Facing unexpected obstacles is a fact of life - for entrepreneurs and in fact for anyone trying to break new ground and attempt something new. Here is a blog I wrote recently, inspired by a squirrel I ran into (almost that is..)

http://mentorcloud.wordpress.com/2012/04/15/dont-be-a-squirrel/

ps: This is my first Convo on PandaWhale - love this concept of a shared blog to bring the world's knowledge to one place.

Thanks Ravi.

You write: "If you have your ‘social antennas‘ up and have good mentors/coaches to share and bounce off what you are sensing, you can see them coming well in advance and develop a good plan."

Advisors are good but each person must take responsibility for her or his own decisions.