Mastering the Art of SuccessChapter Six
Turn Adversity
Into a Competitive
Advantage
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MARK BLACK
DAVID WRIGHT^ (WRIGHT)^
Today we’re talking with Mark Black. Mark is a best-selling author
of the acclaimed self-help book, Live Life from the Heart: 52 Weeks to
a Life of Passion and Purpose. Mark is a heart and double-lung
transplant recipient, he is a four-time marathon runner, and much
so ught-after sp eaker, trainer, and success coach. He learned about
success early in life by facing death. Born with a congenital heart
defect, Mark battl ed heart disease for twenty-three years before he
faced the biggest obstacle of his life. In May 2001, at twenty-three
ye ars old, he saw his doctor and was given news no one wants to hear—
his heart was failing fast and he had less than two years to live. After
waiting on the transplant list for ten months and near death, he received
a lifesaving heart and double-lung transplant. Since that day, he has
beaten all odds and uses his gift of life to inspire people to live life
with passion and purpose. His presentations have inspired more than
sixty-five thousand people across North America. His best-selling
book has influenced the lives of countless other s.