Learn how obstacles can actually become opportunities that can contribute to your success. Success is all about point of view and mindset. If you see an obstacle, it might cause you to quit, or ruin your momentum. If you see an opportunity, the obstacle can serve as a teaching moment to help you make the most of every opportunity.

2. INTRODUCTION
• Have you ever wondered why some people
seem to succeed without even trying, while
others struggle to get ahead?
• It might be because they have a different mindset
from the average person
• It could be due to the fact that they have trained
their mind to transform obstacles into
opportunities they can make the most of
• It IS possible if you focus on several essentials
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3. The Essentials for Overcoming
Obstacles Easily
1.Understand
2.Act intelligently
3.Accept
4.Persevere
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4. 1-Understand
• Understand what has happened
• Grasp what is going on
• Take responsibility for your part in what has
occurred
• Try to remain objective
• Be mindful-stay in the present, not past or future
• Don’t play the ‘blame game’
• Get the facts and use them to take action
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5. 2-Take Intelligent Action
• Once you understand the situation, you will be
better able to take intelligent action
• Intelligent action is driven by thought, rather than
emotion
• In order to take intelligent action, you need to:
• Keep calm
• Manage your stress
• Maintain your composure no matter what
happened
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6. 3-Accept
• Understand the situation
• Don’t get emotional about it
• Come up with a plan of intelligent action
• Control what you can
• Admit what you can’t control
• As the Borg say, “Resistance is futile.” If you
keep saying, “Oh no!”, you will never get to your
“Oh yes!”
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7. 4-Persevere 1
• Understanding, calmness, acceptance of what
has happened, and a plan for intelligent action
can all help you overcome any setback or
obstacle, and transform it into a ‘teaching
moment‘ in which you can see it as an
opportunity for change, growth, development
• Setting SMART goals that are specific and can
be measured and times, and then persevering to
go for those goals can make the difference
between success and failure
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8. “A hero is an ordinary individual who
finds the strength to persevere and
endure in spite of overwhelming
obstacles.”
- Christopher Reeve
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9. 4-Persevere 2
• Focus and attention-the things we focus on and pay
attention to, and devote our time and energy on, are
the things we will usually become successful at
• Prepare for failure, but hope for success-what will you
do if it does not work? A contingency plan can make
you a lot less stressed
• Know your own death-this may sound morbid, but
the truth is it helps put things into perspective. If an
obstacle arises, know it is not usually going to be a
life-and-death situation, just a blip on your radar as
you journey towards success
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10. Conclusion
• Now that you know the 4 essentials on how
to transform obstacles into opportunities, it
is time to roll up your sleeves to go for your
goals.
• You can either make excuses, or you can
take action
• You can either give up, or preserve and not
let a minor obstacle de-rail you on your
journey to success
• It’s all in your mindset!
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