Turning Falls into Fuel

One of my favorite parts of The Dark Knight Rises movie was the comparison moment of Bruce Wayne and Bane’s first fight. Bane let Bruce know that he wasn’t merely responding to a pain but actually shaped and formed by the dark. This was a clarity defining moment for these two characters, but mainly for Bruce Wayne. He became uncertain. He questioned his experiences. Eventually he was literally broken and fell into a deep pit. Apparent defeat.

This scenario now hits different for me as over the last year, I’ve realized how incredibly important it is to be decisive in your life. To commit to a specific choice and direction — turning any of your falls into fuel. You can be paralyzed by the uncertainty or you can impose your will.

In the end, Bruce went all in on his decision — making up his mind on what he wanted to achieve — and was able to go HAM on bringing justice back to Gotham as well as those who believed in the same vision. He turned his fall, his defeat, his uncertainty into fuel to create his outcome.

Be decisive. Get yourself a vision. Execute.