About this quote

Total collapse clears the ground for something you actually need. When your plans shatter, you are forced to stop looking at the surface and search deeper. What did you lose that you are actually better off without? Pain strips away the useless noise and leaves you with raw, honest ground to build on. Look closely at your current mess, because the raw materials for your next move are sitting right there in the dirt.

When to use it

• You just shut down your failed restaurant and feel like a complete failure. You tell your business partner, 'Our debts are paid, the lease is over, and we finally have the freedom to start that smaller food truck we always wanted.'
• An athlete tears their ACL and faces a year of grueling physical therapy. Sitting in the gym, they tell their coach they will use this recovery time to master the mental strategy of the game.
• After a messy, painful divorce, you look at your new, tiny apartment. You tell your sibling that this empty space is your chance to build a quiet home where you can finally breathe.
• You flunked your major chemistry exam and lost your academic scholarship. You sit down with your advisor to completely rewrite your study habits from scratch.