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Failure: The Blog 
July 2014
June 2014
- Michael Jordan Was A Failure
- The Failure That Gave Us Glass Beach
- Houston Airport Uses A Failure To Succeed
- A Four Year Old's Failure to Follow The Rules
- Tony Iommi's Accidental Failure Led To Success
May 2014
- Celebrities That Used To Be Ugly Ducklings
- A Writer's Ideas on His Failed Thoughts
- The Failure That Created Ridges in Coins
- Schwarzenegger's Thoughts on Failure and Naysayers
- A Failure Book About Presidents
April 2014
- Something That Successful People Never Do
- 7 Things That Can Come From Honesty
- A Mother's Failure Sends Ben Carson on to Success
- Disability Won't Be A Failure If You Choose To Succeed
- A Debt Collector That Helps You Fight Failure
March 2014
- The Enemy of Creativity is Fear of Failure
- Packing On Pounds For The Better
- National Football Team of Afghanistan Beats The Odds
- Theodore Roosevelt's Failure Became A Success
- Asking For Help Is Not A Failure
February 2014
- Beethoven's Enormous Failure
- Getting Kicked Out of School Turned Into A Success
- Failure and Expeditions Go Hand-In-Hand
- Breast Cancer Survivors Fight Failure With Tattoos
- Teaching Children To Have a Stiff Upper Lip
January 2014
TV Show Star And High School Dropout
Every week, million of viewers tune in to watch Rick Harrison on Pawn Stars. He’s a high school dropout.
This information comes from the celebrity news site Starcasm, which references Harrison’s new autobiography.:
He dropped out of high school in the 10th grade, and that he has an insatiable love of books and thirst for knowledge. If only more high school graduates had that last bit.
Rick first fell in love with books when he was eight years old, and began suffering horrific grand mal epileptic seizures. He feared for his life, and after he had one he’s been laid up in bed for about ten days. During that time, he feasted on books.
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Long time readers of the Failure Book Blog may recognize this story. It sounds like what happened to another Hollywood legend. That man is Martin Scorsese, who suffered from asthma as a child.
Countless successes grow out of failure early in life. The concert violinist Itzhak Perlman contracted polio at the age of 4. President Bill Clinton grew up watching his mother be abused—and later passed the Violence Against Women Act. Jack London, Louis Armstrong, H.G. Wells and many more dropped out of high school. Failure is the secret to success.
That’s not to say that you should quit school, leave a job or wish for a debilitating illness. But rather, that adversity is what makes success meaningful and possible. Don’t fear failure. Instead: embrace it.
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