Welcome to Real Impact Minute. I'm Mark Simpson, Lead Coach for Real Impact Coaching and today's impact moment from Reverend Phillip Brooks. He said, "Do not pray for easy lives, pray to be stronger men."

I have also heard Jim Rohn say, "Don't wish it were easier, wish you were better" and that's just the fact of the matter. Life is not easy. You don't want it easier. You want to be better.

It is in the rough and tumble of stretching and striving and struggling that the caterpillar strengthens the wings of the butterfly and flies away, being transformed.

So here's the thing... when faced with difficulties, instead of trying to change the world around you (which you really can't change) change yourself, which will ripple and impact the world around you.

So be better. Pray for greater strength to live and endure the race of life. That's your impact moment.