Prosper: Eating Challenges Like Energy Bars #39

Here’s one of my favorite etymological insights: “Prosper” comes from the Latin prosperare, which means “to move forward with hope.”

That’s why, with Heroic Elite, one of our Top 10 +1 daily targets is to Move Forward with Hope.

But… Know this!

That doesn’t mean pretending everything is easy or ignoring obstacles. It means facing those challenges head-on, knowing you have the strength to turn them into fuel for growth.

Why Challenges Are Fuel

1. Challenges Build Strength: Every obstacle you face is an opportunity to grow stronger, more resilient, and more capable.

2. Hope Creates Momentum: When you move forward with hope, you create new pathways and possibilities, even in the toughest moments.

3. Adversity is Energy: We like to say: “We eat challenges like energy bars.” Every time you embrace adversity, you’re feeding your Soul Force.

As Ryan Holiday reminds us in The Obstacle Is the Way, quoting Marcus Aurelius: “The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.”

The Heroic Elite Mindset

Moving forward with hope isn’t about blind optimism—it’s about realistic optimism. It’s seeing the obstacle, understanding the challenge, and deciding to take the next step anyway.

When you commit to Move Forward with Hope, you choose to thrive, no matter what. This mindset turns every setback into an opportunity to prosper and become the most energized, productive, and connected version of yourself.

Action for Today

Eat a challenge like an energy bar:

1. Identify a current obstacle or setback.

2. Reframe it as fuel for growth. Ask yourself: What can I learn from this? How can this challenge make me stronger?

3. Take one small step forward with hope.

So move forward. Thrive. Prosper. Let’s go.

P.S. For more on this, check out the Philosopher’s Notes on:

• The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday
• Grit by Angela Duckworth
• Man’s Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl