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Use failure to help you – Tim Ferriss


good morning everyone if you think your

good morning everyone if you think your business idea is failing and you’re on

business idea is failing and you’re on

business idea is failing and you’re on the verge of quitting I’m gonna share

the verge of quitting I’m gonna share

the verge of quitting I’m gonna share with you a clip from Tim Ferriss that I

with you a clip from Tim Ferriss that I

with you a clip from Tim Ferriss that I hope will motivate you to keep going I

think failure would be a big piece even

think failure would be a big piece even though I view failure differently than I

though I view failure differently than I

though I view failure differently than I think many people I view it as a

think many people I view it as a

think many people I view it as a feedback mechanism but if you look at

feedback mechanism but if you look at

feedback mechanism but if you look at even let’s say the 4-hour workweek

even let’s say the 4-hour workweek

even let’s say the 4-hour workweek didn’t start off called the 4-hour

didn’t start off called the 4-hour

didn’t start off called the 4-hour workweek it was also turned down by 26

workweek it was also turned down by 26

workweek it was also turned down by 26 out of twenty-seven publishers and

out of twenty-seven publishers and

out of twenty-seven publishers and hopefully pretty soon it’ll be

hopefully pretty soon it’ll be

hopefully pretty soon it’ll be celebrating four years

celebrating four years

celebrating four years unbroken on the New York Times

unbroken on the New York Times

unbroken on the New York Times bestseller list and I like to whenever

bestseller list and I like to whenever

bestseller list and I like to whenever possible illustrate those failures

possible illustrate those failures

possible illustrate those failures because people will everyone will face

because people will everyone will face

because people will everyone will face failure or from mistakes and those are

failure or from mistakes and those are

failure or from mistakes and those are the divergent points from which they can

the divergent points from which they can

the divergent points from which they can either go in a good direction or a bad

either go in a good direction or a bad

either go in a good direction or a bad direction and I want to illustrate that

direction and I want to illustrate that

direction and I want to illustrate that oftentimes the finish line is only a

oftentimes the finish line is only a

oftentimes the finish line is only a hundred feet from where you stand but it

hundred feet from where you stand but it

hundred feet from where you stand but it might seem that it’s a hundred miles

might seem that it’s a hundred miles

might seem that it’s a hundred miles away so my take on this is a lot of

away so my take on this is a lot of

away so my take on this is a lot of entrepreneurs quit too soon you quit too

entrepreneurs quit too soon you quit too

entrepreneurs quit too soon you quit too early you have a great idea you have a

early you have a great idea you have a

early you have a great idea you have a great product you have a great service

great product you have a great service

great product you have a great service but it’s just not hitting the mark yet

but it’s just not hitting the mark yet

but it’s just not hitting the mark yet and you quit before you can really let

and you quit before you can really let

and you quit before you can really let that momentum take off for you and I

that momentum take off for you and I

that momentum take off for you and I know because that was me I was a guy who

know because that was me I was a guy who

know because that was me I was a guy who told my business partner that I quit and

