Podcasts about famous failures

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2020 42:00

Anyone who has achieved anything great, anyone who has CHANGED THE WORLD has at some point made a choice to learn from failure and move forward. If you look at the most inspirational innovators, athletes, celebrities, geniuses, and icons throughout history, they all shared the belief that the failure was merely a stepping stone to the success they seriously sought. Failure is feedback. It points out what is not working so you can go on to discover what will work. "Turn that lemon into lemonade and enjoy the journey," says Coach Joyce Barrie. On June 15, we talked about very famous successful people who failed at first. This list included Oprah, Michael Jordan, Norman Vincent Peale, Abraham Lincoln, Beethoven, Thomas Edison. Walt Disney, Winston Churchill, Steven Spielberg, Albert Einstein and others. http://tobtr.com/s/7698719 Today, we will include many other very famous failures who did not give up until they failed their way to great success. We will include such extraordinary notables as J. K. Rowling, Stephen King, Fred Astaire, Socrates, Sidney Portier, Lucille Ball, Elvis and the Beatles. Be sure to listen to both shows on Famous Failures to be inspired and motivated to keep on going, no matter what!

Famous Failures - Coach Joyce E. Barrie - Part 1

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2020 34:00

Zig Ziglar says that "failure is an event, not a person." Coach Joyce Barrie says that you should not be afraid of failure; you should embrace it. You can learn from it. Be inspired by the great Thomas Edison who proclaimed, "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." Coach Joyce recommends that you reflect on what you learned from the experience and be assured that you can do better next time. Affirm "I will do better next time! I will succeed! I will make lemonade out of that lemon! I will win." YES, you will win. Stay positive, keep going until you attain your objective. The road to success often has many obstacles but keep going and you will reap the rewards for your persistence. Listen to Part 2 of Famous Failures on June 18. http://tobtr.com/s/7705185 http://www.joycebarrie.com

Trilogy of famous failures in History: Stephen King

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2020 2:58

Why does everyone know the name, Stephen King? He’s the sort of success story every author dreams of becoming. Not only are his books popular, but quite a few of them have been adapted quite successfully as television and movies. He’s known all the world around as being one of the great storytellers of the weird and creepy and has a considerable backlist waiting to be explored. So, where did he come from? And how does his story apply to yours? Stephen King was a writer at heart all the way back to his school days when he used to scribble out short stories for his friends. Writing wasn’t his original career ambition, though. He’d set out to become a teacher, and only resorted to writing when he couldn’t find a job in his field. Even this didn’t come easily though. When writing his first novel, Carrie, he was plagued with massive self-doubt, so much so he threw away his initial attempts. But with the encouragement of those around him, he went on to finish the book and got it published to great success. Too much success. The stress of having to produce another book when his first had proven so popular caused Stephen King to question himself further. He didn’t feel he was equal to the task and started drinking heavily. This was the beginning of a struggle with alcoholism that would nearly ruin him.

Trilogy of famous failures in History::Milton Hershey

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2020 3:04

Chocolate. So good. So tasty. Who knew a candy bar could lead to a success story? Hershey chocolate has become a staple in just about everyone’s diet. Whether you are a person who loves the straight-up Hershey bar or are more of a Kit Kat or Reese’s Peanut Butter Cup sort of person, there’s something for every chocolate lover. We can’t imagine life without chocolate, although only 150 years ago, only the rich could enjoy the delicious confection. Chocolate had been around for centuries, but candy was something made by hand, taking a lot of time and effort to create. Thankfully some people saw it didn’t have to be that way. Meet Milton Hershey. Hershey was the sort of guy who loved dessert. He also had a knack for sniffing out business opportunities. Unfortunately, most of his ideas didn’t work out very well. In fact, if it hadn’t been for relatives loaning him the money and a good bit of luck, his caramel business would have died out in the 1880s. Hershey, though, was one to keep an eye out for opportunity. He found it in 1893. Hershey noticed few were paying attention to a contraption at World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. A German chocolatier had a machine which could produce chocolate much more simply, with a lot less work. Although his field wasn’t chocolate, but caramel, he knew a good idea when he saw one. He purchased the machine to adapt to his own work, thinking chocolate-covered caramels might be a good idea. This didn’t exactly work out as planned. What did, though, was making chocolate bars. These candy bars took the world by storm. So much so, Hershey was approached in 1937 to come up with a bar that wouldn’t melt easily but could have added nutrition to send with soldiers overseas as a supplement to their diet. During WWII, he was making 24 million bars a week for the military! After the war, Hershey’s success was secured. He branched out into other kinds of chocolate bars, continually trying new things and expanding production until it became the successful company we know today. Hershey might have been a failure initially, but he had a lot of drive and determination. What didn’t work, he left behind, pursuing quickly. When he was approached to try something new, he immediately rose to the challenge, asking, ‘how can I do this’ instead of focusing on ‘I’ve never done this before.’ To succeed in today’s world, show yourself to be persistent like Hershey. Never turn your back on a lucky break. Most of all, don’t forget to embrace the sweet things in life. You’ll be amazed where they can take you!

Trilogy of famous failures in History: Walt Disney

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2020 2:56

Even the unhappiest of beginnings can’t hold you back when you have drive and determination. Meet Walt Disney. You’ve heard the name before, whether from the beloved mouse who’s graced our TV and movie screens for almost a century, to Frozen and a whole slew of animated and live-action movies our kids beg us to watch repeatedly. Disney never set out to become a household name, even though that’s what happened. His beginnings have a whole lot more to do with escaping from a bad situation and trying to find his place in the world. Walt Disney grew up with a father so cruel and abusive that Walt’s elder brothers couldn’t leave home soon enough. Walt himself made his escape before he was even fully grown. He lied about his age so he could run away and join the army and became an ambulance driver in WWI. With such rough beginnings, it should come as no surprise young Walt kept drawing as a way to hold onto his sanity in difficult times. After the war, he tried to make a living off his drawings, first as an apprentice to an animation studio, then later in a studio of his own, which he formed with the help of his brother. He failed dismally. Not one to be easily put off by failure, Disney dug in his heels and tried again. He headed for California, which he felt was the future of the movie industry and set up shop. Here he had success with Oswald, a cartoon rabbit that the public loved. So did the unscrupulous people he was working with. His animators were stolen right out from under him, as was the very character he’d created. Most people probably would have quit somewhere around here. Not Walt. He instead created a mouse named Mickey and kept going. From there, Disney never rested. He tried his hand at a full-length animated film with Snow White and the Seven Dwarves, which became very successful. On the other hand, he also tried things that were considered ‘flops,’ such as Fantasia and Pinocchio. His was a career full of ups and downs. When he opened Disneyland, just about everything that could go wrong, did. He dug in and worked harder to make it the success he knew it could be. The life of Walt Disney teaches us many things. First, it doesn’t matter where you begin. The point is to get started. Second, you can’t let disaster get you down. You need to pull yourself up and move on without looking back. No matter where you are in life, keep going. The only thing that can hold you back is you.

