{"id":2020,"date":"2026-04-19T11:43:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-19T16:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/?p=2020"},"modified":"2026-04-19T11:41:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T16:41:56","slug":"how-small-nations-like-israel-turn-obstacles-into-massive-fortune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/how-small-nations-like-israel-turn-obstacles-into-massive-fortune\/","title":{"rendered":"How Small Nations Like Israel Turn Obstacles Into Massive Fortune"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In Israel, disadvantages hold the secret to finding fortune.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-2048\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/dream_of_winning_the_lotter.jpg\" alt=\"dreaming future fortune visions\" class=\"wp-image-2048\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/dream_of_winning_the_lotter.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/dream_of_winning_the_lotter-300x188.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Disadvantages are actually the the advantages to use on the path to fortune.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Here are four common disadvantages converted into fortune every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-fortune-is-a-destination-not-a-circumstance-nbsp\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Fortune is a destination, not a circumstance&nbsp;<\/mark><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Mistaking disadvantages as a destination is a shortcut to misery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Even critters avoid that mistake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFour things are small on the earth, but they are exceedingly wise.&nbsp; The ants are not a strong folk, but they prepare their food in the summer.&nbsp; The badgers are not mighty folk, yet they make their houses in the rocks.&nbsp; The locusts have no king, yet all of them go out in ranks.&nbsp; The lizard you may grasp with the hands, yet it is in kings&#8217; palaces.\u201d<br>\u2014 Pr 30:24-27<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overcoming size mismatches is a theme seen over and over in the Bible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It never occurs to the ant that a size disadvantage is a reason to quit.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It never occurs to the badger that he lacks a beaver&#8217;s skills.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It never occurs to locusts that they have no charismatic leader.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-image-2024\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/locusts-copy-1024x500.jpg\" alt=\"Israel desert locust resilience\" class=\"wp-image-2024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/locusts-copy.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/locusts-copy-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/locusts-copy-768x375.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Locusts marching together in the Negev Desert, Israel\/Gil Wizen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>It never occurs to the lizard that he has no home!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-how-israel-turns-disadvantages-into-advantage\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">How Israel Turns Disadvantages Into Advantage<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Look at Israel today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Israel is a tiny Mediterranean country surrounded by hostile enemies.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-2030\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"614\" height=\"366\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/israel-and-the-arab-world-c.jpg\" alt=\"Israel surrounded hostile region\" class=\"wp-image-2030\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/israel-and-the-arab-world-c.jpg 614w, https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/israel-and-the-arab-world-c-300x179.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Israel&#8217;s culture is a history of overcoming size disadvantages.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Despite being threatened daily since 1948, Israel has continued to grow economically.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-israel-s-economic-edge\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Israel&#8217;s Economic Edge<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Today, the \u201cStartup Nation,\u201d a country of about 9 million people, has more than 130 companies listed on the Nasdaq.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>China has around 200 listed on Nasdaq, but with over a billion more people behind it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many still picture Israel as war-torn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the reality is different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Israel turns a size disadvantage into a strategic advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How does Israel do it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Faith. Networks. Discipline. Resilience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-faith-in-israel-fuels-strength\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Faith in Israel Fuels Strength<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlimited power from God is the strength found by the men and women who performed great feats in Israel\u2019s history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBlessed is the one who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him.&nbsp; They will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream.&nbsp; It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green.&nbsp; It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit.\u201d<br>\u2014 Jer 17:7-8<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-image-2134\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Tree-by-stream-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"tree water strength faith\" class=\"wp-image-2134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Tree-by-stream-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/Tree-by-stream-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Trusting God is like a tree by the stream.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>This power from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.steveblaising.com\/philosophy.html#faith\">faith<\/a> is very fruitful.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-not-your-everyday-networker\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">Not your everyday networker<\/mark><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Losing momentum for <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/the-hidden-3-step-formula-wealthy-people-use-to-build-fortune\/\">success<\/a> happens when vision turns inward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead of hyper-competition,&nbsp;Israel has a networking vibe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Folks move to Israel to start new and fresh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They take risks, and they share a common bond to improve together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The formula for turning disadvantages into fortune?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Faith<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Networking<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Discipline<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Resilience<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>What success have you claimed despite the odds?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Stories like this are part of the reflections I write about life, <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/how-to-connect-riveting-strength-40-watt-life\/\">resilience<\/a>, and purpose explored on my <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/Stories like this are part of the reflections I write about life, resilience, and human turning points explored on my About Stephen Blaising page.\">About Stephen Blaising<\/a><\/strong> page.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Israel, disadvantages hold the secret to finding fortune. 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