The Obstacle in the Path Becomes the Path

Overcoming obstacles is a discipline of three critical steps. It begins with how we look at our specific problem, then the energy and creativity with which we actively break down and turn them into opportunities. Finally, the cultivation and maintenance of an inner will that allows us to handle them into victory. We can learn from those who came before us by looking for shortcuts in weak spots or finding allies among strange faces. The things which hurt, Benjamin Franklin wrote, instruct. When you have a goal, obstacles are actually teaching you how to get where you want to go, carving you a path.