gary Ryan Blair

Comeback Rule #10 Trust the Process

“Trusting the process is the discipline of finishing everything you start. A comeback knows that the road to redemption is achieved one day, one task, one project at a time. Act with excellence by bringing everything to a successful close.” — Gary Ryan Blair

Use this link to download all of the Comeback Rules

A Closing Thought…

You have the power to change your life by changing your story…and you get to decide how the story, especially how this chapter of your life is going to end…and it deserves to end with the immense satisfaction of someone who went through hell, who scratched and clawed their way back to the top and emerged victorious.

You got this!

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