
failure is not a bad thing failure is the mother of all success you should
the mother of all success you should
the mother of all success you should seek failures no consideration of
seek failures no consideration of
seek failures no consideration of failure you have to be able to rise from
failure you have to be able to rise from
failure you have to be able to rise from the failure for your definition of
the failure for your definition of
the failure for your definition of failure getting things wrong is as
failure getting things wrong is as
failure getting things wrong is as important as getting things right their
important as getting things right their
important as getting things right their owner is very successfully
owner is very successfully
owner is very successfully hello believe nation today we’re going
hello believe nation today we’re going
hello believe nation today we’re going to talk about how you can defeat failure
to talk about how you can defeat failure
to talk about how you can defeat failure and as always guys as you’re watching
and as always guys as you’re watching
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the videos if you see something that
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much more likely to stick with yourself
much more likely to stick with yourself as well
as well
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yeah I think failure is the highway to
yeah I think failure is the highway to success and I know that sounds like a
success and I know that sounds like a
success and I know that sounds like a platitude but society or people teach us
platitude but society or people teach us
platitude but society or people teach us right they say oh if you fail and feel
right they say oh if you fail and feel
right they say oh if you fail and feel uncomfortable you’ve done something
uncomfortable you’ve done something
uncomfortable you’ve done something wrong and what I try to do in all of my
wrong and what I try to do in all of my
wrong and what I try to do in all of my books and my presentations and my tweets
books and my presentations and my tweets
books and my presentations and my tweets and is them you cannot get to the
and is them you cannot get to the
and is them you cannot get to the mountaintop without taking a few
mountaintop without taking a few
mountaintop without taking a few missteps and so a business that wants to
missteps and so a business that wants to
missteps and so a business that wants to win you have to out fail your
win you have to out fail your
win you have to out fail your competition and as human beings you know
competition and as human beings you know
competition and as human beings you know failure is not a bad thing you know ask
failure is not a bad thing you know ask
failure is not a bad thing you know ask yourself what’s the opportunity from the
yourself what’s the opportunity from the
yourself what’s the opportunity from the failure you’re in get in the game
failure you’re in get in the game
failure you’re in get in the game because when you get to the last hour of
because when you get to the last hour of
because when you get to the last hour of your last day it will not be the
your last day it will not be the
your last day it will not be the failures you regret it’ll be all the
failures you regret it’ll be all the
failures you regret it’ll be all the risks you didn’t take you eventually
risks you didn’t take you eventually
risks you didn’t take you eventually joined Harper’s Bazaar us and in 1976 it
joined Harper’s Bazaar us and in 1976 it
joined Harper’s Bazaar us and in 1976 it was you were fired and I find that
was you were fired and I find that
was you were fired and I find that extraordinary you know they were very
extraordinary you know they were very
extraordinary you know they were very clear in that they thought that I would
clear in that they thought that I would
clear in that they thought that I would never understand the American market I
never understand the American market I
never understand the American market I remember I was the editor on one shoot
remember I was the editor on one shoot
remember I was the editor on one shoot that was I think it was a French fashion
that was I think it was a French fashion
that was I think it was a French fashion shows and I just decided that it would
shows and I just decided that it would
shows and I just decided that it would be interesting to have dreadlocks on the
be interesting to have dreadlocks on the
be interesting to have dreadlocks on the models and I think that that pushed them
models and I think that that pushed them
models and I think that that pushed them further than they could they could bear
further than they could they could bear
further than they could they could bear so that was that was that was it for me
so that was that was that was it for me
so that was that was that was it for me but I you know I think it’s always part
but I you know I think it’s always part
but I you know I think it’s always part of life to have some knocks as well as
of life to have some knocks as well as
of life to have some knocks as well as some successes and take risks and you
some successes and take risks and you
some successes and take risks and you know to learn so I think it’s healthy
know to learn so I think it’s healthy
know to learn so I think it’s healthy for everyone to lose a job as well as to
for everyone to lose a job as well as to
for everyone to lose a job as well as to gain a job I came up with a slogan and I
gain a job I came up with a slogan and I
gain a job I came up with a slogan and I told it to my kids all the time I say
told it to my kids all the time I say
told it to my kids all the time I say there’s no losing only learning there’s
