Press "Enter" to skip to content

Success is the Hangover of FAILURE – Marc Ecko (@marcecko) – #Entspresso


good morning believe nation my name is

good morning believe nation my name is Evan Carmichael my one word is believe

Evan Carmichael my one word is believe

Evan Carmichael my one word is believe and I believe that entrepreneurs are

and I believe that entrepreneurs are

and I believe that entrepreneurs are going to solve all of the world’s major

going to solve all of the world’s major

going to solve all of the world’s major problems so to help you on your journey

problems so to help you on your journey

problems so to help you on your journey today we’re going to learn how success

today we’re going to learn how success

today we’re going to learn how success is the hangover of failure over the

is the hangover of failure over the

is the hangover of failure over the Newmark echo I think the best advice

Newmark echo I think the best advice

Newmark echo I think the best advice that I could give you on success is to

that I could give you on success is to

that I could give you on success is to know that success is merely the hangover

know that success is merely the hangover

know that success is merely the hangover or failure and that failure is an

or failure and that failure is an

or failure and that failure is an essential ingredient in creating a

essential ingredient in creating a

essential ingredient in creating a learning atmosphere for you so that you

learning atmosphere for you so that you

learning atmosphere for you so that you can accrue those learnings the small

can accrue those learnings the small

can accrue those learnings the small incremental steps of failure and collect

incremental steps of failure and collect

incremental steps of failure and collect enough learning so that you can arrive

enough learning so that you can arrive

enough learning so that you can arrive at success right I think we’re taught in

at success right I think we’re taught in

at success right I think we’re taught in the system that failure is something

the system that failure is something

the system that failure is something that you should be ashamed of failure is

that you should be ashamed of failure is

that you should be ashamed of failure is for the dumb kids because you can S you

for the dumb kids because you can S you

for the dumb kids because you can S you get a D right you’re not competent you

get a D right you’re not competent you

get a D right you’re not competent you didn’t comply you didn’t create the

didn’t comply you didn’t create the

didn’t comply you didn’t create the evidence of your worthiness but I can

evidence of your worthiness but I can

evidence of your worthiness but I can tell you is someone who’s successful

tell you is someone who’s successful

tell you is someone who’s successful right both financially and from a wealth

right both financially and from a wealth

right both financially and from a wealth creation point of view but more

creation point of view but more

creation point of view but more importantly a wealth that matters that

importantly a wealth that matters that

importantly a wealth that matters that success doesn’t look like an a-plus it

success doesn’t look like an a-plus it

success doesn’t look like an a-plus it doesn’t look like a hundred and ten and

doesn’t look like a hundred and ten and

doesn’t look like a hundred and ten and extra credit and failure isn’t as simple

extra credit and failure isn’t as simple

extra credit and failure isn’t as simple as an F it’s not always always a failure

as an F it’s not always always a failure

as an F it’s not always always a failure could be very gray right and being able

could be very gray right and being able

could be very gray right and being able to discern what you might arrive at an

to discern what you might arrive at an

to discern what you might arrive at an event or in your life where you think

event or in your life where you think

event or in your life where you think that wow I’ve succeeded and you’re

that wow I’ve succeeded and you’re

that wow I’ve succeeded and you’re getting the a perfect affirmation from

getting the a perfect affirmation from

getting the a perfect affirmation from all these outside forces but if it’s not

all these outside forces but if it’s not

all these outside forces but if it’s not aligned authentically with to whom which