Trilogy of famous failures in History: The Wright Brothers’

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2020 2:59

When is the last time you flew in an aeroplane? How long did this trip take you? More importantly, how long would it have taken you to reach the same destination if you’d never flown at all? Without Wilbur and Orville Wright, the world would be a very different place. But did you know the Wright Brothers, who revolutionized powered flight never finished high school, much less had any college degree? To the outside observer, the Wright Brothers didn’t look like much. They started in an entirely different field from where they wound up. Initially, their interest lay in newspapers and the printing process. In 1889 they built their printing press involving components created from such diverse objects as junk iron, a gravestone, and even an old buggy top. For the next seven years, they struggled, first to produce their own newspapers, and then as printers. The problem? They never could get community support on the newspapers they had. Even the mechanical failed them, for a while their designs in printing presses (becoming better over the years) never gave them the clientele to do a business out of this particular service. In the end, they abandoned printing completely. They were not defeated though and turned their attention elsewhere – at the current bicycle craze. Even this enterprise took time. It took them more than two diligent years of hard work to create a bicycle design, both lightweight and functional enough to become famous. You probably know the rest. From there, they turned their eyes to the skies. The same issues they’d had in bicycles they saw as being the problem with the current airships being developed: the problem lay in keeping the craft lightweight enough to attain altitude, while maintaining ease of control, with enough power to keep the plane in motion as it went. In short, they felt what was needed was a craft you could handle as easily as a bicycle in the air. Again, the Wright Brothers had to dig in and prove themselves diligent. Early failures had them wanting to give up on more than one occasion. In 1903 they proved the idea was possible with their success at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. What can we learn from this story? First, your official education isn’t everything. The important thing is to keep learning, sometimes through trial and error. Second, never give up. Failure is bound to happen. It’s what you do next that counts. The Wright Brothers persisted, and because they did, they were able to attain new heights. So will you. Hang in there and keep going. You’ll get your ideas off the ground in no time!

Trilogy of famous failures in History: Soichiro Honda

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2020 3:01

Situations change. You’re set on one path, thinking all is right with the world and suddenly, the carpet is pulled out from under you. Technology shifts, something becomes obsolete, and now what you’ve been doing for years, no longer works. What do you do? For Soichiro Honda, the answer was to shift and adapt. You find the next best solution, regardless of how crazy or off the wall it seems at the time. Honda started out back in 1939 with the idea of creating a piston ring for Toyota, the prototype of which flopped almost immediately. Undaunted, he threw himself into making this idea better, succeeding to the point where he gained the contract he desired, only to run into problems entirely beyond his control: WWII. With a shortage of material with which to build a factory, Honda might have stopped there. Instead, he created a new kind of concrete he could use in place of more traditional materials. But problems abounded. His new factory was bombed twice, and when he was finally ready to go into production, there wasn’t any steel. There was, on the other hand, plenty of empty gasoline cans to be found, discarded by the American fighters. By using these cans, thus taking advantage of what was on hand, life should have been golden—except an earthquake took out the factory completely. Here’s where a lot of people would have taken this as a sign to get out of business altogether. Honda persevered. In the meantime, with resources slim, especially fuel for vehicles, Honda set out to solve his own problem. What he found was a solution for everyone else as well. He motorized a bicycle with a tiny engine so he could get to work. This engine was something his neighbors very much admired and wanted for their own. Seeing an opportunity to make a success in a direction he had never considered previously, Honda set out to mass-produce a small engine that could serve the needs of the community. This engine went on to become the foundation of his company. His real success came during the 1970s American fuel crisis. With a demand for cars that used less fuel to travel more miles, Honda leveraged his knowledge to build fuel-efficient vehicles, making him a leader worldwide in engine technology. Soichiro Honda accomplished a great deal in his lifetime, entirely by being willing to adapt to circumstances and look for the opportunity rather than become caught up in the setbacks. Like Honda, we should take from his lesson the idea of not giving up, no matter what life throws at us.

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Trilogy of famous failures in History: Post-It Notes

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2020 2:52

Did you know you probably have one of the world’s most significant failures as a product sitting on your desk right now? The Post-It Note was an accident that never should have happened. The original creator of this innovation, Spencer Silver, was trying to find an adhesive to use in the construction of aeroplanes. Looking at the strength of the glue on a Post-It Note, it’s easy to see he missed the mark by quite a bit. There’s absolutely nothing strong or even permanent about a Post-It Note. On the other hand, what he did create was an adhesive able to be used to hold one thing to another, which could be easily peeled off and used again…all without leaving any sticky residue. Now, most creators would look at a failure as just that, one more failure. If they were smart, they might examine the mistake to understand better what just happened. Here’s where Silver paused. His mistake was interesting. And while it didn’t solve the original problem, he couldn’t help but think it might solve someone else’s. He started talking to people at his company 3M, to see if anyone could come up with some kind of use for what he’d inadvertently discovered. It took time and a lot of brainstorming. While his adhesive was impressive, no one had a practical application for it and told him to scrap the idea. Only one person, Geoff Nicholson, saw this as interesting as Silver did and worked with him to come up with an idea for how to use it. Initially, they found the wrong solution: put it on a bulletin board and you could stick papers to it without thumbtacks, then peel them away without leaving a residue on them. But the application seemed limited. It was a man named Arthur Fry who suggested putting the glue on the paper itself, rounding out the team which would eventually make this product a success. Here was the turning point for the Post-It Note. They figured out how to apply the glue to paper, but even then, 3M had a hard time getting on board. The initial marketing on the product resulted in no sales. It wasn’t until someone else gave the product another go at being marketed, by handing out free samples, that the world discovered just how unique and useful this product was. The story of the Post-It note is all about failures and what we do when things don’t go exactly as planned. It’s about being able to look outside the box and to find a use for something when the original intent doesn’t work out. More than that, it’s about perseverance and not giving up when you know you’ve got something right, and the world doesn’t know it yet.

