Blog 3 : “There is no storm worse than calm, and no foe more dangerous than to have no foes.”

People always give praise to those who fight adversity and succeed in the face of pressure. Indeed, their accomplishments are worthy of praise and are often no small task, but I think it could be argued that in some ways it's easier for them to find motivation because of their adversity. In other words, they automatically have something to fight for or something strive against. I'm not saying that it makes the challenge or their struggle to overcome the challenge any less daunting, but I do think it can be argued that it's easier to bring yourself to fight when you have a reason to fight or something to fight for. That "something to fight for could be anything from a child or a sick friend to a more borad cause like ending race inequality or to even something as simple as a deadline. For example,Many basketball players are at their best in the final seconds of a playoff game, and manystudents (myself included) produce their best and most efficient work with the deadline bearing down on them. With no adversity there is no sense of ugency and it is extremely easy to fall into complacency. Sometimes it's hard to find motivation when the only source of it you have comes from yourself. Simarly, if you have no competition, you have no reason to change anything. I think this concept translates well into the business world particularly regarding monopolies. If you face no adversity, why should you even bother making improvements that could make your prodect more effiecent or more affordable? So, in a nutshell I think this is what the quote means to me. It's about escaping complancy and striving to live up to your potential and be something more.