told my business partner that I quit and

told my business partner that I quit and luckily he I had something in me that

luckily he I had something in me that

luckily he I had something in me that made me keep going but when I told my

made me keep going but when I told my

made me keep going but when I told my business partner that I quit it was the

business partner that I quit it was the

business partner that I quit it was the worst day of my life you know I had the

worst day of my life you know I had the

worst day of my life you know I had the tears kind of my eyes and my nose and I

tears kind of my eyes and my nose and I

tears kind of my eyes and my nose and I just felt like I was totally worthless

just felt like I was totally worthless

just felt like I was totally worthless and everything that I put my energy into

and everything that I put my energy into

and everything that I put my energy into here just was not working out and and I

here just was not working out and and I

here just was not working out and and I felt like I added no value to the world

felt like I added no value to the world

felt like I added no value to the world that was the worst day of my life but

that was the worst day of my life but

that was the worst day of my life but very shortly after that I turned the

very shortly after that I turned the

very shortly after that I turned the business around

business around

business around I started getting big clients I started

I started getting big clients I started

I started getting big clients I started landing international distributors and

landing international distributors and

landing international distributors and within three years I had gone from

within three years I had gone from

within three years I had gone from making $300 a month to having my

making $300 a month to having my

making $300 a month to having my business being acquired by a major

business being acquired by a major

business being acquired by a major company the key thing is when you’re

company the key thing is when you’re

company the key thing is when you’re faced with a lot of failure it’s not to

faced with a lot of failure it’s not to

faced with a lot of failure it’s not to give up but it’s to change because if

give up but it’s to change because if

give up but it’s to change because if you keep doing the same thing you’re

you keep doing the same thing you’re

you keep doing the same thing you’re doing it over and over and over again

doing it over and over and over again

doing it over and over and over again you’re probably going to get the same

you’re probably going to get the same

you’re probably going to get the same results so look at what that failure is

results so look at what that failure is

results so look at what that failure is leading you to and see what can I change

leading you to and see what can I change

leading you to and see what can I change in my

in my

in my start getting better results so from my

start getting better results so from my

start getting better results so from my business it was modeling success I

business it was modeling success I

business it was modeling success I learned from Bill Gates and how he

learned from Bill Gates and how he

learned from Bill Gates and how he started Microsoft and applied his

started Microsoft and applied his

started Microsoft and applied his strategies to help my business grow for

strategies to help my business grow for

strategies to help my business grow for Tim’s business maybe he had to change

Tim’s business maybe he had to change

Tim’s business maybe he had to change the title of his book to start getting

the title of his book to start getting

the title of his book to start getting some attention and traction for your

some attention and traction for your

some attention and traction for your business you’ve got to take the feedback

business you’ve got to take the feedback

business you’ve got to take the feedback that you’re getting from the failure and

that you’re getting from the failure and

that you’re getting from the failure and pour it back into your business to make

pour it back into your business to make

pour it back into your business to make a change to start getting better results

a change to start getting better results

a change to start getting better results because so so so so so often just by

because so so so so so often just by

because so so so so so often just by making a few changes to your business

making a few changes to your business

making a few changes to your business and your approach you can start seeing

and your approach you can start seeing

and your approach you can start seeing dramatic results in your company so if

dramatic results in your company so if

dramatic results in your company so if you’re seeing a lot of failure with your

you’re seeing a lot of failure with your

you’re seeing a lot of failure with your business right now I’d encourage you to

business right now I’d encourage you to

business right now I’d encourage you to try to take that failure as feedback to

try to take that failure as feedback to

try to take that failure as feedback to think about how you can make your

think about how you can make your

think about how you can make your business better instead of throwing in

business better instead of throwing in

business better instead of throwing in the towel and giving up because more

the towel and giving up because more

the towel and giving up because more often than not you’re closer than you

often than not you’re closer than you

often than not you’re closer than you think you are to achieving your dream

think you are to achieving your dream

think you are to achieving your dream belief thank you guys so much for

belief thank you guys so much for

belief thank you guys so much for watching

watching

watching my question of the day for you is what

my question of the day for you is what

my question of the day for you is what keeps you motivated when you are feeling

keeps you motivated when you are feeling

keeps you motivated when you are feeling when you’re struggling you have a hard

when you’re struggling you have a hard

when you’re struggling you have a hard time to keep going what keeps you

time to keep going what keeps you

time to keep going what keeps you motivated to put in one more day one

motivated to put in one more day one

motivated to put in one more day one more day one more day leave it in the

more day one more day leave it in the

more day one more day leave it in the comments I’d really love to hear from

comments I’d really love to hear from

comments I’d really love to hear from you of course if you like this video and

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hope you’ll join me again tomorrow at 7

hope you’ll join me again tomorrow at 7 a.m.

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