Gord Carley is uniquely qualified to write about adversity. At the age of 26, he sold a publishing business for just under a million dollars. Four years later he was over $200,000 in debt and the rest of his life was unraveling as fast as his bank account.

After years of struggling financially, he managed to avoid bankruptcy and completely repay all of his creditors. The experience of hitting bottom and climbing back spurred him to research how others overcame daunting challenges, to see if there was a common thread to their experiences.

Gord Carley is now 42, solvent and – even more importantly – married to a wonderful woman and the proud father of an infant daughter, with another child on the way. Next to his family, he regards this book, Surviving Adversity, as his most meaningful achievement. “I hope it will benefit anyone who is facing difficult times. The 32 individuals profiled in this book have opened their hearts in the belief that their stories can provide others with hope and perspective. If I can help even one reader to survive adversity I will be content.”