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Trilogy of famous failures in History: Albert Einstein

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2020 2:46

Stupid. Failure. No good. Idiot. Albert Einstein heard all these phrases about himself and more. Growing up was tough for young Albert. He didn’t express himself well and struggled in school. Even his teachers gave up on him, deciding that he was impossible to teach. Those around him considered him mentally retarded, and no one thought he would ever make anything of himself. This doesn’t sound like an auspicious beginning for someone who is considered to be one of the greatest geniuses of all time, does it? Einstein seemed to meet failure at every turn. He wished to attend the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology but had to take the entrance exam twice before he was admitted. Even then, his troubles weren’t over. His teachers laughed at his ideas, calling his doctoral dissertation “irrelevant and fanciful.” After college, no one thought much about him. He worked in a patent office. A situation which turned out to be perfect because the work was so mindless, he had plenty of time to think. And think he did. A lot! Albert Einstein used his extra time to work out several theories. In fact, he became so caught up in his ideas, he grew absent-minded and oblivious to the world around him. In the grand scheme of things, maybe it didn’t matter quite so much whether he forgot to wear socks with his shoes. The important thing was what he developed, what he created in those deep thoughts. From the Theory of Relativity to every theory that came after, it soon became evident that Albert Einstein’s thoughts were considerable. So much so that he became a professor himself, and even won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1921. Imagine what his critics had to say about him then! From Albert Einstein, we should learn not to let the world define us. No one truly knows what you’re capable of but you. Even if you don’t always express your ideas well, it doesn’t mean those ideas don’t have merit. Albert Einstein is also an excellent example of what it means to do your own thing. His ideas didn’t mesh with the way people typically thought about the world. Even in his lifetime, not everyone saw things his way. This didn’t stop him from expressing himself and standing by what he said. So be smart like Einstein. Don’t be afraid to share your ideas with the world. More importantly, never let anyone else tell you what you can do. That’s for you to show them.

Trilogy of famous failures in History: Bubble Wrap

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2020 2:37

Have you ever had what you thought was a really great idea turn out to be not so great after all? Now imagine someone else picking up your discarded idea and proving it actually was quite brilliant after all. This is what happened to Al Fielding and Marc Chavannes back in 1957. These two gentlemen were working on an aesthetic problem. They wanted to create a textured wallpaper to create an interesting effect in a room. Their solution? Take two shower curtains and put them together, so that pockets of air would be trapped between them. This sheet of plastic could be put up on the walls to make for unique and charming décor. The world didn’t exactly come flocking to their door. Undaunted they tried again. Same product: different marketing approaches. Maybe this unique bubbled plastic could be used to insulate greenhouses. Not really. It sort of worked but was not something every greenhouse owner couldn’t live without. It took two years for someone to figure out what to do with the product. Frederick W. Bowers, who worked for the company which made the sheets of plastic with air pockets, realized they would be perfect for the transport of computer equipment for a company which had a sudden need for this kind of product – IBM. The material, now called ‘Bubble Wrap,’ was absolutely perfect for the job. The rest, shall we say, is history. Bubble Wrap is one of those products that seemed to come along by accident. As a wallpaper, it wasn’t a great idea. (Just imagine your kids going around the house and poking the bubbles to pop them?). On the other hand, someone who was willing to think outside the box, or more accurately, think creatively about what to put IN a box, was able to come up with a use for the product no one else would have ever considered. Thankfully, the creators of Bubble Wrap hadn’t given up on the product. They knew they had something interesting, they just didn’t know what to use it for. Sometimes you must experiment with your ideas to discover what you really have. Sometimes you have to think more creatively about what you have at hand. The point is not to give up. Failure should never be anything more than a marker to tell you it’s time to attack the problem from a different angle. Learn from the mistake, then move on. Imagine what you’ll come up with when you do!

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Trilogy of famous failures in History: Henry Ford

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2020 2:52

Who do you listen to? It’s so easy to become discouraged when you hear the people around you, especially those who don’t quite catch the vision of your dreams. How you deal with this kind of naysaying can mean the difference between failure and success. Henry Ford experienced just this problem. When you think of Ford, you probably immediately think of cars, or even the entire assembly line process. His success was not immediate, though, and in fact, he failed twice before finally getting to where he wanted to go. Ford was just twenty-three years old when he first discovered the wonders of the internal combustion engine. Fascinated, he immersed himself in the mechanics of it with the idea of attaching it to a horseless carriage. He even came up with a prototype that seemed extremely promising. Unable to develop the project further on his own, Ford sought financing so he could take the automobile to the next level. He secured this reasonably quickly, and so his success should have been certain, right? The problem lay in the prototype. The car he’d designed initially had too many parts that were hard to get. He had to keep tweaking the design to make it into something able to go into production. In short, he took too long to get the desired results, and the financiers lost faith and backed out. Henry Ford dug in, though, and tried again, this time paying more attention to the production aspects. He somehow convinced his backers to give him a second chance. They did, with the stipulation they could bring their own manager in on the project. Again, this led to failure. Ford felt micromanaged by someone who didn’t understand the vision. When this fell apart, it should have been the end of things. He still believed in both the product and his ideas regarding production and hung in there. This time he searched for backers who likewise came to see his vision and were willing to allow him the freedom to act as he saw fit to make it a reality. This was the real beginning of the Model A Ford, which was the foundation of Ford’s success in automobiles. Ford was a visionary in that he never allowed anyone else to stop him from doing what he knew he could. When someone stood in his way, he found a new way around the problem to keep going. In the end, he succeeded through persistence. So can you. The next time someone tells you ‘no,’ look for the one ready to say ‘yes.’ Align yourself with supporters, not naysayers. Then go out and get the job done.

