Obstacles are a part of life.

Without them there would be no growth, no sense of achievements and frankly speaking, it would make our lives so boring! Obstacles of life will come at you in varying shapes and sizes. They can be:

fair and/or unfair,

big and/or small, and

challenging and/or paralysing.

Most of us don't get to choose our obstacles but we can choose how we respond. We can either be paralysed by an obstacle and blame our bosses, the economy and the external circumstances that are out of our control or, we can decide to transform our weaknesses and obstacles into strengths and opportunities.

Like oxygen to a fire, obstacles can be used to fuel our ambitions. Transforming the obstacle in the path to become a path itself. As Benjamin Franklin writes: "The things that hurt... instruct." Read below for my key takeaways from the book The Obstacle Is The Way by Ryan Holiday: the three steps of overcoming any obstacles in life.

1. Don't be Fooled By Your Primitive Brain. Have the right Perception.