True Stories. Turning Big Problems into Big Success

Every Facebook ad, every online campaign, and almost every sales message emphasizes how simple it is to succeed in entrepreneurship. Each story feels like a simplified version of reality: 

I struggled… until I discovered or invented this simple three-step method. Once I implemented it in my own business, my income skyrocketed, clients started coming through the doors and windows, and I began living like a king — almost bored by the magnitude of my success. So now I’ll share it with you for a completely ridiculous, heavily discounted, shockingly low price.

Sound familiar?

Most of the stories we absorb daily are sweet, polished images—often from exotic beaches, with fancy drinks and expensive sports cars. We sense there is more beneath the surface. 

We know they don’t reveal the whole truth about success — the real-life struggles, the price to pay, the character you must develop to reach where you want to go.

And yet, a part of us likes to be fooled. So we pretend to believe these beautifully framed illusions, nicely packaged fallacies, and superficial sophistication.

But is that what you really need as a serious entrepreneur who genuinely wants to grow your business? As a real business owner, you need true stories and real-life case studies.

And that is exactly what you will get in our special project and online campaign:

True Stories. Turning Big Problems into Big Success.

Horrible things happen. But it’s up to you whether they build you up or break you.

This cycle of articles, online courses, videos, and events is not just another cheap, popular positive-thinking psychology example; it is based on personal experience—mine and our customers’—the fastest-growing business practices, and scientific evidence.

Actually, problems, obstacles, enormous difficulties, and struggles are the bread and butter of every human being. The more you want from life, the better prepared you must be to solve gigantic and often unexpected problems.

The kind of bad news is that you will face horrible things anyway. The very good news is that you can prepare for them. And the best news is that those horrible things are often blessings in disguise.

It’s not always easy to admit that this is what life is about: going through the chain of problems, learning how to solve them and still enjoying your life and staying positive. 

It’s even more difficult to accept it as truth and prepare for it. 

The most common life strategy is to pretend that life can be easy and nice. That the world can be a pleasant, friendly, and caring place. 

Yes, we should strive to make our world such a place, and we should spare horrible problems for others and ourselves. But being prepared is the best life strategy. The best strategy in your personal life and in business.

What type of stories do we enjoy the most? Not stories about an easy life and smooth transitions from one great and sweet thing to another. The stories with the greatest impact are those where the hero or heroes need to fight. Overcome. Be brave. Face fears and total failures. Learn on the go. Risk everything. And never give up. Trust that everything will be OK.

Am I right? Do you like stories packed with action, turning points, and dramatic events? And obviously with a happy end? If you like them, it’s because this is life itself. We all need to overcome obstacles, and this is the only way to run our lives: through obstacles, turning points, overcoming and finally experiencing happy end. 

No one will ever achieve anything meaningful in their life without overcoming impossible challenges.

No one will ever grow without solving problems that look unsolvable.

Because of that, you must learn how to solve tough problems. You must expect that impossible situations will occur, and you need to practice the skill of constantly challenging yourself and growing.

There is no one good recipe for everyone. What is good for you can be detrimental to me. A challenge that works amazingly for one person can be a disaster for someone else. But the general rule is the same for everyone. If you want to get to your promised land, you need to first face the giants.

Andrzej Manka