Personal Challenges

Following are challenges that appeared in multiple newspapers that because of the word ‘challenge’ inspired me to read.

My personal challenge is derive meaning that might be applicable to what I am doing for myself and the Challenge Marketing projects I am working on. Please be aware that my reflections (thoughts and feelings) may have nothing to do in relation to the content of the article.

Personal Challenges In The News

New Life Forms, New Challenges

I really like this, as new life forms, there are new challenges for both the new and the old life forms. A long time ago, I learned that when oxygen first form, new life (including humans) would evolve; however, thousands of life forms became extinct because of oxygen.

Teenage soccer phenom’s latest challenge: trying to make U.S. team

It is always a challenge trying to be part of a team. It is even more challenging to part of a team representing a country or international corporation. You need to be the best-of-the-best and represent all of those who support the team, the entire team, not just one of the best players on the team.

Guerneville Rises to a River’s Challenge

Sometimes, a challenge must be faced because there is no choice. A natural disaster, like a rising river, must be faced by everyone in the town. Negative challenges can be bonding opportunities. No matter how we feel as individuals, we all tend to come together when something challenges our town, our community and it’s well-being.

During a court hearing on the Sea Scouts’ challenge to Berkeley’s policy ...

This is a toughie for me, as I have been active in the Boy Scouts for many years and my son (an Eagle Scout) participated in the Sea Scouts program several times. My personal challenge is to focus on “What’s best for the boy(s)”.

At Earthbound Farm, we never let any of those challenges stand in our way.

Until I saw this ad, I had never heard of Earthbound Farm Organic products. The challenges the company faces in their commitment to grow food organically is the additional time, attention and cost involved in nourishing the soil and protecting the crops without the use of dangerous chemicals. The company’s theme is “Delicious produce is our business, but health is our bottom line.”

A former advisor for Goldman Sachs quits an intense job and finds his challenge at Golf Odyssey, which reviews the world’s best courses.

The headline: Wall St. Guru Takes Swing at Publishing

Text under a photo with the article: NEW STRATEGY: David Baum purchased and merged two newsletters to create a publication that reviews the world’s golf courses and resorts. he’s pushing annual subscriptions as corporate gifts.

David Baum was co-head of mergers at Goldman Sachs Group Inc., the world’s leading acquisitions advisor. He used the several million dollars he received from Goldman’s 1999 IPO to quit in 1003 and to buy and combine the Golf Insider and the monthly Golf Odyssey. He’s counting on former Wall Street contacts to help increase subscriptions beyond 1,500 and turn a profit and says he will accept no advertising (that’s a challenge right there) to avoid becoming beholden to the industry.

Challenges come and go, but it is important to remember their passing with as much clarity as their appearance.

This was part of the Astrological Forecast in the LA Times on Tuesday, January 10, 2006 for Pisces (Feb 19 – march 20).

Challenges do come and go and sometimes they stay for a while. Too often, we spend time keeping the challenge alive, after it has been resolved. Understanding is the ability to explain what was learned with clarity and confidence. Once resolved, the result is more important than when we first started being challenged.