aligned authentically with to whom which

aligned authentically with to whom which you are it could very much feel like

you are it could very much feel like

you are it could very much feel like failure failure is only real failure if

failure failure is only real failure if

failure failure is only real failure if you don’t learn anything from it we’re

you don’t learn anything from it we’re

you don’t learn anything from it we’re so caught up on failure as being this

so caught up on failure as being this

so caught up on failure as being this really bad negative thing and what

really bad negative thing and what

really bad negative thing and what happens is people take one shot and if

happens is people take one shot and if

happens is people take one shot and if they don’t hit then they quit

they don’t hit then they quit

they don’t hit then they quit in what world do you take one shot and

in what world do you take one shot and

in what world do you take one shot and make it it’s very rare

make it it’s very rare

make it it’s very rare it takes a shot after another shot after

it takes a shot after another shot after

it takes a shot after another shot after another shot in business in life in

another shot in business in life in

another shot in business in life in athletics and music it’s anything that

athletics and music it’s anything that

athletics and music it’s anything that you want to do you will suck at the

you want to do you will suck at the

you want to do you will suck at the beginning you will fail over and over

beginning you will fail over and over

beginning you will fail over and over and over and over again and because

and over and over again and because

and over and over again and because people don’t hit it on the first try

people don’t hit it on the first try

people don’t hit it on the first try they’ll convince that it’s never going

they’ll convince that it’s never going

they’ll convince that it’s never going to work out for them and quite often

to work out for them and quite often

to work out for them and quite often then they become the little man to other

then they become the little man to other

then they become the little man to other people into because I didn’t achieve my

people into because I didn’t achieve my

people into because I didn’t achieve my goal now you can’t go out and achieve

goal now you can’t go out and achieve

goal now you can’t go out and achieve yours either it’s never going to work

yours either it’s never going to work

yours either it’s never going to work and they become the super negative

and they become the super negative

and they become the super negative person just brings everybody down most

person just brings everybody down most

person just brings everybody down most people are so afraid to fail that they

people are so afraid to fail that they

people are so afraid to fail that they don’t even try and that’s the biggest

don’t even try and that’s the biggest

don’t even try and that’s the biggest failure of all understand that it only

failure of all understand that it only

failure of all understand that it only takes one thing to hit for you to become

takes one thing to hit for you to become

takes one thing to hit for you to become a massive success if you look at actors

a massive success if you look at actors

a massive success if you look at actors a lot of people had a tiny role after a

a lot of people had a tiny role after a

a lot of people had a tiny role after a tiny role out their tiny role and they

tiny role out their tiny role and they

tiny role out their tiny role and they look back on their roles now and they

look back on their roles now and they

look back on their roles now and they cringe at their acting abilities but

cringe at their acting abilities but

cringe at their acting abilities but that’s how they got started and none of

that’s how they got started and none of

that’s how they got started and none of those were hits and eventually they had

those were hits and eventually they had

those were hits and eventually they had their big breakthrough you look at

their big breakthrough you look at

their big breakthrough you look at entrepreneurs it’s the same thing a lot

entrepreneurs it’s the same thing a lot

entrepreneurs it’s the same thing a lot of entrepreneurs start with a little

of entrepreneurs start with a little

of entrepreneurs start with a little business and a little business and

business and a little business and

business and a little business and another one that doesn’t go well it goes

another one that doesn’t go well it goes

another one that doesn’t go well it goes under little business and then they come

