Catherine Pulsifer turned adversity into success. Read her advice below:

“We are the authors of our own story; we determine the ending. Don't allow others to determine your future. Design your own future by keeping a positive attitude and setting your goals. I have learned to focus my energies on solutions, not on the challenge itself. So often, I have seen people waste energy by moaning and groaning about a problem. Yet, if they just realigned their attitude and focused on the solution or on the opportunity, the challenge would not seem as big as they think it is." http://ping.fm/Zpj87