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Celebrating Failure | Vikash Mittersain | TEDxJaiHindCollege


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[Music] when I was coming from home this morning

when I was coming from home this morning

when I was coming from home this morning my daughter asked me that what what are

my daughter asked me that what what are

my daughter asked me that what what are the subject what are you speaking about

the subject what are you speaking about

the subject what are you speaking about I said celebrating failure dad you’re

I said celebrating failure dad you’re

I said celebrating failure dad you’re really growing old are you class who’s a

really growing old are you class who’s a

really growing old are you class who’s a little bit failure you only successor

little bit failure you only successor

little bit failure you only successor yeah I said yes everybody celebrate

yeah I said yes everybody celebrate

yeah I said yes everybody celebrate failure but I think it is now the time

failure but I think it is now the time

failure but I think it is now the time we need to change we need to celebrate

we need to change we need to celebrate

we need to change we need to celebrate failure because fail more time than we

failure because fail more time than we

failure because fail more time than we shall see and everybody’s celebrate

shall see and everybody’s celebrate

shall see and everybody’s celebrate success I think at the end of this I

success I think at the end of this I

success I think at the end of this I hope some of you will start celebrating

hope some of you will start celebrating

hope some of you will start celebrating failure I remember one of our 20 years

failure I remember one of our 20 years

failure I remember one of our 20 years back props heroes in Bollywood

back props heroes in Bollywood

back props heroes in Bollywood celebrated his failure

celebrated his failure

celebrated his failure we went bankrupt and do you know what he

we went bankrupt and do you know what he

we went bankrupt and do you know what he had only 5 lakhs left in the bank he

had only 5 lakhs left in the bank he

had only 5 lakhs left in the bank he went on modern Omega College and he went

went on modern Omega College and he went

went on modern Omega College and he went completely bankrupt so you said it’s

completely bankrupt so you said it’s

completely bankrupt so you said it’s import of this completely go let’s

import of this completely go let’s

import of this completely go let’s finish it

finish it

finish it and this and that now he was to watch

and this and that now he was to watch

and this and that now he was to watch you know ok why am i focusing on failure

you know ok why am i focusing on failure

you know ok why am i focusing on failure it comes even from me I have failed

it comes even from me I have failed

it comes even from me I have failed twice this is like you know you don’t

twice this is like you know you don’t

twice this is like you know you don’t want to talk about failure definitely

want to talk about failure definitely

want to talk about failure definitely not about themselves they definitely

not about themselves they definitely

not about themselves they definitely they do like they talk about somebody

they do like they talk about somebody

they do like they talk about somebody else’s but I’m fail twice in my life and

else’s but I’m fail twice in my life and

else’s but I’m fail twice in my life and that great learning that’s the best

that great learning that’s the best

that great learning that’s the best education after that whenever I did it

education after that whenever I did it

education after that whenever I did it work it succeeded and now I am a fairly

work it succeeded and now I am a fairly

work it succeeded and now I am a fairly successful man go ahead and fail and I

successful man go ahead and fail and I

successful man go ahead and fail and I expect you want to address the college

expect you want to address the college

expect you want to address the college students here that don’t worry you are

students here that don’t worry you are

students here that don’t worry you are going to live to be hundred that your

going to live to be hundred that your

going to live to be hundred that your age that you know 20s they’re sure to be

age that you know 20s they’re sure to be

age that you know 20s they’re sure to be who live to be 100 so go out aim to fail