Famous Failures - Coach Joyce E. Barrie - Part 2

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Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2020 42:00

Anyone who has achieved anything great, anyone who has CHANGED THE WORLD has at some point made a choice to learn from failure and move forward. If you look at the most inspirational innovators, athletes, celebrities, geniuses, and icons throughout history, they all shared the belief that the failure was merely a stepping stone to the success they seriously sought. Failure is feedback. It points out what is not working so you can go on to discover what will work. "Turn that lemon into lemonade and enjoy the journey," says Coach Joyce Barrie. On June 15, we talked about very famous successful people who failed at first. This list included Oprah, Michael Jordan, Norman Vincent Peale, Abraham Lincoln, Beethoven, Thomas Edison. Walt Disney, Winston Churchill, Steven Spielberg, Albert Einstein and others. http://tobtr.com/s/7698719 Today, we will include many other very famous failures who did not give up until they failed their way to great success. We will include such extraordinary notables as J. K. Rowling, Stephen King, Fred Astaire, Socrates, Sidney Portier, Lucille Ball, Elvis and the Beatles. Be sure to listen to both shows on Famous Failures to be inspired and motivated to keep on going, no matter what!

Famous Failures - Coach Joyce E. Barrie - Part 1

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Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2020 34:00

Zig Ziglar says that "failure is an event, not a person." Coach Joyce Barrie says that you should not be afraid of failure; you should embrace it. You can learn from it. Be inspired by the great Thomas Edison who proclaimed, "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." Coach Joyce recommends that you reflect on what you learned from the experience and be assured that you can do better next time. Affirm "I will do better next time! I will succeed! I will make lemonade out of that lemon! I will win." YES, you will win. Stay positive, keep going until you attain your objective. The road to success often has many obstacles but keep going and you will reap the rewards for your persistence. Listen to Part 2 of Famous Failures on June 18. http://tobtr.com/s/7705185 http://www.joycebarrie.com

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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2020 14:05

為什麼人會拖延：過去、現在、未來如何不拖延：阻止未來的自我，停、看、選擇！如果現在自我無法克服拖延症，為什麼未來自我會做到呢？ Famous Failures by Ozan Varol: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/famous-failures/id1344231571 Think like a Rocket Scientist: https://ozanvarol.com/books/ Cathy Heller: https://www.dontkeepyourdayjob.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/harrypodcaster/message

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End of Season 1

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Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2020 3:44

This episode marks the end of Season 1 of Famous Failures. If you’d like to stay in touch with me, please sign up for my weekly email list at weeklycontrarian.com. My emails go out every Thursday to 21,000+ subscribers and share 1 idea you can read in less than 3 minutes that will help you reimagine the status quo. Readers call it the “one email I look forward to each week.” Thank you to my podcast producer, Chris Mottram of Podcastily, and to my operations assistant, Brendan Seibel, for his research help. Thank you to the following individuals and institutions for preordering multiple copies of my bestselling new book Think Like a Rocket Scientist. Orthogon Partners Investment Management Luci McKean Cathy Cheng Tony Martignetti Bill Brent Ramesh Kumar Fred Slete James D. Kirk Timothy Chips Wendy Horng Brawer Tim Oslovich Doug Claffey Christina Guthier Julian Olin Hans Schulte Amy Luo Renu Sharma Ben Creo Laolu Awogbade Jeff McGrath

Famous Failures

Derek Sivers

Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2020 50:41

Dealing with criticism, how quantity leads to quality, separating decisions from the outcomes, why I don’t believe in failure. Go subscribe at ozanvarol.com

Famous Failures

Derek Sivers

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2020 50:41

Dealing with criticism, how quantity leads to quality, separating decisions from the outcomes, why I don’t believe in failure. Go subscribe at ozanvarol.com

Something You Should Know

How to Think Like a Rocket Scientist & How Coffee Became the World’s Beverage

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2020 44:13

You know you shouldn’t go food shopping when you are hungry because you will end up buying more junk food. It turns out that when you are hungry, you shouldn’t go shopping for ANYTHING – not just food. Listen as I explain why. http://www.womansday.com/life/work-money/default/a49921/dont-buy-anything-on-an-empty-stomach/You know the phrase, “It’s not rocket science.”? The implication of that is that rocket science is really hard and rock scientists must be really smart. And they probably are. So how can you think like one? Former rocket scientist Ozan Varol joins me to explain. Ozan is now retired from rocket science. Today he is a law professor and podcaster (his podcast is called Famous Failures) and he is author of the book, Think Like A Rocket Scientist (https://amzn.to/2VxeHh1). We all know that eating fruits and vegetables is good for your health and your looks. Listen as I discuss how eating produce can also make you more attractive. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3296758/It’s weird to think that such a huge portion of the world’s population drinks coffee every day. Why is that – is it really because it tastes so good or is it just that we are hooked on the caffeine? And how did drinking coffee become so popular? Augustine Sedgewick spent a long time investigating the origins of our love affair with coffee and he joins me to share this remarkable story. Augustine is a teacher at City University in New York , got his PhD from Harvard – and he is author of the book Coffeeland: One Man’s Dark Empire and the Making of Our Favorite Drug (https://amzn.to/3b642jW). This Week's Sponsor-AirMedCare Network.Go to www.AirMedCareNetwork.com/something and get up to a $50 gift card when you use the promo code: something

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Famous Failures - Coach Joyce E. Barrie - Part 2

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2020 42:00

Anyone who has achieved anything great, anyone who has CHANGED THE WORLD has at some point made a choice to learn from failure and move forward. If you look at the most inspirational innovators, athletes, celebrities, geniuses, and icons throughout history, they all shared the belief that the failure was merely a stepping stone to the success they seriously sought. Failure is feedback. It points out what is not working so you can go on to discover what will work. "Turn that lemon into lemonade and enjoy the journey," says Coach Joyce Barrie. On June 15, we talked about very famous successful people who failed at first. This list included Oprah, Michael Jordan, Norman Vincent Peale, Abraham Lincoln, Beethoven, Thomas Edison. Walt Disney, Winston Churchill, Steven Spielberg, Albert Einstein and others. http://tobtr.com/s/7698719 Today, we will include many other very famous failures who did not give up until they failed their way to great success. We will include such extraordinary notables as J. K. Rowling, Stephen King, Fred Astaire, Socrates, Sidney Portier, Lucille Ball, Elvis and the Beatles. Be sure to listen to both shows on Famous Failures to be inspired and motivated to keep on going, no matter what!

