Peter Sage: See Stars, Not Mud

 

“Your environment never defines you; it simply gives you the opportunity to find yourself.” - Nipsey Hussle

In his TEDx Talk titled, How to Become Your Best When Life Gives You Its Worst, Peter Sage says the most incredible adventure he has ever had the privilege of living was spending 6 months in one of the world’s toughest prisons.

How?

He said, “One of the greatest days in a human being's journey of emotional maturity is the day that we realize that life is not a comfort-centric experience but a growth-centric experience.” 

Peter was an entrepreneur and personal growth expert, and he said being in jail was an opportunity for him to walk the talk that he had been teaching for so many years in a real environment, and an opportunity to learn new lessons about himself and life.

Peter wrote a story called Mud or Stars about two prisoners sitting behind bars. One prisoner looked down and saw the mud, and the other looked up and saw the stars. 

Peter said, “Your environment never defines you; it simply gives you the opportunity to find yourself.” How you see yourself and see the world impacts how you get through and grow through The Pit.

Peter says, “When you are faced with uncertainty, you need something to hang on to. Behavior follows mindset, not skillset.”

One of the keys to life is to see stars, not mud; to train your mind to see the good, not the bad, so you can have a positive attitude and mindset no matter what obstacles you have to face.

Reflection Question: When life gets hard, how do you find the stars, not the mud?