The Obstacle Is the Way

The Obstacle Is the Way
Author: Ryan Holiday
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2014-05-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1591846358
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#1 Wall Street Journal Bestseller The Obstacle is the Way has become a cult classic, beloved by men and women around the world who apply its wisdom to become more successful at whatever they do. Its many fans include a former governor and movie star (Arnold Schwarzenegger), a hip hop icon (LL Cool J), an Irish tennis pro (James McGee), an NBC sportscaster (Michele Tafoya), and the coaches and players of winning teams like the New England Patriots, Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Cubs, and University of Texas men’s basketball team. The book draws its inspiration from stoicism, the ancient Greek philosophy of enduring pain or adversity with perseverance and resilience. Stoics focus on the things they can control, let go of everything else, and turn every new obstacle into an opportunity to get better, stronger, tougher. As Marcus Aurelius put it nearly 2000 years ago: “The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.” Ryan Holiday shows us how some of the most successful people in history—from John D. Rockefeller to Amelia Earhart to Ulysses S. Grant to Steve Jobs—have applied stoicism to overcome difficult or even impossible situations. Their embrace of these principles ultimately mattered more than their natural intelligence, talents, or luck. If you’re feeling frustrated, demoralized, or stuck in a rut, this book can help you turn your problems into your biggest advantages. And along the way it will inspire you with dozens of true stories of the greats from every age and era.

Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks

Writing Your Journal Article in Twelve Weeks
Author: Wendy Laura Belcher
Publisher: SAGE
Total Pages: 376
Release: 2009-01-20
Genre: Education
ISBN: 141295701X
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This book provides you with all the tools you need to write an excellent academic article and get it published.

Obstacles

Obstacles
Author: Odelia Chan
Publisher: Ambassador International
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2021-07-13
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1649600682
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Leah Jung is passionate about Parkour. A dedicated Christian, she has one secret, disabling trauma—a fear of one specific move in the sport she calls her life. During her training, she unexpectedly comes face to face with world-class tracuer, Ethan Simpson. He appears to fall for her and suggests that she train with a group—an idea that grows into a vision of teaching teens Parkour while bringing them to the knowledge of the One True God Who loves them. Together with four friends, Leah brings this dream into reality. But not all is as simple as it seems. The kids bring with them their own struggles, broken dreams, and past hurts. Through it all, Team Set Free—Javin, Leah, Vic, Guy, and Shana—stand strong in the face of opposition, disappointments, and setbacks. The team is determined to see the teens to the end—to see them transformed by the redeeming power of Christ. And through God’s overpowering grace and mercy, Team Set Free makes a lasting difference in the lives of young adults in the community, setting them free from fears and obstacles through Parkour and the living Word of God.

Obstacles...Bring' Em

Obstacles...Bring' Em
Author: Maria Federici
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Total Pages: 101
Release: 2013-07-26
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1483673618
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This is the story of Maria Federici (Doyle), a young woman whose life changed on a February night in 2004. Late in the evening, she was coming home late from work when on a trailer, a good distance in front of her, an item of unsecured furniture fell off and broke apart, sending a large piece of particle board catapulting through her windshield, striking her in the head causing massive brain and head injuries as well as complete blindness. This is Maria's (as well as family, friends and medical professionals) story of survival, recovery and a rebuilding of life by taking some of the most challenging obstacles and learning to overcome them.

Overcoming Life Obstacles

Overcoming Life Obstacles
Author: Dr Theresa Ronna
Publisher:
Total Pages: 358
Release: 2021-04-14
Genre:
ISBN:
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Overcoming Life Obstacles is an inspirational, motivational book about the journey of real people with real stories and their deepest, darkest struggles or battles to face, fight then strive to survive. Ordinary to extraordinary people i.e., parents, spouses, a Nurse, a Doctor, entrepreneurs, network marketers, BioHackers... From Professional All-Time Record-Breaking Athletes like Jon K. Court to world-renowned individuals like Artist Scott Jacobs (the first licensed Artist of Harley-Davidson, Ford, Chevrolet, Coca Cola, Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley estates. Their struggles include disabilities (deafness, dyslexia, blindness, paralysis, ADD, ADH, anxiety...), cancer, leukemia, lymphoma, child-hood cancer, catastrophic injuries, death of child or spouse, caregiving to a child or spouse, divorce, mental, physical, sexual abuse, health and wealth struggles.... After reading this book, you will: realize you are not alone in your similar struggles, gain new perspectives, real self-help tools, have more hope/courage/wisdom, become inspired/motivated, acquire perseverance, discover Secrets to Success, feel empowered, elevate to a whole new level, and uplift others. A great book to elevate yourself or as a gift to uplift others. After reading this book, you will be able to "Turn your obstacles into stepping stones to elevate yourself and uplift others!!" OLO!! (OLO stands for Overcoming Life Obstacles and Optimistically Lifting Others.)And Inspirational Contributing Authors: Scott JacobsMichele KingVeronica GianferriJohn GianferriJohn McGillCoryn Martin Jocelyn MartinShannon KoborieDr. Theresa RonnaMaria Krassas Kontou Annmarie Zappulla-Hess Heather Marie Lettieri-Saadati Joyce Michaels-GoldsteinConstantinos MihelisJennifer StapletonBob PolicastroRich GambaleLori ZuckerJon CourtSylvia JonesViktoria Seavey Deanna TaylorPeta GillianMistie LayneDominique HaysHeide DangeloDK Warinner

