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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
Victory Despite Obstacles
Did you hear about the guy with the terrible case of polio, spent much of his life in a wheelchair and had to fake photo ops to maintain public support? His name was Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
It’s easy to forget that FDR had an extremely difficult life. His condition basically left him unable to walk without assistance. There are of course photos of him in a wheelchair, but these rarely made it out to the popular press.
Photo © Flickr User FDR Presidential Library & Museum
According to Time Magazine:
Members of the press accepted the understanding that images that referenced FDR’s inability to walk were off-limits. Though the arrangement is often characterized as a gentleman’s understanding, it is sure that members of the press knew to violate that understanding would result in a loss of access to the President.
In fact, many of the photos that appeared in the papers were “trick photography.” FDR would actually be leaning on something or propped up by hidden supports. Very rarely would these images imply that he could not walk on his own.
Failure is the secret to success. Great figures often have tragic weaknesses. And in the case of FDR, they sometimes actively work to deceive the general public about these issues! We make choices that impact our lives, and sometimes we must embrace failure to find success. That’s what helped FDR get elected and lead the nation, term after term after term.
