A review of Jim Collins’s Good to Great.

A review of Benjamin Franklin’s autobiography.

Marketing strategist Ryan Holiday discusses how to turn obstacles to advantages, which is the theme of his best-selling book, The Obstacle Is the Way.

How did Herb Kelleher, founder of Southwest Airlines, build the most profitable airline in America? In Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone To Action, Simon Sinek shows that what separates fabulously successful business leaders such as Kelleher from mediocre leaders is their clarity in defining why they do what they do.

Success is possible, but not guaranteed. We can achieve our dreams, but only if we direct our thought and effort toward them. Difficulties, roadblocks, obstacles are a part of life, and Ryan Holiday’s The Obstacle is the Way is a great resource for learning how to turn these obstacles into opportunities.