Famous Failures - Coach Joyce E. Barrie - Part 1

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2020 34:00

Zig Ziglar says that "failure is an event, not a person." Coach Joyce Barrie says that you should not be afraid of failure; you should embrace it. You can learn from it. Be inspired by the great Thomas Edison who proclaimed, "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." Coach Joyce recommends that you reflect on what you learned from the experience and be assured that you can do better next time. Affirm "I will do better next time! I will succeed! I will make lemonade out of that lemon! I will win." YES, you will win. Stay positive, keep going until you attain your objective. The road to success often has many obstacles but keep going and you will reap the rewards for your persistence. Listen to Part 2 of Famous Failures on June 18. http://tobtr.com/s/7705185 http://www.joycebarrie.com

Famous Failures - Coach Joyce E. Barrie - Part 1

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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2020 34:00

Zig Ziglar says that "failure is an event, not a person." Coach Joyce Barrie says that you should not be afraid of failure; you should embrace it. You can learn from it. Be inspired by the great Thomas Edison who proclaimed, "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." Coach Joyce recommends that you reflect on what you learned from the experience and be assured that you can do better next time. Affirm "I will do better next time! I will succeed! I will make lemonade out of that lemon! I will win." YES, you will win. Stay positive, keep going until you attain your objective. The road to success often has many obstacles but keep going and you will reap the rewards for your persistence. Listen to Part 2 of Famous Failures on June 18. http://tobtr.com/s/7705185 http://www.joycebarrie.com

Famous Failures - Coach Joyce E. Barrie - Part 2

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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2020 43:00

Anyone who has achieved anything great, anyone who has CHANGED THE WORLD has at some point made a choice to learn from failure and move forward. If you look at the most inspirational innovators, athletes, celebrities, geniuses, and icons throughout history, they all shared the belief that the failure was merely a stepping stone to the success they seriously sought. Failure is feedback. It points out what is not working so you can go on to discover what will work. "Turn that lemon into lemonade and enjoy the journey," says Coach Joyce Barrie. On June 15, we talked about very famous successful people who failed at first. This list included Oprah, Michael Jordan, Norman Vincent Peale, Abraham Lincoln, Beethoven, Thomas Edison. Walt Disney, Winston Churchill, Steven Spielberg, Albert Einstein and others. http://tobtr.com/s/7698719 Today, we will include many other very famous failures who did not give up until they failed their way to great success. We will include such extraordinary notables as J. K. Rowling, Stephen King, Fred Astaire, Socrates, Sidney Portier, Lucille Ball, Elvis and the Beatles. Be sure to listen to both shows on Famous Failures to be inspired and motivated to keep on going, no matter what!

Episode - Famous Failures - Coach Joyce E. Barrie - Part 1

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Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2020 35:00

Zig Ziglar says that "failure is an event, not a person." Coach Joyce Barrie says that you should not be afraid of failure; you should embrace it. You can learn from it. Be inspired by the great Thomas Edison who proclaimed, "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." Coach Joyce recommends that you reflect on what you learned from the experience and be assured that you can do better next time. Affirm "I will do better next time! I will succeed! I will make lemonade out of that lemon! I will win." YES, you will win. Stay positive, keep going until you attain your objective. The road to success often has many obstacles but keep going and you will reap the rewards for your persistence. Listen to Part 2 of Famous Failures on June 18. http://tobtr.com/s/7705185 http://www.joycebarrie.com

FAMOUS PEOPLE FAMOUS FAILURES PART 2

None Of Our Business

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2019 12:40

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What to Do When You Make a Mistake

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Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2019 7:41

This is a short, solo episode of Famous Failures. Instead of doing an interview, I speak about what you should do when you make a mistake. The episode is based on a blog post I wrote a few months ago, which you can find here. If you enjoyed this episode, you’d love my forthcoming book, Think Like a Rocket Scientist: Simple Strategies You Can Use to Make Giant Leaps in Work and Life. The book was named a “must read” by Susan Cain (NYT Bestselling Author of Quiet), “endlessly fascinating” by Daniel Pink (NYT Bestselling Author of Drive and A Whole New Mind), and “bursting with practical insights” by Adam Grant (NYT Bestselling Author of Originals). If you pre-order the book, you’ll get digital access to the book to read on your favorite device within seven days of your pre-order. That means you can start reading it months before the book is released to the public. You’ll also get pre-order bonuses worth at least 10 times the cost of the book. You can check out the bonuses at rocketsciencebook.com. You can pre-order any edition of the book from any bookseller (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Indiebound). After you pre-order the book, please forward your receipt to rocket@ozanvarol.com, and your bonuses will land in your inbox.

Famous People Famous Failures Part 1

None Of Our Business

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2019 15:12

Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, Ariana Huffington, and more.

