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Failure: The Blog 
August 2018
- When This Executive Was Fired, He Took Charge
- Obeying The Speed Limit Has Never Been More Fun
- London Black Cabs Helped Uber Grow
- Bette Graham Created A Product To Fix Her Mistakes
- Flamin' Hot Cheetos Had An Interesting Start
July 2018
- Fear This Instead Of Failure
- Re-Releasing Songs Created Success
- A CEO's Purposeful Mistake
- The Tardy Student And The Unsolvable Problem
- Fixing Potholes Through Graffiti
June 2018
- A Surprising Mistake In The Oxford English Dictionary
- US Army Embraces Mistakes
- Blocking A Hymn
- Eddie Shore Was Truly A Tough Guy
- [Video] Elon Musk Didn't "Pivot" He Failed
May 2018
- 8 Examples of Mental Toughness Part 2
- Necessity Turned Accessory: Allen Iverson's Sleeve
- This Doctor Has Continued To Fail
- 8 Examples of Mental Toughness
- MIT Accidentally Creates New Smelting Process
April 2018
- Johnny Cash Quit Singing Lessons
- Cruise Control Came Out of Frustration
- Time Spent Gaming Pays Off In The Navy
- Rock Around The Clock Was a Commercial Failure
- Sigmund Freud Should Have Been Discouraged
March 2018
The Truck Driver’s Victory
We tend to assume that successful people are born into wealth and never have to work a hard day in their life. What about the former president of nation of a hundred million people?
The official biography of Vicente Fox, who was the elected leader of Mexico from 2000-2006, explains how he got his start. He grew up on a farm as one of nine children. He managed to go to college where he “he recalled his provincial, ‘ranch-style appearance and how it contrasted with that of his classmates.” Fox’s first job after school was as a truck driver for Coca-Cola. Who would have thought that this modest beginning would be the foundation for a political career?
Photo © Flickr User James Willamor
Fox rose quickly through the ranks of Coca-Cola, and within 10 years became the chief executive of the company’s Mexico operations. The experience gave him the background to consider a run for state office as governor, and later as president.
The moral of the story is this: successful people often start out with careers that many would consider to be a mistake. But failure is the secret to success. Vicente Fox has explained many times that his experience covering thousands of miles in a delivery truck gave him a unique, first-hand knowledge of poverty and struggle in Mexico. Maybe this undesirable job helped make him ready for the top spot in the country.
