Tough Times Call for Tough People: “How to Navigate Through Tough Turbulent Times of Uncertainty”

By LaDon Vinnett-Powell

The purpose of this book is to challenge the reader to raise the bar and embrace the times which we live with a different attitude. It is important that we accelerate and transcend our thinking to embrace the turbulent hours. In each chapter we unpack strategies & techniques to help the reader outlast, outlive, and advance during difficult times. Tough times call for tough people and only the tough people will survive.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Mar 15, 2023
• ISBN: 9781669870289

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CONTENTS

Preface

Acknowledgements

Chapters

1.    Tough Times are Testing Times

2.    Tough people are resilient.

3.    Tough people are Courageous

4.    Tough people overcome bitterness and offense

5.    Tough People Navigate Strategically

6.    Tough people do not resist CHANGE

7.    Tough people encourage themselves

8.    Tough people are not EASILY OFFENDED

9.    Tough people understand the POWER of their IDENTITY

10.  Tough people PRAY and MEDITATE

11.  Tough people weather the storms of life

12.  Tough people understand the POWER of love & value RELATIONSHIPS

13.  Tough people MANAGE LIFE one day at a Time

14.  Tough people understand LEGACY, PURPOSE, and DESTINY

15.  It’s a Bird, it’s a plane, and it’s Super Ed!

16.  MY SHEROES - Calling all Tough Women

17.  Tough times are A Call to Action – Survival mode

18.  TOUGH PEOPLE are Power-packed on Purpose

PREFACE

The ancient proverb says, If you faint in times of adversity then your strength is small. If you fall to pieces in the midst of a crisis then there wasn’t much to you in the first place.

I am calling all men, women, leaders, parents, husbands, wives, youth adults, and all survivors who have lived to witness another day. This is a call to action for you.

This call to action is to provoke you to raise the bar. This is a call to increase your level of toughness, boldness and tenacity so you can embrace the tough times that lie ahead. I am looking for TOUGH PEOPLE. Tough stands for:

T - tenacious

O - opimistic

U - unstoppable

G – Gutsy

H – ard-hitting

Tough times surround us. Adversity is on every hand. Trouble is evident & obvious. Ungrateful mindsets, rebellious children and discontent parents are on the headlines of the family agenda. Violence, murder, racial tension, and even political corruption add to the long list showing the signs of the times. Temptation is lurking like a bad habit waiting to devour the next prey. Turbulent winds blow and continue to wreak havoc over our countries as we prepare for storms, floods, hurricanes and even tornadoes. Pestilences, famines, droughts, and pandemics layer the landscape of our globe as we race to find a cure or even a vaccine to heal the persistent plagues. Thoughts of suicide run rampant as people try to shift to survival mode. Tough times call for people who will stand up and accept the challenge to win at any cost no matter what life throws their way.

Uncertainties are like statues that stand boldly and silently declaring, reaffirming and concurring that we are certainly in the midst of difficult times. From financial hardships and unstable relationships to hopelessness, grief, depression and fear, we conclude tough times still remain.

Yet during tough times tough people have this uncanny way of maintaining a relentless, courageous mindset that will be sustained under pressure, scrutiny, and criticism. Their mindset is I will not give up no matter what hand I am dealt, what trial or test that comes my way.

The purpose of this book is to challenge the reader to raise the bar and embrace the times which we live with a different attitude. It is important that we accelerate and transcend our thinking to embrace the turbulent hours. In each chapter we will unpack strategies & techniques to help the reader outlast, outlive, and advance during difficult times. Tough times call for tough people and only the tough people will survive.

Imagine your life challenges are like an airplane that has taken off and reached beginning 10,000-feet altitude. As the plane ascends, there are detections of rough weather ahead. Warning alerts have flashed and the flight attendant has instructed all passengers to keep their seatbelts fastened and prepare for the turbulence. Ladies and gentlemen tough times are in the air and the alarms are sounding. It may be a bumpy ride but you will reach your destination.

Let’s prepare for take-off…wheels up!

LaDon Vinnett-Powell

Living Life with No Regrets

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

*I thank God first and foremost for this awesome opportunity to encourage every reader with this book.

*Special thanks to everyone who supported me during this project. I am humbled and honored to have the