A Bridge Across Borders: My 11 essential rules for a successful life
Language: English
Published by Lyons Gold Standard Multimedia LLC, 2026
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- Title
- A Bridge Across Borders: My 11 essential rules for a successful life
- Author
- ZULQARNAIN, MALIK
- Publisher
- Lyons Gold Standard Multimedia LLC
- Publication year
- 2026
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 13
- 9798906005571
In A Bridge Across Borders: A Journey of Healing, Heritage and the Pursuit of Happiness, Dr. Malik Zulqarnain shares the true story of a life shaped by migration, faith, education, family responsibility, cultural identity, and the determination to keep moving when the original plan falls apart.
Raised in Punjab with strong family values and a deep respect for knowledge, Malik first trained in civil engineering. After his grandmother suffered a devastating stroke, he felt called to medicine and traveled thousands of miles to study in the Dominican Republic.
He arrived unable to speak Spanish and uncertain about what awaited him. Through discipline, humility, and persistence, he learned the language, completed his medical education, served patients, and experienced the unforgettable moment of saving a man’s life during a hotel emergency.
But another difficult transition waited in America.
After moving to New York, Malik discovered that his foreign medical degree would not automatically allow him to practice medicine in the United States. With a family depending on him, he had to put aside the career he had sacrificed so much to build and begin again.
He accepted honest work, taught anatomy and physiology, entered the automobile business, became a real estate professional and general contractor, and found new ways to serve families and his community.
His dream changed shape. His purpose remained.
Through his personal journey, Dr. Malik examines:
- The lasting value of education and knowledge
- The immigrant experience and the challenge of starting over
- Faith, family sacrifice, and cultural heritage
- Learning a new language and adapting to a new country
- Career disappointment, reinvention, and entrepreneurship
- Discipline, independence, trust, planning, and personal responsibility
- Using success to serve other people
Designed especially for young adults, students, educators, counselors, mentors, immigrant families, aspiring entrepreneurs, and readers facing major life transitions, the book includes:
- A pre- and post-reading Success Mindset Questionnaire
- Guided reflection and journal activities
- One-year, three-year, and five-year goal-planning exercises
- A personal success checklist
- A community service action plan
- Photographs documenting Dr. Malik’s medical and professional journey
- Reflections on the people who helped shape his life
Your first dream may not become your final path. That does not mean your purpose is over.
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