Adapted from "The Obstacle Is The Way: The Timeless Art of Turning Trials into Triumph" by Ryan Holiday http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1591846358/ryanholnet-20

1. Q U T E S
TO TURN
OBSTACLES
INTO OPPORTUNITIES
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2. WE KNOWTHAT DEEP DOWN
WE LEARN AND
BENEFITFROM FAILURE &
ADVERSITY.
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BUT HAVE YOU
NOTICEDTHAT WE SEEM TO DO
EVERYTHING
WE CAN TO AVOID
THOSE VERY
OBSTACLES?

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WHATWE NEED IS
A N E W
ATTITUDE,A N E W
APPROACH.

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ONE WHERE WE DON’T
AVOID OBSTACLES,
BUT LOVE THEM.
BECAUSE SO OFTEN
THE
OBSTACLE
IS THE WAY

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T U R N
O B S T A C L E S
I N T O
O P P O R T U N I T I E S
– M A RC US AUR E L IUS
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01
“OUR ACTIONS MAY BE IMPEDED...
BUT THERE CAN BE NO IMPEDING OUR
INTENTIONS OR DISPOSITIONS.
BECAUSE WE CAN ACCOMMODATE & ADAPT,
THE MIND ADAPTS & CONVERTS TO ITS OWN
PURPOSES THE OBSTACLE TO OUR ACTING.
THE IMPEDIMENT TO ACTION
ADVANCES ACTION. WHAT STANDS
IN THE WAY BECOMES THE WAY.”

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T U R N
O B S T A C L E S
I N T O
O P P O R T U N I T I E S
№
02
“BAD COMPANIES ARE
DESTROYED BY CRISIS.
GOOD COMPANIES
SURVIVE THEM.
GREAT COMPANIES ARE
IMPROVED BY THEM.”
– A NDY G ROVE
former ceo of intel

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T U R N
O B S T A C L E S
I N T O
O P P O R T U N I T I E S
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03
“THE
THINGS WHICH
HURT,
INSTRUCT”
– B E N JA M IN F R A NK L IN

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T U R N
O B S T A C L E S
I N T O
O P P O R T U N I T I E S
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04
“OH, HOW BLESSED
YOUNG MEN ARE
WHO HAVE TO STRUGGLE
FOR A FOUNDATION AND
BEGINNING IN LIFE.”
– J OHN D. RO C K E F E L L E R

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T U R N
O B S T A C L E S
I N T O
O P P O R T U N I T I E S
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05
“ADVERSITY
CAN HARDEN YOU.
OR IT CAN LOOSEN YOU UP
AND MAKE YOU BETTER
—IF YOU LET IT.”
– RYA N H OL IDAY

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T U R N
O B S T A C L E S
I N T O
O P P O R T U N I T I E S
№
06
“A GOOD PERSON DYES
EVENTS WITH HIS OWN
COLOR...
AND TURNS
WHATEVER HAPPENS TO
HIS OWN BENEFIT.”
– SE N E C A

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T U R N
O B S T A C L E S
I N T O
O P P O R T U N I T I E S
“HE SAYS THE BEST WAY OUT
IS ALWAYS THROUGH
AND I AGREE TO THAT, OR
IN SO FAR AS I CAN SEE
NO WAY OUT BUT THROUGH.”
№
07
– ROB E RT F RO ST

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T U R N
O B S T A C L E S
I N T O
O P P O R T U N I T I E S
“WHAT IS DEFEAT?
NOTHING BUT EDUCATION;
NOTHING BUT THE FIRST STEPS
TO SOMETHING BETTER.”
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08
– WE NDE L L PHIL L IPS

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T U R N
O B S T A C L E S
I N T O
O P P O R T U N I T I E S
№
09
“WISE MEN
ARE ABLE TO MAKE
A FITTING USE
EVEN OF THEIR
EMNITIES.”
– PLU TA RC H

