Blog Category: Failure

Rich Roll: Surrendering Does Not Mean Failure

“If you were on the outside looking in you’d probably think, ‘This guy’s got a really good life.’ And on paper I did, but on the inside I felt like I was…

“If you were on the outside looking in you’d probably think, ‘This guy’s got a really good life.’ And on paper I did, but on the inside I felt like I was dying. I was depressed. I was unenthusiastic about my life because I knew I was in a career that was ill suited to […]

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Jon Alpert: Behind the Camera – How to Be the Catalyst for Social Change

“This guy tried to kill me. He had a gun to my head,” Jon said.  “We were leaving the country.  We got intercepted.” Wait. What? I was interviewing Jon Alpert.  He was…

“This guy tried to kill me. He had a gun to my head,” Jon said.  “We were leaving the country.  We got intercepted.” Wait. What? I was interviewing Jon Alpert.  He was trying to smuggle controversial footage out of Iraq. “I was basically a complete failure up until the moment that I started making films,” […]

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Tiffany Haddish: Stop Telling Yourself You’re Not Good Enough

Got to interview one of my favorite comedians for the podcast, Tiffany Haddish, star of “Girls Trip,” her recent comedy special. “She Ready”, and 20 years a stand up. I asked her…

Got to interview one of my favorite comedians for the podcast, Tiffany Haddish, star of “Girls Trip,” her recent comedy special. “She Ready”, and 20 years a stand up. I asked her what was the biggest change in her first few years of doing standup. (She’s been doing it over 20 years). She said, “I […]

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Charlie Hoehn: Playing Saved Charlie’s Life. And It Can Save Yours Also.

Episode 234: Getting Past Anxiety & Learning How To Play Again Charlie fell into the death trap so many people fall into. I fall into it. It’s a daily challenge to LIVE.…

Episode 234: Getting Past Anxiety & Learning How To Play Again Charlie fell into the death trap so many people fall into. I fall into it. It’s a daily challenge to LIVE. “I could feel the alarm bells going off in my body. My vision… and my hearing felt weird. My body was falling apart.” […]

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Matt Barrie: The Going Steady App- My Almost Brilliant Idea! (and expert advice from the CEO of Freelancer.com – How to Make Extra Income From Anywhere)

Episode 228: The Going Steady App: My Almost Brilliant Idea! I almost changed forever the entire way people define relationships. The word “commitment” would have a new meaning. More babies would be…

Episode 228: The Going Steady App: My Almost Brilliant Idea! I almost changed forever the entire way people define relationships. The word “commitment” would have a new meaning. More babies would be born. I’m thinking BIG. Sometimes you want to try an idea and you don’t let yourself think about money. If an idea is […]

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