Ari Gunzburg – Persistence Cannot Solve All Your Challenges

<p><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/arigunz/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Ari Gunzburg</strong></a> is a rising new star in personal growth after experiencing trauma as a child and then extreme volatility as a teenager. As an award-winning international speaker, Ari motivates people using personal stories filled with triumph, tragedy, and transformation. Ari also helps inspire people using one-on-one coaching and his books for both children and adults. New in 2020 is his debut non-fiction title,<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Little%20-%20Book%20-%20Greatness%20-%20Parable%20-%20Unlocking/dp/B08GVJ6KQ9" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> The Little Book of Greatness</a>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p class="ql-align-center"><strong>“If something truly isn’t working, the sooner you realize it, the better off you are.”</strong></p><p class="ql-align-center">Ari Gunzburg</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h2><strong>Worst investment ever</strong></h2><p>Ari used to deliver a book called <em>The Advertiser</em> while growing, a small book full of advertisements from the community businesses and delivered to every home in Baltimore.</p><h3><strong>Starting his own book of advertisements</strong></h3><p>As a young man, Ari had a dream to start a similar book, and the opportunity came when he moved to Cleveland. He reached out to the people running it originally and made an offer, and they accepted.</p><p>Ari started working on the book, and he put everything into it. He went knocking on business owners’ doors, trying to sell them to the idea of advertising in the book. In Baltimore, all the business owners believed that they needed to be in the book because that’s where people look to find out what is going on.</p><p>In Cleveland, though, things were different, and the business owners needed some convincing.</p><h3><strong>A poor start</strong></h3><p>The book’s uptake was not encouraging, but Ari persisted and kept trying everything he could to make it work. Things didn’t get better; in fact, they got worse.</p><