IDG Contributor Network: Why you must master adversity to succeed

Adversity is like manure; it stinks but it helps us grow.If any one lesson could be imparted to a person, this is it. Too often people fold when adversity looms large. Successful people, and almost every entrepreneur, do not. At the very least, every setback is a lesson from which we perfect our processes. At worst, a bad situation forces us to be more creative, harder-working or resourceful.When I went blind during the last phase of my company’s IPO road show, I had to get creative fast.