under little business and then they come

under little business and then they come up with that idea that really takes off

up with that idea that really takes off

up with that idea that really takes off they make their first successful company

they make their first successful company

they make their first successful company if you look at my youtube channel as an

if you look at my youtube channel as an

if you look at my youtube channel as an example I’ve done so many videos four

example I’ve done so many videos four

example I’ve done so many videos four thousand videos on the channel and it

thousand videos on the channel and it

thousand videos on the channel and it took a long time before any of them hit

took a long time before any of them hit

took a long time before any of them hit if you look at the top ten series as an

if you look at the top ten series as an

if you look at the top ten series as an example I tried that as one idea and

example I tried that as one idea and

example I tried that as one idea and that was one out of tons of ideas and

that was one out of tons of ideas and

that was one out of tons of ideas and that idea hit and then that became from

that idea hit and then that became from

that idea hit and then that became from once a week to twice the week to five

once a week to twice the week to five

once a week to twice the week to five times a week and thanks to your feedback

times a week and thanks to your feedback

times a week and thanks to your feedback we’re able to collect you know 3,000

we’re able to collect you know 3,000

we’re able to collect you know 3,000 plus votes on different people to

plus votes on different people to

plus votes on different people to profile because I never thought that

profile because I never thought that

profile because I never thought that we’d have enough people the profile 52

we’d have enough people the profile 52

we’d have enough people the profile 52 in a year I thought that was max would

in a year I thought that was max would

in a year I thought that was max would double that 100 in a year let alone five

double that 100 in a year let alone five

double that 100 in a year let alone five times a week I didn’t think we have

times a week I didn’t think we have

times a week I didn’t think we have enough content you guys provided it to

enough content you guys provided it to

enough content you guys provided it to me we have cut more series on this

me we have cut more series on this

me we have cut more series on this channel than most people create I’m okay

channel than most people create I’m okay

channel than most people create I’m okay with cutting I get an idea the first

with cutting I get an idea the first

with cutting I get an idea the first thing I want to do and here’s a process

thing I want to do and here’s a process

thing I want to do and here’s a process the first thing I do when I get an idea

the first thing I do when I get an idea

the first thing I do when I get an idea is I want to try it test it don’t make

is I want to try it test it don’t make

is I want to try it test it don’t make it some big crazy

it some big crazy

it some big crazy thing that becomes impossible to ever do

thing that becomes impossible to ever do

thing that becomes impossible to ever do you get an idea find a low cost low

you get an idea find a low cost low

you get an idea find a low cost low super easy way to get started on trying

super easy way to get started on trying

super easy way to get started on trying it and see do you like it does it make

it and see do you like it does it make

it and see do you like it does it make you come alive you want to go do it

you come alive you want to go do it

you come alive you want to go do it again it was there any kind of reaction

again it was there any kind of reaction

again it was there any kind of reaction to it how can you make it better and

to it how can you make it better and

to it how can you make it better and tweak it or I was not enjoyable I don’t

tweak it or I was not enjoyable I don’t

tweak it or I was not enjoyable I don’t like doing that I don’t want to do it

like doing that I don’t want to do it

like doing that I don’t want to do it anymore people didn’t like it either so

anymore people didn’t like it either so

anymore people didn’t like it either so we’re going to cut success will come

we’re going to cut success will come

we’re going to cut success will come again when you combine the thing that

again when you combine the thing that

again when you combine the thing that you love doing with what the market

you love doing with what the market

you love doing with what the market wants the thing that you absolutely have

wants the thing that you absolutely have

wants the thing that you absolutely have a passion for with what people want you

a passion for with what people want you

a passion for with what people want you have to have both if it’s just what you

have to have both if it’s just what you

have to have both if it’s just what you want then this is the hobby that you do

want then this is the hobby that you do

want then this is the hobby that you do for yourself

for yourself

for yourself it was just what the market wants

it was just what the market wants

it was just what the market wants consumers want then you’re never going

consumers want then you’re never going

consumers want then you’re never going to be the best because you’re only doing

to be the best because you’re only doing

to be the best because you’re only doing it for money and you’ll have a passion

it for money and you’ll have a passion

it for money and you’ll have a passion to really be great at that business has

to really be great at that business has

to really be great at that business has to be the combination what you love

to be the combination what you love

to be the combination what you love doing with what people want and if you

doing with what people want and if you

doing with what people want and if you love doing it have it figured out what

love doing it have it figured out what

love doing it have it figured out what people want yet they keep hustlin

people want yet they keep hustlin

people want yet they keep hustlin hustlin hustlin so you can provide value

hustlin hustlin so you can provide value

hustlin hustlin so you can provide value to those people so you can build a great

