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Failure: The Blog 
February 2012
January 2012
- Offensive Advertising, Increased Sales?
- I Sold Out For Millions, Then Worked At McDonald's
- Steve Jobs on Failure
- The Famous Western Failure
- Thank Goodness for Drug Addicts
December 2011
- It's a Wonderful Failure
- Stadium Destroyed, Reborn
- Failure to Trust the Astronauts
- Failure and the Baggy Pants Tradition
- Failure at The Happiest Place on Earth
- Saving What Was Lost
- FailureBank: A Social Learning Utility
November 2011
- A Thanksgiving Failure
- Harriet Tubman's Clever Lie
- The Failures of Lemieux
- Failed to Return a Text
- Admitting Failure
- A Leaders Job: Support Failure
October 2011
- [VIDEO] Mistakes with Tasty Dum Dums
- Failure and the Chocolate Chip Cookie
- Failure Goes Digital
- Using AIDS to Fight Cancer
- Victory Despite Obstacles
September 2011
Marathon Failure
The annual San Francisco Half Marathon is a chance for amateur and professional athletes to enjoy a 13-mile run through a scenic cityscape. This year, however, one yahoo decided to consume a 12-oz beer for every mile.
The full story (strong language warning) is a bit ridiculous. As you might expect, the “hero” goes on a bender, darting between liquor stores as he makes his way across the Golden Gate bridge. What possible success could come from drunken idiocy?
To understand the victory that came from this failure, look past the blog post into the comments. The author receives tremendous applause, and is offered the chance to recount his tale on several radio shows as well as write for comedy websites. The boneheaded idea of running a half marathon while drinking might turn out for the best.
The moral of the story is not that you should change your exercise plan to include heavy drinking. Instead, sometimes, failing leads to succeeding. The smart choice is not necessarily to do stupid things, but to be unafraid of sharing your mistakes. Talking about error might lead to learning, or, simply be very entertaining.