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T U R N
O B S T A C L E S
I N T O
O P P O R T U N I T I E S
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10
“WHAT MATTERS MOST IS NOT
WHAT OUR OBSTACLES ARE
BUT HOW WE SEE THEM,
HOW WE REACT TO THEM,
AND WHETHER WE KEEP
OUR COMPOSURE.”
– RYA N H OL IDAY

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T U R N
O B S T A C L E S
I N T O
O P P O R T U N I T I E S
№
11
“(A) CRISIS PROVIDES THE
OPPORTUNITY
FOR US TO DO THINGS
THAT YOU COULD NOT
“DO BEFORE”
– R A H M E M A NUE L

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T U R N
O B S T A C L E S
I N T O
O P P O R T U N I T I E S
№
12
“IF THY FAINT
IN THE DAY OF
ADVERSITY,
THY STRENGTH
IS SMALL”
– P ROVE R B S 2 4:1 0

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T U R N
O B S T A C L E S
I N T O
O P P O R T U N I T I E S
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13
“THE BARRIERS ARE
NOT ERECTED WHICH
CAN SAY TO ASPIRING
TALENTS AND INDUSTRY,
THUS FAR AND NO
FARTHER”
– B E ET H OVE N

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T U R N
O B S T A C L E S
I N T O
O P P O R T U N I T I E S
№
14
“IT DOESN’T MATTER
WHETHER THIS IS THE WORST TIME TO
BE ALIVE OR THE BEST, WHETHER YOU’RE
IN A GOOD JOB MARKET OR A BAD ONE,
OR THAT THE OBSTACLE YOU ARE FACING
IS INTIMIDATING OR BURDENSOME
WHAT MATTERS RIGHT
NOW IS RIGHT NOW”
– RYA N H OL IDAY

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T U R N
O B S T A C L E S
I N T O
O P P O R T U N I T I E S
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15
“NOTHING EITHER
GOOD OR BAD, BUT
THINKING
MAKES IT SO.”
– SH A K E SPE A R E

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T U R N
O B S T A C L E S
I N T O
O P P O R T U N I T I E S
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16
“DON’T LET THE FORCE OF AN
IMPRESSION WHEN IT FIRST HITS
YOU KNOCK YOU OFF YOUR FEET;
JUST SAY TO IT:
HOLD ON A MOMENT;
LET ME SEE WHO YOU ARE
AND WHAT YOU REPRESENT.
LET ME PUT YOU TO THE TEST.”
– E PI C T ET US

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T U R N
O B S T A C L E S
I N T O
O P P O R T U N I T I E S
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17
“BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITIES
ARE LIKE BUSES;
THERE’S ALWAYS
ANOTHER COMING
AROUND.”
– R I CH A R D B R A NS ON

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T U R N
O B S T A C L E S
I N T O
O P P O R T U N I T I E S
“WHEN JARRED, UNAVOIDABLY,
BY CIRCUMSTANCE
REVERT AT ONCE TO YOURSELF
AND DON’T LOSE THE RHYTHM
MORE THAN YOU CAN HELP.
YOU’LL HAVE A BETTER
GRASP OF HARMONY IF YOU
KEEP GOING BACK TO IT.”
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18
– M A RC US AUR E L IUS

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T U R N
O B S T A C L E S
I N T O
O P P O R T U N I T I E S
“THERE IS GOOD IN
EVERYTHING,
IF ONLY WE LOOK
FOR IT.”
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19
– L AUR A IN G A L L S WIL DE R

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T U R N
O B S T A C L E S
I N T O
O P P O R T U N I T I E S
“THE BEST MEN ARE
NOT THOSE WHO HAVE
WAITED FOR CHANCES BUT
WHO HAVE TAKEN THEM;
BESIEGED CHANCE, CONQUERED
THE CHANCE, AND MADE
CHANCE THE SURVIVOR.”
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– E . H. C H A PIN

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YOUR OBSTACLES
AND TURN
ADVERSITY INTO
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