to those people so you can build a great

to those people so you can build a great business but the next time you get this

business but the next time you get this

business but the next time you get this great idea of something that you want to

great idea of something that you want to

great idea of something that you want to do stop just making a list of different

do stop just making a list of different

do stop just making a list of different ideas that just we could add into our

ideas that just we could add into our

ideas that just we could add into our list of to do the list of ideas that one

list of to do the list of ideas that one

list of to do the list of ideas that one day we want to do something about get

day we want to do something about get

day we want to do something about get over the fear of failure

over the fear of failure

over the fear of failure start small take that idea and find a

start small take that idea and find a

start small take that idea and find a way today to move forward on it and see

way today to move forward on it and see

way today to move forward on it and see does it make you come alive so you want

does it make you come alive so you want

does it make you come alive so you want to keep doing it again and again and

to keep doing it again and again and

to keep doing it again and again and again and if not throw it away move on

again and if not throw it away move on

again and if not throw it away move on to the next one

to the next one

to the next one failures only feedback failure is only

failures only feedback failure is only

failures only feedback failure is only showing you a way of how not to do

showing you a way of how not to do

showing you a way of how not to do something and to have a deep passion for

something and to have a deep passion for

something and to have a deep passion for learning how to do it

learning how to do it

learning how to do it don’t quit on your dreams because you’re

don’t quit on your dreams because you’re

don’t quit on your dreams because you’re afraid of family so the question today

afraid of family so the question today

afraid of family so the question today today is I’m curious what is one of the

today is I’m curious what is one of the

today is I’m curious what is one of the biggest lessons that you’ve learned from

biggest lessons that you’ve learned from

biggest lessons that you’ve learned from failure in the past leave it down in the

failure in the past leave it down in the

failure in the past leave it down in the comments below really curious to find

comments below really curious to find

comments below really curious to find out I also want to give a quick shout

out I also want to give a quick shout

out I also want to give a quick shout out to Michelle Brittany from Michelle

out to Michelle Brittany from Michelle

out to Michelle Brittany from Michelle Britton calm Michelle thank you so much

Britton calm Michelle thank you so much

Britton calm Michelle thank you so much for picking up a copy of my book your

for picking up a copy of my book your

for picking up a copy of my book your one word it really really means a lot to

one word it really really means a lot to

one word it really really means a lot to me and I hope you’re enjoying reading it

me and I hope you’re enjoying reading it

me and I hope you’re enjoying reading it so thank you guys again for watching I

so thank you guys again for watching I

so thank you guys again for watching I believe in you I hope you seem to

believe in you I hope you seem to

believe in you I hope you seem to believe in yourself

believe in yourself

believe in yourself and whatever your one word is much love

and whatever your one word is much love

and whatever your one word is much love I will see you again tomorrow morning

I will see you again tomorrow morning

I will see you again tomorrow morning for another shot event

for another shot event

for another shot event I like spread-eagle

I like spread-eagle

I like spread-eagle [Music]

eventually joined Harper’s Bazaar us and

eventually joined Harper’s Bazaar us and in 1976 it was you were fired and I find