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Why the "Fail Fast" Mantra is a Recipe for Failure

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Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2019 8:42

This is a short, solo episode of Famous Failures. Instead of doing an interview, I go on a riff on why the popular “fail fast, fail often” mantra is misguided. I offer an alternative that produces better results and explain how you can use it to your advantage in your personal and professional life. The discussion is based in part on my forthcoming book, Think Like a Rocket Scientist: Simple Strategies You Can Use to Make Giant Leaps in Work and Life. The book was named a “must read” by Susan Cain (NYT Bestselling Author of Quiet), “endlessly fascinating” by Daniel Pink (NYT Bestselling Author of Drive and A Whole New Mind), and “bursting with practical insights” by Adam Grant (NYT Bestselling Author of Originals). If you pre-order the book, you’ll get amazing bonuses that are worth 10x the cost of the book(s). What’s more, if you pre-order the book in any format, you can download and read the digital version NOW, before the book is released to the public. You can learn more about the book and the bonuses at this link. Why am I running a pre-order campaign? First, pre-order bonuses are my way of thanking you for supporting my writing. Second, I’m donating 100% of my royalties (up to $10,000) from the pre-order sales to a non-profit called charity: water, which is on a mission to create a future where everyone has access to clean and safe drinking water. My goal is to sponsor an entire water project, which will cost $10,000 and bring clean water to a community of roughly 300 people. By pre-ordering the book, you’ll help bring this goal to life. Third, pre-orders carry tremendous weight in book promotion. Major bookstores use pre-order numbers to gauge public interest in the book. If the pre-order numbers are high, they’ll stock more copies of the book, which, in turn, means more readers will see it. You can pre-order any edition of the book from any bookseller (Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Indiebound). After you pre-order the book, please forward your receipt to rocket@ozanvarol.com, and your bonuses will land in your inbox.

Famous Failures: J.K. Rowling

Grit Daily Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2019 9:09

Was she homeless? Did she try to commit suicide? You've probably heard vague rumors of J.K. Rowlings' struggles, but listen-in as Noah Staum shares the real details of how Rowling went from rock bottom to become one of the most iconic writers of all time. We can all learn from failure. Visit GritDaily.com for more content and find Noah on Instagram @yo.itsnono and Twitter @yoitsnono.

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Famous Failures: J.K. Rowling

Women-in-Tech: Like a BOSS

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2019 9:09

Was she homeless? Did she try to commit suicide? You've probably heard vague rumors of J.K. Rowlings' struggles, but listen-in as Noah Staum shares the real details of how Rowling went from rock bottom to become one of the most iconic writers of all time. We can all learn from failure. Visit GritDaily.com for more content and find Noah on Instagram @yo.itsnono and Twitter @yoitsnono.

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Famous Failures Series: Thomas Edison | PTSD TV Monday Motivation

PTSD TV

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2019 23:22

Today is the first episode of our "Famous Failure's" PTSD TV Monday Motivation Episode. Today we're talking about Thomas Edison and how we can learn to become a master over failure. Edison had hit many roadblocks in his life, but it didn't stop him from achieving extraordinary things in his life. He's been called too stupid to learn anything, was fired from multiple jobs for being "unproductive", failed over 1,000 times to create the light bulb, and lost millions of dollars from a fire in his factory. Despite all of this he kept pushing forward through these failures to achieve something amazing. This is something you face everyday...the challenges of PTSD. And today we're going to share some incredible lessons that we've learned and that you can apply to your own recovery. So sit back and enjoy our very first episode of "Famous Failures"! Here's what we're covering: 1 - Who is Thomas Edison 2 - How was he a (major) failure 3 - What lessons can we learn and apply from his mistakes Resources: Register for my free PTSD recovery training by clicking here - https://www.overcomingptsd.info/go To your recovery! Kayleen PS Want to learn more about the online PTSD recovery program I run? Right now I'm running a free training where I show you the only 3 things you need to know to overcome PTSD for good, and at the end I talk about my recovery program "Broken To Unbreakable". Broken To Unbreakable has helped people all around the world make full recoveries from home. We've helped people in the USA, UK, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Poland, Sweden, and much more. All you need is an internet connection and a will to win. If you're interested in learning more about how you can join BTU just click the link below and sign up for one of my free trainings! Here it is - https://www.overcomingptsd.info/go Hope to see you there :)

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Think Like a Rocket Scientist

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Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2019 14:01

In this special episode of Famous Failures, I read a never-before-released excerpt from my forthcoming book, Think Like a Rocket Scientist: Simple Strategies You Can Use to Make Giant Leaps in Work and Life. If you pre-order the book, you’ll get amazing bonuses that are worth 10x the cost of the book(s). What’s more, if you pre-order the book in any format, you can download and read the digital version NOW, before the book is released to the public. Click here to learn more. I’ve been ecstatic about the early reviews of the book. Here are a few: "When the stakes are high, the unknowns are threatening, and the problems seem insurmountable, you need a superhero — which means you need Ozan Varol. He’ll show you how to master the cognitive skills of a rocket scientist. And by the time you finish reading his endlessly fascinating book, your thinking will be bigger, better, and bolder." — Daniel H. Pink, New York Times bestselling author of WHEN, DRIVE, and A WHOLE NEW MIND “Thinking like a rocket scientist is not rocket science! Packed with witty writing, insightful advice, and invigorating stories, this must-read book will change the way you see the world—and empower you to change the world itself.” — Susan Cain, New York Times bestselling author of QUIET. “This is not just an engrossing read—it’s bursting with practical insights. Ozan Varol’s dazzling debut might change how you approach problems. Houston, this book has solutions.” — Adam Grant, New York Times bestselling author of ORIGINALS and GIVE AND TAKE, and host of the TED podcast WorkLife “The rocket scientists I know are technical, of course. But they are also among the biggest dreamers the world has ever seen. Ozan Varol has written a fascinating, practical, and mind-expanding book about how we can all benefit from thinking like a rocket scientist. This book will make you look at the world with a different lens and will help you make your own seemingly crazy moonshot a reality.” – Julian Guthrie, New York Times bestselling author of How to Make a Spaceship Head over here to grab your copy. - Don’t want to miss future episodes? Be sure to subscribe to the podcast and leave a review on iTunes or Google Play. As always, thanks for listening.

Shabbat Shubah: Famous Failures, Yonah, and the Faith of God

Michael Franco

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2019 9:21

In this week's podcast, we begin with a litany of fascinating failures from some unlikely individuals. We then transition to the messages at the center of Yom Kippur, uncovering the profound message at the heart of Sefer Yonah, the Haftarah of minha on Yom Kippur.

