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Winston Churchill was appointed First Lord of the Admiralty when he was just 36.

That's like Secretary of the Navy.

And during World War I, he oversaw the Gallipoli campaign.

That was one of the boldest strategies of the war.

But it was a disaster.

Churchill was forced to resign, and it looked like the end of his career.

Failure is a huge obstacle. Most of us never get over it. But when he was

essentially kicked out of the Navy, Churchill joined the Army. He volunteered to

serve on the front lines and he personally made 36 runs into no man's land. He

developed a new set of skills, worked hard, and regained his reputation.

When it looked like his career was over, he found a way to reinvent himself.

It isn't just iconic leaders who do that.

Lots of average people find a way to push through

whatever stands between them and their dream. Like Claire Malone, she worked for the

state of New York for her whole career and then retired.

Retirement is often a huge crisis for a lot of people because they have to

re-envision their lives.

If they're not a teacher or a mailman or an executive, well, who are they?

It can be a big problem.

But Claire had no trouble seeing herself in a different role.

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