there’s no losing only learning there’s
there’s no losing only learning there’s no failure only opportunity and there’s
no failure only opportunity and there’s
no failure only opportunity and there’s no problems only solutions so to me what
no problems only solutions so to me what
no problems only solutions so to me what failure is failure is the mother of all
failure is failure is the mother of all
failure is failure is the mother of all success if it wasn’t for Michael Jordan
success if it wasn’t for Michael Jordan
success if it wasn’t for Michael Jordan getting cut from his ninth grade
getting cut from his ninth grade
getting cut from his ninth grade basketball team he wouldn’t became
basketball team he wouldn’t became
basketball team he wouldn’t became Michael Jordan you know if it wasn’t for
Michael Jordan you know if it wasn’t for
Michael Jordan you know if it wasn’t for I’ve seen an article the other day where
I’ve seen an article the other day where
I’ve seen an article the other day where they were talking about Oprah Winfrey
they were talking about Oprah Winfrey
they were talking about Oprah Winfrey and how she got fired because she wasn’t
and how she got fired because she wasn’t
and how she got fired because she wasn’t good for television you know did you got
good for television you know did you got
good for television you know did you got people like Walt Disney who
people like Walt Disney who
people like Walt Disney who who got fired if I’m not mistaken from a
who got fired if I’m not mistaken from a
who got fired if I’m not mistaken from a newspaper saying he had no imagination
newspaper saying he had no imagination
newspaper saying he had no imagination to maintain a look at the tally seen
to maintain a look at the tally seen
to maintain a look at the tally seen these are the same people that I got a
these are the same people that I got a
these are the same people that I got a deal with Tony was worn out what’s not a
deal with Tony was worn out what’s not a
deal with Tony was worn out what’s not a hit record so what do you tell them you
hit record so what do you tell them you
hit record so what do you tell them you tell them you know you know that that
tell them you know you know that that
tell them you know you know that that all they can do is learn and come back
all they can do is learn and come back
all they can do is learn and come back bigger better stronger because all is
bigger better stronger because all is
bigger better stronger because all is gonna do is lead you in the right
gonna do is lead you in the right
gonna do is lead you in the right direction see if you’re always winning
direction see if you’re always winning
direction see if you’re always winning and you don’t really understand what it
and you don’t really understand what it
and you don’t really understand what it is the win you gotta take those losses
is the win you gotta take those losses
is the win you gotta take those losses you gotta take those hits there’s got to
you gotta take those hits there’s got to
you gotta take those hits there’s got to be the valleys the peach the UPS the
be the valleys the peach the UPS the
be the valleys the peach the UPS the Downs in order for you to when it does
Downs in order for you to when it does
Downs in order for you to when it does happen you go wow regal no this is what
happen you go wow regal no this is what
happen you go wow regal no this is what it’s all about and not only that it’s
it’s all about and not only that it’s
it’s all about and not only that it’s never about making you guys it’s always
never about making you guys it’s always
never about making you guys it’s always about maintaining it that’s the toughest
about maintaining it that’s the toughest
about maintaining it that’s the toughest part you should seek failures see if
part you should seek failures see if
part you should seek failures see if you’re playing it safe you’re not gonna
you’re playing it safe you’re not gonna
you’re playing it safe you’re not gonna win if you’re playing it safe like that
win if you’re playing it safe like that
win if you’re playing it safe like that all say you know you were topping your
all say you know you were topping your
all say you know you were topping your little girl better to be safe than sorry
little girl better to be safe than sorry
little girl better to be safe than sorry well that’s a bunch of crap it’s not
well that’s a bunch of crap it’s not
well that’s a bunch of crap it’s not better be safe than sorry it’s by trying
better be safe than sorry it’s by trying
better be safe than sorry it’s by trying things that you figure out how far you
things that you figure out how far you
things that you figure out how far you can go you’ve got to get outside the box
can go you’ve got to get outside the box
can go you’ve got to get outside the box like it’s reported Edison tried 3000
like it’s reported Edison tried 3000
like it’s reported Edison tried 3000 ways before he built the incandescent
ways before he built the incandescent
ways before he built the incandescent light he said he didn’t deal 3,000 times
light he said he didn’t deal 3,000 times
light he said he didn’t deal 3,000 times he said there was 3,000 different steps
he said there was 3,000 different steps
he said there was 3,000 different steps to building a light bulb well there’s
to building a light bulb well there’s
to building a light bulb well there’s different steps to get to where you’re
different steps to get to where you’re
different steps to get to where you’re going and I really do treat winning and
going and I really do treat winning and
going and I really do treat winning and losing exactly the same I do not let it
losing exactly the same I do not let it
