num_pages: 201
description: The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way.  Marcus AureliusWe are stuck stymied frustrated. But it neednt be this way. There is a formula for success thats been followed by the icons of historyfrom John D. Rockefeller to Amelia Earhart to Ulysses S. Grant to Steve Jobsa formula that let them turn obstacles into opportunities. Faced with impossible situations they found the astounding triumphs we all seek.These men and women were not exceptionally brilliant lucky or gifted. Their success came from timeless philosophical principles laid down by a Roman emperor who struggled to articulate a method for excellence in any and all situations.This book reveals that formula for the first timeand shows us how we can turn our own adversity into advantage.
language: English
title: The Obstacle Is the Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph
publisher: Portfolio