in 1976 it was you were fired and I find

in 1976 it was you were fired and I find that extraordinary you know they they

that extraordinary you know they they

that extraordinary you know they they were very clear and that they thought

were very clear and that they thought

were very clear and that they thought that I would never understand the

that I would never understand the

that I would never understand the American market I remember I was the

American market I remember I was the

American market I remember I was the editor on one shoot that was I think it

editor on one shoot that was I think it

editor on one shoot that was I think it was a French fashion shows and I just

was a French fashion shows and I just

was a French fashion shows and I just decided that it would be interesting to

decided that it would be interesting to

decided that it would be interesting to have dreadlocks on the models and I

have dreadlocks on the models and I

have dreadlocks on the models and I think that that pushed them further than

think that that pushed them further than

think that that pushed them further than they could they could bear so that was

they could they could bear so that was

they could they could bear so that was that was that was it for me but I you

that was that was it for me but I you

that was that was it for me but I you know I think it’s always part of life to

know I think it’s always part of life to

know I think it’s always part of life to have some knocks as well as some

have some knocks as well as some

have some knocks as well as some successes and take risks and you know to

successes and take risks and you know to

successes and take risks and you know to learn so I think it’s healthy for

learn so I think it’s healthy for

learn so I think it’s healthy for everyone to to lose a job as well as to

everyone to to lose a job as well as to

everyone to to lose a job as well as to gain a job you wake up in the morning

gain a job you wake up in the morning

gain a job you wake up in the morning you’re failing so you blame the

you’re failing so you blame the

you’re failing so you blame the president you blame Congress you blame

president you blame Congress you blame

president you blame Congress you blame grease blame the euro I mean your

grease blame the euro I mean your

grease blame the euro I mean your construction in the street it’s a mayor

construction in the street it’s a mayor

construction in the street it’s a mayor oh it’s didn’t and you wake up in the

oh it’s didn’t and you wake up in the

oh it’s didn’t and you wake up in the morning and you look in the mirror and

morning and you look in the mirror and

morning and you look in the mirror and you’re not failing because it’s the

you’re not failing because it’s the

you’re not failing because it’s the other guy’s fault where’s the economy’s

other guy’s fault where’s the economy’s

other guy’s fault where’s the economy’s fault

fault

fault but if you looked in a mirror and said

but if you looked in a mirror and said

but if you looked in a mirror and said I’m failing because of me you wouldn’t

I’m failing because of me you wouldn’t

I’m failing because of me you wouldn’t like it and you change that and I

like it and you change that and I

like it and you change that and I believe the common denominator of

believe the common denominator of

believe the common denominator of failure in any business is excuses as

failure in any business is excuses as

failure in any business is excuses as long as you wake up and blame poor sales

long as you wake up and blame poor sales

long as you wake up and blame poor sales on the economy or an environment then

on the economy or an environment then

on the economy or an environment then you have no motivation to make it better

you have no motivation to make it better

you have no motivation to make it better because it’s not your fault but in the

because it’s not your fault but in the

because it’s not your fault but in the worst economic environment for five

worst economic environment for five

worst economic environment for five years in this country the ago.the in

years in this country the ago.the in

years in this country the ago.the in this country that we’ve seen in our

this country that we’ve seen in our

this country that we’ve seen in our lifetimes do people making a lot of

lifetimes do people making a lot of

lifetimes do people making a lot of money weren’t there

money weren’t there

money weren’t there in the height of that recession or

in the height of that recession or

in the height of that recession or people selling advertising people

people selling advertising people

people selling advertising people opening restaurants people building

opening restaurants people building

opening restaurants people building businesses somebody is making money so

businesses somebody is making money so

businesses somebody is making money so the excuse is bull it’s bull so wake up

the excuse is bull it’s bull so wake up

the excuse is bull it’s bull so wake up in the morning and own your failure look

in the morning and own your failure look

in the morning and own your failure look in the mirror and say I’m failing

in the mirror and say I’m failing

in the mirror and say I’m failing because of me and you won’t like it

because of me and you won’t like it

because of me and you won’t like it and then you’ll change it but as long as

and then you’ll change it but as long as

and then you’ll change it but as long as you don’t put it on you you have no

you don’t put it on you you have no

you don’t put it on you you have no motivation to change it so in short if

motivation to change it so in short if

motivation to change it so in short if you own your failure you’ll own your

you own your failure you’ll own your

you own your failure you’ll own your success if you don’t own your failure

success if you don’t own your failure

success if you don’t own your failure you’ll never dig out

you’ll never dig out

you’ll never dig out and I find that in any business always

and I find that in any business always

and I find that in any business always the common denominator of failure

the common denominator of failure

the common denominator of failure personally is excuses you don’t want to

personally is excuses you don’t want to

personally is excuses you don’t want to be a failure dear you don’t want to look

be a failure dear you don’t want to look

be a failure dear you don’t want to look in the mirror and experience that if you