losing exactly the same I do not let it upset me do you think that’s a big part
upset me do you think that’s a big part
upset me do you think that’s a big part of why you’re so successful well it’s
of why you’re so successful well it’s
of why you’re so successful well it’s part of why I enjoy it yeah I think it
part of why I enjoy it yeah I think it
part of why I enjoy it yeah I think it is because I try anything like if if I’m
is because I try anything like if if I’m
is because I try anything like if if I’m into an idea the idea of losing never
into an idea the idea of losing never
into an idea the idea of losing never enters my mind see I have worked with
enters my mind see I have worked with
enters my mind see I have worked with giants I had the good fortune of working
giants I had the good fortune of working
giants I had the good fortune of working with Sir Edmund Hillary he was the first
with Sir Edmund Hillary he was the first
with Sir Edmund Hillary he was the first man to stand on top of the world and I
man to stand on top of the world and I
man to stand on top of the world and I worked with him on three different
worked with him on three different
worked with him on three different occasions and the only difference in ed
occasions and the only difference in ed
occasions and the only difference in ed Hillary and Bob Proctor is in his his
Hillary and Bob Proctor is in his his
Hillary and Bob Proctor is in his his size
size
size he’s gone now but he was a big man when
he’s gone now but he was a big man when
he’s gone now but he was a big man when he struck hands with me his hand wrapped
he struck hands with me his hand wrapped
he struck hands with me his hand wrapped right around mine I felt like Oh dwarf
right around mine I felt like Oh dwarf
right around mine I felt like Oh dwarf you know and it talked into him like it
you know and it talked into him like it
you know and it talked into him like it never entered his mind he wouldn’t get
never entered his mind he wouldn’t get
never entered his mind he wouldn’t get to the top of the mountain but he failed
to the top of the mountain but he failed
to the top of the mountain but he failed in 1951 he failed in 1952
in 1951 he failed in 1952
in 1951 he failed in 1952 it wasn’t until 1953 that he got to the
it wasn’t until 1953 that he got to the
it wasn’t until 1953 that he got to the top of the mountain
top of the mountain
top of the mountain no people had died for centuries trying
no people had died for centuries trying
no people had died for centuries trying to do that he said I knew if I could see
to do that he said I knew if I could see
to do that he said I knew if I could see it in here I could hold it out here
it in here I could hold it out here
it in here I could hold it out here still a man wrote that in the book you
still a man wrote that in the book you
still a man wrote that in the book you can see it in your head you can hold it
can see it in your head you can hold it
can see it in your head you can hold it in your hand and that’s right yet if
in your hand and that’s right yet if
in your hand and that’s right yet if you’re not prepared to lose you’re never
you’re not prepared to lose you’re never
you’re not prepared to lose you’re never gonna win because you’re always playing
gonna win because you’re always playing
gonna win because you’re always playing it safe and there’s no there’s no reward
it safe and there’s no there’s no reward
it safe and there’s no there’s no reward in that I always had this really gross
in that I always had this really gross
in that I always had this really gross dangerous mentality of the no
dangerous mentality of the no
dangerous mentality of the no consideration of failure just never even
consideration of failure just never even
consideration of failure just never even considering the thought of failing like
considering the thought of failing like
considering the thought of failing like if I want something I just go until I
if I want something I just go until I
if I want something I just go until I get it and that doesn’t always work but
get it and that doesn’t always work but
get it and that doesn’t always work but I think like you said every single
I think like you said every single
I think like you said every single artist goes through that like and I
artist goes through that like and I
artist goes through that like and I think a lot of times you think that the
think a lot of times you think that the
think a lot of times you think that the great writers are the people they just
great writers are the people they just
great writers are the people they just write hit after hit after hit and they
write hit after hit after hit and they
write hit after hit after hit and they do but it’s also because they get
do but it’s also because they get
do but it’s also because they get through all the terrible songs first and
through all the terrible songs first and
through all the terrible songs first and I mean I think that’s kind of every
I mean I think that’s kind of every
I mean I think that’s kind of every single artist story and and I mean I
single artist story and and I mean I
single artist story and and I mean I love to talk when people ask what’s your
love to talk when people ask what’s your
love to talk when people ask what’s your best advice for you know up Co musician
best advice for you know up Co musician
best advice for you know up Co musician alright anybody I think it’s that you
alright anybody I think it’s that you
alright anybody I think it’s that you have to be able to rise from the
have to be able to rise from the
have to be able to rise from the failures is what makes a successful
failures is what makes a successful
failures is what makes a successful person because everybody’s gonna you