who live to be 100 so go out aim to fail

who live to be 100 so go out aim to fail your first venture both that it fails

your first venture both that it fails

your first venture both that it fails soup and you have a whole life in front

soup and you have a whole life in front

soup and you have a whole life in front of you

of you

of you you know these failure causes it makes

you know these failure causes it makes

you know these failure causes it makes you the extraordinary from the ordinary

you the extraordinary from the ordinary

you the extraordinary from the ordinary a regular successful businessman with an

a regular successful businessman with an

a regular successful businessman with an ordinary businessman makes him extra

ordinary businessman makes him extra

ordinary businessman makes him extra it’s a failure the next time around you

it’s a failure the next time around you

it’s a failure the next time around you are an ordinary businessman you know

are an ordinary businessman you know

are an ordinary businessman you know what you’ve done wrong in the past you

what you’ve done wrong in the past you

what you’ve done wrong in the past you know very stumble you know like baby

know very stumble you know like baby

know very stumble you know like baby they don’t just get up and start running

they don’t just get up and start running

they don’t just get up and start running they stumble a few timings before they

they stumble a few timings before they

they stumble a few timings before they can get to walk in mother’s finger and

can get to walk in mother’s finger and

can get to walk in mother’s finger and the Walker won’t do it we all know there

the Walker won’t do it we all know there

the Walker won’t do it we all know there are two sides to the coin it all one is

are two sides to the coin it all one is

are two sides to the coin it all one is heads and then I always said when it

heads and then I always said when it

heads and then I always said when it flipped the coin always had heads but

flipped the coin always had heads but

flipped the coin always had heads but 90% of the time it turn tail is one one

90% of the time it turn tail is one one

90% of the time it turn tail is one one small thing when I’m standing here I

small thing when I’m standing here I

small thing when I’m standing here I want to convey what I’m feeling like I’m

want to convey what I’m feeling like I’m

want to convey what I’m feeling like I’m feeling like Sita it feels like a last

feeling like Sita it feels like a last

feeling like Sita it feels like a last one Rekha this circle I just can’t go

one Rekha this circle I just can’t go

one Rekha this circle I just can’t go out anywhere from but I am happy to be

out anywhere from but I am happy to be

out anywhere from but I am happy to be here the cool side of the same point we

here the cool side of the same point we

here the cool side of the same point we must understand that the other side has

must understand that the other side has

must understand that the other side has far more variety all coins have some

far more variety all coins have some

far more variety all coins have some head on one side the other side talks

head on one side the other side talks

head on one side the other side talks about how many other things look at the

about how many other things look at the

about how many other things look at the coins in your pocket the other side so

coins in your pocket the other side so

coins in your pocket the other side so failure is the other side it takes you

failure is the other side it takes you

failure is the other side it takes you around the world it shows you so many

around the world it shows you so many

around the world it shows you so many different in you it shows it shows you

different in you it shows it shows you

different in you it shows it shows you how people are what they were and what

how people are what they were and what

how people are what they were and what they did to you

also I sometimes refer to the name

also I sometimes refer to the name analogic failures

analogic failures

analogic failures what onyx you build muscle is when you

what onyx you build muscle is when you

what onyx you build muscle is when you go to the gym we don’t the swing your

go to the gym we don’t the swing your

go to the gym we don’t the swing your hand and get muscle you use weight there

hand and get muscle you use weight there

hand and get muscle you use weight there is the resistance and that’s what

is the resistance and that’s what

is the resistance and that’s what grizzly muscle that’s what failure is it

grizzly muscle that’s what failure is it

grizzly muscle that’s what failure is it gives you a resistance in your life

gives you a resistance in your life

gives you a resistance in your life going forward in your business

going forward in your business

going forward in your business now this is in my opinion the best

now this is in my opinion the best

now this is in my opinion the best four-letter word for a startup to

four-letter word for a startup to

four-letter word for a startup to understand for a for a student which

understand for a for a student which

understand for a for a student which failure but first ambition in life will

failure but first ambition in life will

failure but first ambition in life will be to paly it’s a four-letter word has

be to paly it’s a four-letter word has

be to paly it’s a four-letter word has just repeated I want to go through what

just repeated I want to go through what

just repeated I want to go through what a few a little series or rejection

a few a little series or rejection

a few a little series or rejection letter so Albert Einstein will just

letter so Albert Einstein will just

letter so Albert Einstein will just produce a letter here that we bought

produce a letter here that we bought

produce a letter here that we bought when you started off you only rejected

when you started off you only rejected

when you started off you only rejected there’s an old letter I found it

there’s an old letter I found it

there’s an old letter I found it somewhere in my junk but actually it’s

somewhere in my junk but actually it’s

somewhere in my junk but actually it’s not a to somebody just put it up on the

not a to somebody just put it up on the

not a to somebody just put it up on the net but this is a true letter from on

net but this is a true letter from on

net but this is a true letter from on foreign Madonna she was rejected several

foreign Madonna she was rejected several

foreign Madonna she was rejected several times before she actually became your t

times before she actually became your t

times before she actually became your t dated and now this is the biography at

dated and now this is the biography at

dated and now this is the biography at the biota this is an application form

the biota this is an application form

the biota this is an application form this is a CV of a guy it was well done

this is a CV of a guy it was well done

this is a CV of a guy it was well done what is called the failure CV is what

what is called the failure CV is what

what is called the failure CV is what I’m saying

I’m saying

I’m saying they their CV now in the West and many

they their CV now in the West and many

they their CV now in the West and many places around the world people who apply

places around the world people who apply