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5 Famous Failures

Daily Minute with Rich

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2019 3:33

https://thepathofme.com/ [DAILY MINUTE w/ RICH] In this episode: We’ll discuss some famous failures. If you’re someone who is working hard to achieve your dreams but you’ve been experiencing setbacks and hardship then you’re in good company. Here are five famous people that fell hard but picked themselves up and reached tremendous success. If they can do it then so can you! You’ve heard my thoughts. Now let me hear yours. Leave a message and share your insights here. JOIN US: “10-Minute Mentor Podcast Community” Group on Facebook. *** GET INTERVIEWED with Rich Perry (Vol 1) [FREE] Insider’s Guide to Get Booked on In-Demand Shows http://bit.ly/Get_Interviewed_with_Rich

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Famous Failures - Coach Joyce E. Barrie - Part 2

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2019 42:00

Anyone who has achieved anything great, anyone who has CHANGED THE WORLD has at some point made a choice to learn from failure and move forward. If you look at the most inspirational innovators, athletes, celebrities, geniuses, and icons throughout history, they all shared the belief that the failure was merely a stepping stone to the success they seriously sought. Failure is feedback. It points out what is not working so you can go on to discover what will work. "Turn that lemon into lemonade and enjoy the journey," says Coach Joyce Barrie. On June 15, we talked about very famous successful people who failed at first. This list included Oprah, Michael Jordan, Norman Vincent Peale, Abraham Lincoln, Beethoven, Thomas Edison. Walt Disney, Winston Churchill, Steven Spielberg, Albert Einstein and others. http://tobtr.com/s/7698719 Today, we will include many other very famous failures who did not give up until they failed their way to great success. We will include such extraordinary notables as J. K. Rowling, Stephen King, Fred Astaire, Socrates, Sidney Portier, Lucille Ball, Elvis and the Beatles. Be sure to listen to both shows on Famous Failures to be inspired and motivated to keep on going, no matter what!

Famous Failures - Coach Joyce E. Barrie - Part 1

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Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2019 34:00

Zig Ziglar says that "failure is an event, not a person." Coach Joyce Barrie says that you should not be afraid of failure; you should embrace it. You can learn from it. Be inspired by the great Thomas Edison who proclaimed, "I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work." Coach Joyce recommends that you reflect on what you learned from the experience and be assured that you can do better next time. Affirm "I will do better next time! I will succeed! I will make lemonade out of that lemon! I will win." YES, you will win. Stay positive, keep going until you attain your objective. The road to success often has many obstacles but keep going and you will reap the rewards for your persistence. Listen to Part 2 of Famous Failures on June 18. http://tobtr.com/s/7705185 http://www.joycebarrie.com

How SpaceX Bounced Back from the Brink of Disaster

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 15, 2019 10:54

This is a special episode of Famous Failures. Instead of doing an interview, I recount the story of the first three failures that SpaceX experienced on the launchpad, which brought the company to the brink of collapse. You’ll learn how SpaceX leveraged these failures for later success and how you can implement the same strategies in your own life. The content of the episode is based on the following sources: Tim Fernholz, Rocket Billionaires: Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and the New Space Race (2018); Shane Snow, Smartcuts: The Breakthrough Power of Lateral Thinking (2014); Chris Bergin, Falcon I flight – preliminary assessment positive for SpaceX, Spaceflight.com (March 24, 2007) https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2007/03/falcon-i-flight-preliminary-assessment-positive-for-spacex/; Tim Fernholz, What it took for Elon Musk’s SpaceX to disrupt Boeing, leapfrog NASA, and become a serious space company, QZ (Oct. 21, 2014) https://qz.com/281619/what-it-took-for-elon-musks-spacex-to-disrupt-boeing-leapfrog-nasa-and-become-a-serious-space-company/; Max Chafkin, SpaceX’s Secret Weapon Is Gwynne Shotwell, Bloomberg Quint (July 26, 2018) https://www.bloombergquint.com/businessweek/she-launches-spaceships-sells-rockets-and-deals-with-elon-musk; Elon Musk, Falcon 1, Flight 3 Mission Summary, SpaceX (Aug. 6, 2008) https://www.spacex.com/news/2013/02/11/falcon-1-flight-3-mission-summary; Dolly Singh, What Is It Like to Work With Elon Musk?, Slate (Aug. 14, 2013) https://slate.com/human-interest/2013/08/elon-musk-what-is-it-like-to-work-for-the-spacex-tesla-chief.html; Tom Junod, Elon Musk: Triumph of His Will, Esquire (Nov. 15, 2012) https://www.esquire.com/news-politics/a16681/elon-musk-interview-1212/. - Get your FREE copy of my e-book. Text OZAN to 345345 or navigate to weeklycontrarian.com to download a free copy of my e-book, The Contrarian Handbook: 8 Principles for Innovating Your Thinking. Along with your free e-book, you’ll get the Weekly Contrarian — a newsletter that challenges conventional wisdom and changes the way we look at the world (plus access to exclusive content for subscribers only). Don’t want to miss future episodes? Be sure to subscribe to the podcast and leave a review on iTunes or Google Play. As always, thanks for listening.

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Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2019 1:26

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Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2019 1:42

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Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2019 1:28

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DB 126: Famous Failures (Jordan, Disney, Lincoln, Rowling) Who Thankfully Did Not Give Up!

Dream Big Podcast

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2019 9:55

One theme that Eva talks about all the time on the Podcast is that on your road to achieving your big dreams -- you will experience setbacks, obstacles, and even failures. But Big Dreamers who are truly passionate about their dreams do not give up. Instead, Big Dreamers treat failures as a learning experience on the difficult journey towards achieving their dreams. Today, Eva shares some examples of famous people (Michael Jordan, Walt Disney, JK Rowling, Abe Lincoln and others!) who all experienced failure and could have easily quit. But because they persevered in the face of failure -- the world experience their unique gifts and will never be the same. For our show notes, visit DreamBigPodcast.com/126

