Overcoming Obstacles

The "COVID-19" pandemic spreading throughout the world, the fight for racial justice, and the divisive political events have made many people anxious and confused.

Failure is unavoidable and a necessary component of life's experiences. It can happen in several spheres of life, including obtaining personal objectives, fostering personal relationships, and in the professional field. However, .. more..

Adversity and crisis; What goes through your mind when you hear these words? Do you conjure up feelings of fear and anxiety, start to sweat, or do you want to run away?

Do you feel you are stuck in a certain area of your life and unsure what to do next? Your current situation is keeping you from reaching your goals, even though you have something you want to accomplish. Something in your life, work, .. more..

"Judge a man, not by his answers, but by his questions." The French writer Voltaire said. Everybody cares about the society they live in and will do anything to be accepted, so we place much importance on what other people think of us. .. more..

Even after you let go of the past, it remains a part of your identity. Each of us lives in the present and makes decisions based on a part of the past. This fact is inevitable, starting with your ability to read these words now. Your mind .. more..

One thing I'm pretty sure of is that the period between September 2008 and December 2009 was very difficult for us. In that seemingly short period of 15 months, Angel (my wife and partner on Mark and Angel's blog) lost her job, which has .. more..

Whether we plan to make a public speech, attend a birthday party, or whatever, our intentions tend toward success no matter what we seek, and no matter what success we seek, obstacles are likely to emerge that we must face. When these .. more..

Two thousand years ago in ancient Greece, the great philosopher Socrates was hiking around a public park when a neighbor approached him and said, "You will never believe, not in a million years, what I have just heard from one of our common .. more..

The finest employees provide valuable talents and capabilities that no one else can, yet occasionally we fail to recognize or capitalize on them, or we mistake them for deficiencies. When we don't know each other's abilities, we can't .. more..

A military site guarded by 21 soldiers was suddenly besieged by an army of more than 10,000 soldiers. What do you think happened next? Legend has it that these soldiers defeated 600 enemies in an astonishing example of bravery in the face of .. more..

When you look at leaders like Winston Churchill, Abraham Lincoln, Boris Yeltsin, and Rudy Giuliani, the common thing that binds them is that they drove wisely, overcoming turbulent times. Winston Churchill, a wartime hero, led his .. more..