Facing adversity and rising above it is a form of overcoming.
The act and result of overcoming are called overcoming . This verb (to overcome), derived from the Latin superāre , has several meanings.
Overcome a difficulty
Overcoming can refer to defeating someone , leaving behind adversity or transcending a limit , to name a few possibilities. The effect of these actions is mentioned as overcoming.
Generally the idea of improvement is used to name what an individual does when he or she manages to do something better than before or when he or she manages to overcome a difficulty . It can also be associated with achieving a goal after facing various challenges .
self-improvement
Specifically, personal improvement refers to a transformation that allows a person to develop and meet their goals. It could be said that it consists of improving oneself: that is, building an improved version.
On the path of personal improvement, the subject modifies his or her way of thinking and adopts new behaviors. The goal is to leave a state that is not satisfactory to enter another that provides fulfillment.
Personal improvement implies a renewal of spirit . Getting it started requires determination, drive and a proactive attitude.
Take the case of a man who, before having the chance to complete secondary education, must start working to help his parents. Many years later, with his own family formed, he decided to return to his studies . Thus, he seeks to obtain more tools to educate his children and also to access better jobs, so that he can satisfy the material needs of his loved ones. This man, in short, is committed to personal improvement .
Overcome adversity
Achieving one's goals always involves overcoming some obstacle, which is why almost all the meanings of this noun are related. However, it is possible to distinguish between personal improvement and that which leads us to leave adversity behind, if we understand this as a work that does not focus on one's own intellectual or emotional growth (although it occurs inevitably) but rather on recovering tranquility. what we felt before the problem.
In this framework we can mention different issues that have the potential to complicate our lives: lack of money, health problems, stress, feelings of loneliness, etc. They are all especially difficult parts of a person's story, and they can occur in both one's own life and that of a loved one with comparable impacts. How, then, to overcome these adversities? The answer is as difficult as it is direct: there is no single path , nor one that guarantees results; On the contrary, it requires a considerable investment of energy and patience .
In sports, improvement can consist of obtaining a higher position than a rival.
defeat someone
Overcoming can be understood as the defeat of a third party in a competition or with respect to one's professional career, for example. Whether it's a sporting or academic championship, or global book sales, outdoing another person is something that can be done intentionally or spontaneously . In the first case, there is a reward in which such defeat is implicit: the first prize exists in contrast to the second, and the names of the participants are recorded. In the second, however, since there is no direct confrontation, it can go unnoticed unless someone investigates who had the mark until that moment.
If the person we surpass is our mentor or lived a long time ago, this can be a goal to achieve self-improvement and not to feel like they are beneath us. Needless to say, the perception of the position that each person occupies on this scale is slightly subjective, especially when historical contexts differ, but it is often a valid incentive to grow professionally.