places around the world people who apply for jobs and proper writing what we did

for jobs and proper writing what we did

for jobs and proper writing what we did then they’re writing in the movie is

then they’re writing in the movie is

then they’re writing in the movie is what they cook

what they cook

what they cook what they failed at how many times they

what they failed at how many times they

what they failed at how many times they got rejected because these large

got rejected because these large

got rejected because these large corporations now have understood that

corporations now have understood that

corporations now have understood that itself having just an employee have an

itself having just an employee have an

itself having just an employee have an entrepreneur in residence somebody must

entrepreneur in residence somebody must

entrepreneur in residence somebody must be there done that phase we will be he

be there done that phase we will be he

be there done that phase we will be he will know a lot of water more than a

will know a lot of water more than a

will know a lot of water more than a simple element

gaining the first book was injected

gaining the first book was injected about 30 35 times once it got published

about 30 35 times once it got published

about 30 35 times once it got published you know such a success that the

you know such a success that the

you know such a success that the stupendous Latrell then he went on to

stupendous Latrell then he went on to

stupendous Latrell then he went on to write about 50 more books we have sold

write about 50 more books we have sold

write about 50 more books we have sold about we sold a few millions of copies

about we sold a few millions of copies

about we sold a few millions of copies and still going strong on Walt Disney he

and still going strong on Walt Disney he

and still going strong on Walt Disney he entered business we first ventured

entered business we first ventured

entered business we first ventured laugh-o-gram and failed completely he

laugh-o-gram and failed completely he

laugh-o-gram and failed completely he did that and risk he moved away to

did that and risk he moved away to

did that and risk he moved away to Hollywood

Hollywood

Hollywood then he struggled he did it

then he struggled he did it

then he struggled he did it I mean it was not overnight success but

I mean it was not overnight success but

I mean it was not overnight success but in 15 years or so he bought his first

in 15 years or so he bought his first

in 15 years or so he bought his first stated that was no wife English 7 to

stated that was no wife English 7 to

stated that was no wife English 7 to offer and that a Schwartz at him him on

offer and that a Schwartz at him him on

offer and that a Schwartz at him him on his way Kentucky Fried Chicken colonist

his way Kentucky Fried Chicken colonist

his way Kentucky Fried Chicken colonist and the best story we kept on doing work

and the best story we kept on doing work

and the best story we kept on doing work even went to the army was picked out

even went to the army was picked out

even went to the army was picked out because of his failings there and kept

because of his failings there and kept

because of his failings there and kept on failing

on failing

on failing Lily was firing at a time when everybody

Lily was firing at a time when everybody

Lily was firing at a time when everybody has retired one for the farm we then

has retired one for the farm we then

has retired one for the farm we then have Kentucky Fried Chicken and we all

have Kentucky Fried Chicken and we all

have Kentucky Fried Chicken and we all know what it is I want to briefly touch

know what it is I want to briefly touch

know what it is I want to briefly touch upon startups

upon startups

upon startups this is the buzzword now and I’m happy

this is the buzzword now and I’m happy

this is the buzzword now and I’m happy that I’m here among students who are

that I’m here among students who are

that I’m here among students who are probably going to Wed in this part of

probably going to Wed in this part of

probably going to Wed in this part of situation

90% startups fail which is again the

90% startups fail which is again the same topic they all 90 percent fail not

same topic they all 90 percent fail not

same topic they all 90 percent fail not because the idea is not good what

because the idea is not good what

because the idea is not good what because they don’t know how to work it’s

because they don’t know how to work it’s

because they don’t know how to work it’s because they don’t know what business is

because they don’t know what business is

because they don’t know what business is all about they don’t know that it’s more

all about they don’t know that it’s more

all about they don’t know that it’s more than just the idea you have a business

than just the idea you have a business

than just the idea you have a business to run

to run

to run so it’s always good and I recommend it

so it’s always good and I recommend it

so it’s always good and I recommend it and I hope that you guys will be a first

and I hope that you guys will be a first

and I hope that you guys will be a first out of bed as soon as you can

stigma is something I just want to I I

stigma is something I just want to I I built when you fail and especially in a

built when you fail and especially in a

built when you fail and especially in a country like India we are surrounded by

country like India we are surrounded by

country like India we are surrounded by by friend you know there’s a whole

by friend you know there’s a whole

by friend you know there’s a whole ecosystem here you immediately become

ecosystem here you immediately become

ecosystem here you immediately become the pariah we become get stigma and I

the pariah we become get stigma and I

the pariah we become get stigma and I mean through this school when you have

mean through this school when you have

mean through this school when you have failed but now you have to understand

failed but now you have to understand

failed but now you have to understand and you must make it in your mind that

and you must make it in your mind that

and you must make it in your mind that stigma is the old theory it no longer

stigma is the old theory it no longer

stigma is the old theory it no longer applies if you feel that you know

applies if you feel that you know

applies if you feel that you know they’ll forget it

they’ll forget it

they’ll forget it in fact I failed twice I may repeat that

in fact I failed twice I may repeat that

in fact I failed twice I may repeat that it was it was so bad

it was it was so bad

it was it was so bad called me

let’s come what do I do I have no cash

let’s come what do I do I have no cash at home I told her I have no cash in the

at home I told her I have no cash in the

at home I told her I have no cash in the office either so if you go down that

office either so if you go down that

office either so if you go down that that beep you’re only bound to succeed

that beep you’re only bound to succeed

that beep you’re only bound to succeed after that I repeat it’s time to

after that I repeat it’s time to

after that I repeat it’s time to celebrate failure these come up go ahead

celebrate failure these come up go ahead

celebrate failure these come up go ahead and celebrate it thank you

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