person because everybody’s gonna you
person because everybody’s gonna you have mishaps so they’re gonna fall down
have mishaps so they’re gonna fall down
have mishaps so they’re gonna fall down and it’s you know the people that
and it’s you know the people that
and it’s you know the people that continuously pick themselves up that are
continuously pick themselves up that are
continuously pick themselves up that are the ones that are gonna find their voice
the ones that are gonna find their voice
the ones that are gonna find their voice make it whatever you want to call it I’m
make it whatever you want to call it I’m
make it whatever you want to call it I’m am pretty sure there were people who you
am pretty sure there were people who you
am pretty sure there were people who you know headed out
know headed out
know headed out as I said you know artists objected some
as I said you know artists objected some
as I said you know artists objected some people have an opinion they like about
people have an opinion they like about
people have an opinion they like about it and of course they have they’re
it and of course they have they’re
it and of course they have they’re entitled to because they pay their money
entitled to because they pay their money
entitled to because they pay their money for it
for it
for it but um you know I never let that stop me
but um you know I never let that stop me
but um you know I never let that stop me I’ve always been able to turn my head
I’ve always been able to turn my head
I’ve always been able to turn my head into great and not really accept any
into great and not really accept any
into great and not really accept any down moments low peaks as a failure but
down moments low peaks as a failure but
down moments low peaks as a failure but yet a lesson to teach me how to be
yet a lesson to teach me how to be
yet a lesson to teach me how to be better stronger more wise and resilient
better stronger more wise and resilient
better stronger more wise and resilient you know I really have never gotten to
you know I really have never gotten to
you know I really have never gotten to the negative stuff
the negative stuff
the negative stuff I don’t really absorb it as an
I don’t really absorb it as an
I don’t really absorb it as an entrepreneur there actually is a
entrepreneur there actually is a
entrepreneur there actually is a definition of failure and a lot of
definition of failure and a lot of
definition of failure and a lot of people ask me when do you move on when
people ask me when do you move on when
people ask me when do you move on when do you when do you stop what you’re
do you when do you stop what you’re
do you when do you stop what you’re doing and say maybe this isn’t working
doing and say maybe this isn’t working
doing and say maybe this isn’t working out and I like to say well first you
out and I like to say well first you
out and I like to say well first you have to believe in if you keep believing
have to believe in if you keep believing
have to believe in if you keep believing in what you’re doing keep going but
in what you’re doing keep going but
in what you’re doing keep going but there’s one other criteria if keeping
there’s one other criteria if keeping
there’s one other criteria if keeping going means you are going to do severe
going means you are going to do severe
going means you are going to do severe physical or mental damage to yourself
physical or mental damage to yourself
physical or mental damage to yourself and you should move on yeah and my last
and you should move on yeah and my last
and you should move on yeah and my last company I sort of got to that point
company I sort of got to that point
company I sort of got to that point no I it was a success for me I mean I
no I it was a success for me I mean I
no I it was a success for me I mean I ultimately sold it to a large company
ultimately sold it to a large company
ultimately sold it to a large company out of Boston called Akamai but I was at
out of Boston called Akamai but I was at
out of Boston called Akamai but I was at that point where I’d gone seven years
that point where I’d gone seven years
that point where I’d gone seven years and it was really hard times and I knew
and it was really hard times and I knew
and it was really hard times and I knew that if I had kept going and this little
that if I had kept going and this little
that if I had kept going and this little blip of success we started to see if
blip of success we started to see if
blip of success we started to see if that was a mirage I knew I would kind of
that was a mirage I knew I would kind of
that was a mirage I knew I would kind of go I would start to go crazy like for
go I would start to go crazy like for
go I would start to go crazy like for real failure is when is maybe when at
real failure is when is maybe when at
real failure is when is maybe when at least I feel like I failed when I didn’t
least I feel like I failed when I didn’t
least I feel like I failed when I didn’t put everything I had into the into a
put everything I had into the into a
put everything I had into the into a problem so really it goes back to the
problem so really it goes back to the
problem so really it goes back to the analogy I made it at the beginning is if
analogy I made it at the beginning is if
analogy I made it at the beginning is if you don’t put it all out there if you
you don’t put it all out there if you
you don’t put it all out there if you don’t put everything you got into
don’t put everything you got into
don’t put everything you got into solving the problem then that’s failure
solving the problem then that’s failure
solving the problem then that’s failure over all that very thumbnail sketch of