Adversity Quotient

Adversity Quotient
Author: Paul G. Stoltz
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 358
Release: 1999-05-25
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0471344133
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Praise for Adversity Quotient. "With AQ, Paul Stoltz has done something remarkable: He synthesizes some of the most important information on how we influence our own future and then offers a profound set of observations which teaches us how to thrive in a fast-changing world!"-Joel Barker, President, Infinity, LTD, author of Paradigm Shift. "Adversity Quotient will show that you have more control over events than you think. The key is changing your beliefs. Believe it or not, that can usually be done in One Minute." -Ken Blanchard, co-author, The One Minute Manager. "Paul Stoltz's AQ explains why some people, teams, organizations, and societies fail or quit, and how others in the situation persevere and succeed. With this book, anyone or or organization can learn to reroute their AQ and hardwire their brain for success." -Daniel Burrus, author, Technotrends. "AQ is one of the more important concepts of our time. Paul Stoltz's book provides the direction and tools necessary for putting this idea into practice. It is a must read for anyone interested in personal mastery, leadership effectiveness and/or organizational productivity." -Jim Ericson, Program Director, The Masters Forum.

Escaping Obstacles

Escaping Obstacles
Author: Bart Hardwell
Publisher: Xulon Press
Total Pages: 214
Release: 2008-04
Genre: African American boys
ISBN: 1604779756
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Escaping Obstacles is a motivational story of the life of a boy to a man. Overcoming tremendous adversity that was set into motion by his family, trying so desperately to break the inevitable cycle of choices his family makes, with the intention of not giving up on becoming someone. Using his own experiences of a dysfunctional childhood, drug abuse, depression, and suicide attempts, Escaping Obstacles focuses on how one person can endure so much pain, and still have the motivation to become better than the odds he was dealt. Many people believe they are "the only ones with family issues." Escaping Obstacles will prove that you're not. Bart Hardwell was born in Monroe, LA in 1982, and moved to Houston, TX. In 2002 with his wife Oranda, his imagination was often his escape from his dysfunctional life. As he grew older writing became an outlet to help escape his obstacles.

The Daily Stoic

The Daily Stoic
Author: Ryan Holiday
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 418
Release: 2016-10-18
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0735211744
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From the team that brought you The Obstacle Is the Way and Ego Is the Enemy, a daily devotional of Stoic meditations—an instant Wall Street Journal and USA Today Bestseller. Why have history's greatest minds—from George Washington to Frederick the Great to Ralph Waldo Emerson, along with today's top performers from Super Bowl-winning football coaches to CEOs and celebrities—embraced the wisdom of the ancient Stoics? Because they realize that the most valuable wisdom is timeless and that philosophy is for living a better life, not a classroom exercise. The Daily Stoic offers 366 days of Stoic insights and exercises, featuring all-new translations from the Emperor Marcus Aurelius, the playwright Seneca, or slave-turned-philosopher Epictetus, as well as lesser-known luminaries like Zeno, Cleanthes, and Musonius Rufus. Every day of the year you'll find one of their pithy, powerful quotations, as well as historical anecdotes, provocative commentary, and a helpful glossary of Greek terms. By following these teachings over the course of a year (and, indeed, for years to come) you'll find the serenity, self-knowledge, and resilience you need to live well.

Obstacle Course

Obstacle Course
Author: David S. Cohen
Publisher: University of California Press
Total Pages: 295
Release: 2020-02-18
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0520306643
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It seems unthinkable that citizens of one of the most powerful nations in the world must risk their lives and livelihoods in the search for access to necessary health care. And yet it is no surprise that in many places throughout the United States, getting an abortion can be a monumental challenge. Anti-choice politicians and activists have worked tirelessly to impose needless restrictions on this straightforward medical procedure that, at best, delay it and, at worst, create medical risks and deny women their constitutionally protected right to choose. Obstacle Course tells the story of abortion in America, capturing a disturbing reality of insurmountable barriers people face when trying to exercise their legal rights to medical services. Authors David S. Cohen and Carole Joffe lay bare the often arduous and unnecessarily burdensome process of terminating a pregnancy: the sabotaged decision-making, clinics in remote locations, insurance bans, harassing protesters, forced ultrasounds and dishonest medical information, arbitrary waiting periods, and unjustified procedure limitations. Based on patients’ stories as well as interviews with abortion providers and allies from every state in the country, Obstacle Course reveals the unstoppable determination required of women in the pursuit of reproductive autonomy as well as the incredible commitment of abortion providers. Without the efforts of an unheralded army of medical professionals, clinic administrators, counselors, activists, and volunteers, what is a legal right would be meaningless for the almost one million people per year who get abortions. There is a better way—treating abortion like any other form of health care—but the United States is a long way from that ideal.

Obstacles Welcome

Obstacles Welcome
Author: Ralph De la Vega
Publisher:
Total Pages: 262
Release: 2009
Genre: Chief executive officers
ISBN: 9781595553119
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Ralph de la Vega, CEO, shares the lessons he learned, in business and in life, along the way from Cuba to corporate America. De la Vega arrived from Cuba in 1962, age 10, alone and scared. Separated from his parents by Cuban authorities just moments before they were to board a plane to Miami, de la Vega was baptized early--and abruptly--in adversity. But looking back, he would not have had it any other way. Here, he recounts his journey to CEO of AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets, a subsidiary of AT&T Inc. A frontliner in the converging worlds of technology and communications, de la Vega takes readers behind the scenes of the Internet revolution, shares insights from the nation's top technology companies, and chronicles the obstacles intrinsic to successfully merging the largest wireless operations in U.S. history. This book is also an innovation manifesto for those committed to bigger thinking and greater results both professionally and personally.--From publisher description.