EP 71 - Steve Simonson - 6 Famous Failures Who Refused to Give Up

Awesomers.com

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2018 25:47

6 Famous Failures Who Refused to Give Up We all face adversity. Don't let your setbacks stand in your way. On today’s Awesomers Insights episode, Steve talks about some of the famous failures in history. Here are important takeaways on today’s episode: The famous failures of all time including that of Michael Jordan, Walt Disney, Steve Jobs, Oprah Winfrey, the Beatles and Albert Einstein. “Am I worth it? Am I smart enough? Am I fast enough?” Some of the questions every entrepreneur asks themselves. The common challenge extraordinarily successful people had to face. So be inspired by today’s episode and remember that failure only brings you another step closer to success. 01:15 (Steve opens up today’s episode.) 05:23 (Steve’s axiom 10 - fail fast.) 06:08 (Steve talks about one of the first famous fails in history.) 08:36 (Walt Disney was fired from a newspaper for “lacking imagination and original ideas.”) 11:52 (Steve Jobs was fired from Apple for presumably lacking vision.) 16:14 (Oprah was demoted from her job as a news anchor because she “wasn’t fit for television.”) 17:57 (Decca Recording Studios on the Beatles: We don’t like their sound.) 19:54 (According to Albert Einstein’s teacher, he would never amount to much.) Welcome to the Awesomers.com podcast. If you love to learn and if you're motivated to expand your mind and heck if you desire to break through those traditional paradigms and find your own version of success, you are in the right place. Awesomers around the world are on a journey to improve their lives and the lives of those around them. We believe in paying it forward and we fundamentally try to live up to the great Zig Ziglar quote where he said, "You can have everything in your life you want if you help enough other people get what they want." It doesn't matter where you came from. It only matters where you're going. My name is Steve Simonson and I hope that you will join me on this Awesomer journey. SPONSOR ADVERTISEMENT If you're launching a new product manufactured in China, you will need professional high-resolution Amazon ready photographs. Because Symo Global has a team of professionals in China, you will oftentimes receive your listing photographs before your product even leaves the country. This streamlined process will save you the time money and energy needed to concentrate on marketing and other creative content strategies before your item is in stock and ready for sale. Visit SymoGlobal.com to learn more. Because a picture should be worth one thousand keywords. You're listening to the Awesomers podcast. 01:15 (Steve opens up today’s episode.) Steve: Everybody it's me, Steve Simonson and I'm coming back to you again with another Awesomers episode. This is Awesomers.com episode number 71. So the super secret handshake is just go to Awesomers.com/71 to find all the show notes and details. Now today, we're doing a little bit of a pivot for you. So the first thing I wanted to share with you is that you know we've been producing content faster than our audience can consume it. So in many cases, the average day of content output is around 60 minutes, yet we realize that you know with all your business going and all your daily activities and even other podcasts - I can't believe you listen to other podcasts instead of just me. But, no. Dare I say that there are other podcasts in this world that you're listening to. It's hard for everybody to consume and keep up with the output of our production, of our factory at Awesomers.com so we're gonna start breaking the show in the 15 to 20 minute segments. So even if I'm doing a long-form interview like the origin story which all parts of that are very interesting, we're gonna break that into again 15 to 20-minute slugs so that you can kind of download and consume it at a reasonable pace. And our mission is to deliver these daily podcasts because we want to give you something you can collect, something you can count on seven days a week.

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Episode 49: Famous Failures

Social Media Currency

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2018 1:17

Dr. Tasha Eurich on Overcoming Imposter Syndrome & Using Self-Awareness to Cope with Failure

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Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2018 37:52

Dr. Tasha Eurich is an organizational psychologist, researcher, and New York Times best-selling author. Over her 15 year career, she’s helped thousands of professionals—from Fortune 500 executives to early stage entrepreneurs—improve their self-awareness and success. She has been named a “Top 100 Thought Leader” by Trust Across America and a “Leader to Watch” by the American Management Association. Her TedX talk has been viewed more than one million times. Tasha’s newest book, Insight, delves into the connection between our self-awareness, what she calls the meta-skill of the twenty-first century, and our performance and success, both in and out of the workplace. Tasha has a SPECIAL OFFER for the listeners of Famous Failures. If you place an order for Insight by June 14, 2018, Tasha will send you bonus materials for the book that includes cliff notes as well as a toolkit for business leaders to apply the concepts from the book. To receive the bonus materials, please send the receipt for your purchase to tasha@tashaeurich.com. In the episode, we discuss Tasha’s most valuable failures and what she learned from them, how to overcome the imposter syndrome, why self-awareness can help you cope with failure, and why authors shouldn’t read their Amazon reviews. - Get your FREE copy of my e-book. Text OZAN to 345345 or navigate to weeklycontrarian.com to download a free copy of my e-book, The Contrarian Handbook: 8 Principles for Innovating Your Thinking. Along with your free e-book, you’ll get the Weekly Contrarian — a newsletter that challenges conventional wisdom and changes the way we look at the world (plus access to exclusive content for subscribers only). Don’t want to miss future episodes? Be sure to subscribe to the podcast and leave a review on iTunes or Google Play. As always, thanks for listening.

Verne Harnish: Failures In Scaling Up

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Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2018 36:57

This week's guest on Famous Failures is Verne Harnish. Verne is the founder of the world renowned Entrepreneurs' Organization, which has over 12,000 members worldwide. For 15 years he chaired the Entrepreneurs' Organization’s premier CEO program which is called the Birthing of Giants held at MIT. He is the Founder and CEO of Gazelles which is a global executive education and coaching company with over 210 partners on six continents. He has spent the past three decades helping companies scale up. He is the author of several bestselling books including Mastering the Rockefeller Habits, which has been translated into nine languages. Along with the editors a Fortune, he authored The Great Business Decisions of All Times. His latest book is called Scaling Up, which has won 7 major international book awards, including the prestigious 2015 International Book Award for Best General Business Book. My conversation with Verne spans a wide range of topics. We begin with Verne's previous life as a magician and discuss what he learned from that experience. We will also find out how Verne lost $1 million overnight and almost went bankrupt. He’ll share with you the strategies that he used to bounce back from that failure. He’ll also share with you his recommendations for books that every business owner and aspiring entrepreneur should read. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Verne. - Get your FREE copy of my e-book. Text OZAN to 345345 or navigate to weeklycontrarian.com to download a free copy of my e-book, The Contrarian Handbook: 8 Principles for Innovating Your Thinking. Along with your free e-book, you’ll get the Weekly Contrarian — a newsletter that challenges conventional wisdom and changes the way we look at the world (plus access to exclusive content for subscribers only). Don’t want to miss future episodes? Be sure to subscribe to the podcast and leave a review on iTunes or Google Play. As always, thanks for listening.

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