The Global Achievers The Global Achivevers / 2019 Issue 10 | Page 14

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Q - What obstacles or major challenges did you face in life?

A - My life is as follows — nothing ventured, nothing gained! All the while, life events do pass through me tangentially and have not destroyed me. I often think that life wanted me to sample everything on the “menu”, kind of like the supermarket or restaurant experience where you are given the opportunity to try each product in small portions, without overeating. I experienced poverty during my childhood and later on was fortunate enough to have money at my disposal. I received beautiful and very expensive gifts, only to have a pistol pointed at my temple and my

apartment completely robbed. I know the feeling of betrayal — my five-million dollar car repair

business was illegally re-registered and “stolen” during the so called post Soviet period. I know how it feels to be a widow — my husband was murdered, and I went through a short-term period of madness. I know how it feels to go through a divorce, when hopes crumble and everything that you built no longer seems important or necessary. I know how horrible it feels to hear that you may have a