over all that very thumbnail sketch of
over all that very thumbnail sketch of very interesting and very inspiring life
very interesting and very inspiring life
very interesting and very inspiring life what what do you think you’ve learnt
what what do you think you’ve learnt
what what do you think you’ve learnt most I mean what what what what would
most I mean what what what what would
most I mean what what what what would you do differently in other words do you
you do differently in other words do you
you do differently in other words do you know I wouldn’t do anything differently
know I wouldn’t do anything differently
know I wouldn’t do anything differently because I think getting things wrong is
because I think getting things wrong is
because I think getting things wrong is is we’ve just talked about getting
is we’ve just talked about getting
is we’ve just talked about getting things wrong as is important as getting
things wrong as is important as getting
things wrong as is important as getting things right so I wouldn’t change
things right so I wouldn’t change
things right so I wouldn’t change anything because actually I have learnt
anything because actually I have learnt
anything because actually I have learnt a lot and the thing that I’ve learnt is
a lot and the thing that I’ve learnt is
a lot and the thing that I’ve learnt is I know what I value in life I know
I know what I value in life I know
I know what I value in life I know what’s important to me I know what I
what’s important to me I know what I
what’s important to me I know what I want to spend my time doing I know the
want to spend my time doing I know the
want to spend my time doing I know the difference is that I want to make and
difference is that I want to make and
difference is that I want to make and more important I absolutely know what I
more important I absolutely know what I
more important I absolutely know what I don’t want to do I’m not going to do
don’t want to do I’m not going to do
don’t want to do I’m not going to do anybody else does I’m just gonna do what
anybody else does I’m just gonna do what
anybody else does I’m just gonna do what I want to do because life’s too short
I want to do because life’s too short
I want to do because life’s too short and I can’t live up to other people’s
and I can’t live up to other people’s
and I can’t live up to other people’s expectations I can only do what I could
expectations I can only do what I could
expectations I can only do what I could deliver a nice life so I put that on my
deliver a nice life so I put that on my
deliver a nice life so I put that on my wrist to remind me all times of like
wrist to remind me all times of like
wrist to remind me all times of like trusting himself you know I mean I’m
trusting himself you know I mean I’m
trusting himself you know I mean I’m flawless that may pop out in Jersey good
flawless that may pop out in Jersey good
flawless that may pop out in Jersey good so you know things up but you can learn
so you know things up but you can learn
so you know things up but you can learn from that you know there’s no such thing
from that you know there’s no such thing
from that you know there’s no such thing as absolute failure except sitting there
as absolute failure except sitting there
as absolute failure except sitting there and not trying you know it’s like that’s
and not trying you know it’s like that’s
and not trying you know it’s like that’s absolute failure but even if you fail at
absolute failure but even if you fail at
absolute failure but even if you fail at something failure is not a success
something failure is not a success
something failure is not a success training as you learn how to do it
training as you learn how to do it
training as you learn how to do it better the next time as long as you try
better the next time as long as you try
better the next time as long as you try again you’re smarter than the average
again you’re smarter than the average
again you’re smarter than the average bear some people trying to try something
bear some people trying to try something
bear some people trying to try something you falls apart and they walk away thank
you falls apart and they walk away thank
you falls apart and they walk away thank you guys so much for watching I hope you
you guys so much for watching I hope you
you guys so much for watching I hope you enjoyed I’d love to know what did you
enjoyed I’d love to know what did you
enjoyed I’d love to know what did you think of the video which clip had the
think of the video which clip had the
think of the video which clip had the biggest impact on you and why leaving
biggest impact on you and why leaving
biggest impact on you and why leaving the comments below and I’m gonna join in
the comments below and I’m gonna join in
the comments below and I’m gonna join in the discussion I also want to give a
the discussion I also want to give a
the discussion I also want to give a quick shout out to black pearls 87 thank
quick shout out to black pearls 87 thank
quick shout out to black pearls 87 thank you so much for picking up a copy of my
you so much for picking up a copy of my
you so much for picking up a copy of my book your one word and posting that
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enjoying it and I appreciate the support
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so thank you guys again for watching I believe in you I hope you continue to
believe in you I hope you continue to
believe in you I hope you continue to believe in yourself and whatever your
believe in yourself and whatever your
believe in yourself and whatever your one where it is much love I’ll see you
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