This is a must-read book for those who aspire to peek into a unique life of professional and family resilience, anchored in an attitude of mind where failure or setbacks are characterized as a springboard to higher opportunities in life. Mizinga Melu, an admirably successful corporate executive facing and surmounting daunting hurdles on her upward professional mobility, shares some valuable practical principles applicable to broader spheres of organizational and professional leadership ascendancy. Braving the Odds depicts her personal pilgrimage in life in this easy- to-read and inspirational memoir.