Author Richard A. Cross knows from personal experience that, although your circumstances may hold you back for a time, everyone has the ability to break free from their limitations and realize their dreams.

When you're overwhelmed with adversity, accomplishing anything beyond survival can seem impossible. But the minute you wonder whether there's more to life than what you're currently experiencing, you have already taken the first step toward achieving what seemed impossible the moment before. This is the very time when your doubts loom largest. To continue forward, you must pluck up...