The document is a collection of quotes about overcoming obstacles and turning them into opportunities. It encourages developing a mindset of not avoiding obstacles but instead facing them head on and using them to learn and grow. Several quotes provide examples of historical figures who were able to improve or advance their situations in the face of challenges or crises. The overall message is that obstacles can be turned into advantages or opportunities if one changes their attitude to see the potential benefit in difficulties.

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
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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
№
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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