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Do you know the greatest challenge we have as humans? I want you to seriously think about it and give yourself some moment away from your work station to really reflect on this. Every time I think of this challenge, I think of Jacob. Jacob is the regular guy from the bible who upon facing this basic human challenge was able to rebrand himself from Jacob to Israel. Jacob left his father's house with nothing and returned with 2 wives, 2 concubines, 11 children and a massive wealth and economic portfolio. Though it took him 20 years to achieve this result, he achieved it nonetheless after overcoming this basic human hindrance.

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Once there were two company presidents who competed in the same industry. These two presidents decided to go on a camping trip to discuss a possible merger. They hiked deep in the woods. Suddenly, they came upon a grizzly bear that rose up on its hind legs and snarled. Instantly, the first president took off his snap sack and got out a pair of jogging shoes. The second president said, «Hey, you can't outrun that bear.» The first president responded, «Maybe I can't outrun that bear, but I surely can outrun you!» This story captures the notion of strategy and the ability to inculcate it in our personal lives.

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Barak Obama's winning the Democratic Nomination for the Presidential race in America reveals some nuggets we should consider on our climb towards fulfilling our personal destiny. Apart from the rag to riches or obscurity to fame story, there is the record breaking profile of being the first African American to have been nominated by a major party in America. It is imperative we observe his outstanding strategy of raising money which was pivotal to his winning; it was this singular competitive advantage that may have defined the history of America.

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