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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
A Debt Collector That Helps You Fight Failure
Getting a call from a debt collector usually ends in feelings of failure. But one collector actually tries to help you out of your tough spot.
Bill Bartmann, who is the CEO of the debt collection company CFS2, has decided to go against the grain when it comes to collecting money. Instead of just calling up the debtors and demanding payment, or suing debtors to pay what they owe, he calls them “customers.” Bartmann gives his customers free job search services, going so far as to provide a resume reviewer and some prepping to help with interviews.
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The CEO himself could attest to feelings of failure. He’s a high school dropout who ended up in debt for about $1 million when his first business failed. Even after he climbed his way back up and built CFS, he was met with failure there, too. Now, with CFS2, his hope is that the unusual way he goes about his business will help him succeed.
Bartmann’s empathy for the debtors he calls shows two sides of failure coming together to try to succeed. This CEO has found a way that he can use failure to lead him to success!
