On quicksand and fighting back

"You're playing and you think everything is going fine. Then one thing goes wrong. And then another. And another. You try to fight back, but the harder you fight, the deeper you sink. Until you can't move... you can't breathe... because you're in over your head. Like quicksand"

I'm sure that many of us can relate to this situation. This quote is from the movie The Replacements, which is about misfit football players getting a second chance to play, but I believe that it applies to more than sports.

I think that sometimes we can get caught up in something, so much that we stop thinking clearly. We're in too deep and it's too late to get out. We try everything we can, but the harder we try, the quicker we fall. We are so afraid of sinking that we kick more and more.

I believe that in the face of adversity, we can show our true colors. We don't know what we're made of until presented a specific challenge for the first time. However, instead of trying to use brute force to fight back, I think it's important to remain calm under pressure and attempt to see how things start to unfold. This can help us make the best possible choices to help us overcome obstacles.

I'm not saying that we shouldn't fight back- I just want to advocate taking our time to ensure we are being as effective as we can. Don't force anything. We need to fight smart to get out of quicksand- be efficient and strategic to be successful.