in the mirror and experience that if you

in the mirror and experience that if you can’t blame anybody but yourself you’re

can’t blame anybody but yourself you’re

can’t blame anybody but yourself you’re going to change you’re going to fight it

going to change you’re going to fight it

going to change you’re going to fight it out that’s the deal

out that’s the deal

out that’s the deal failure is part of life I mean the

failure is part of life I mean the

failure is part of life I mean the difference for me though is I’m a

difference for me though is I’m a

difference for me though is I’m a failure as a stepping stone to success

failure as a stepping stone to success

failure as a stepping stone to success it’s a speed bump I know I’m going to

it’s a speed bump I know I’m going to

it’s a speed bump I know I’m going to fail but it’s not failure if you learn

fail but it’s not failure if you learn

fail but it’s not failure if you learn something and so gosh I’ve made so many

something and so gosh I’ve made so many

something and so gosh I’ve made so many mistakes I’ve screwed so many things up

mistakes I’ve screwed so many things up

mistakes I’ve screwed so many things up but every time I do it just becomes it

but every time I do it just becomes it

but every time I do it just becomes it becomes a way for me to explain to

becomes a way for me to explain to

becomes a way for me to explain to someone else what it takes you know it’s

someone else what it takes you know it’s

someone else what it takes you know it’s like here’s what I’ve done I think I

like here’s what I’ve done I think I

like here’s what I’ve done I think I have the ability to influence people

have the ability to influence people

have the ability to influence people because I talk about my failures I talk

because I talk about my failures I talk

because I talk about my failures I talk about all the things that messed me up

about all the things that messed me up

about all the things that messed me up but I show people that didn’t let it

but I show people that didn’t let it

but I show people that didn’t let it stop me and you only to stop you and I

stop me and you only to stop you and I

stop me and you only to stop you and I think I think that’s really a secret

think I think that’s really a secret

think I think that’s really a secret matter and if everything you touch was

matter and if everything you touch was

matter and if everything you touch was successful where I got to relate to

successful where I got to relate to

successful where I got to relate to people’s know you’ll be right and also

people’s know you’ll be right and also

people’s know you’ll be right and also be total bull and everyone know it’s

be total bull and everyone know it’s

be total bull and everyone know it’s both and also you’d be bored silly I

both and also you’d be bored silly I

both and also you’d be bored silly I mean think about it if you just said I

mean think about it if you just said I

mean think about it if you just said I want this to happen I want this to

want this to happen I want this to

want this to happen I want this to happen you know people don’t value it

happen you know people don’t value it

happen you know people don’t value it they don’t fight for you know it’s like

they don’t fight for you know it’s like

they don’t fight for you know it’s like you see kids sometimes in it you know

you see kids sometimes in it you know

you see kids sometimes in it you know your parents will say you’re not going

your parents will say you’re not going

your parents will say you’re not going to value this if you don’t work for it

to value this if you don’t work for it

to value this if you don’t work for it and you’re keeping on oh well you just

and you’re keeping on oh well you just

and you’re keeping on oh well you just give it to me but it’s true you know the

give it to me but it’s true you know the

give it to me but it’s true you know the things we’ve worked the hardest for we

things we’ve worked the hardest for we

things we’ve worked the hardest for we value the most so I think you know the

value the most so I think you know the

value the most so I think you know the purpose of the goal is not getting it

purpose of the goal is not getting it

purpose of the goal is not getting it anyway the purpose of goal you know is

anyway the purpose of goal you know is

anyway the purpose of goal you know is what who you become when you become is

what who you become when you become is

what who you become when you become is going to make you happier kind of make

going to make you happier kind of make

going to make you happier kind of make you sad so I’m not looking for an

you sad so I’m not looking for an

you sad so I’m not looking for an effortless approach there’s no such

effortless approach there’s no such

effortless approach there’s no such thing

”

Be First to Comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *